Swissport International has appointed Michel Glorieux as its new CEO of Swissport Geneva. Glorieux, who is 43, takes over from Ernst Hochuli, who will retire at the end of this year. Michel Glorieux draws on an already long and successful aviation and Swissport career in his new function where he will be in overall charge of Swissport’s Geneva station. He joined Swissport Geneva (from Swissair Paris) back in 1995, and has since gone on to hold various demanding management … [Read more...] about Swissport International
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UPS
UPS announced the appointment of Christopher Grubb as VP of UPS Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, he will oversee all marketing, retail, and advertising and public relations activities in the region. Chris Grubb takes over from Joseph Guerrisi who served in the same position for five years and has recently taken a new role at UPS’ headquarters in Atlanta. Prior to his current assignment, Chris was the Europe Region Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Planning … [Read more...] about UPS
Geodis Wilson eyes bigger market share
According to Jean-Louis Demeulenaere, chief executive officer of the Geodis Group, the group’s revenues for 2008 reached €5.2 billion — a 10-per cent increase over that of the previous year — despite the financial meltdown. “Asia contributed 12 per cent to this figure and with us having launched our 4PL operations, we will create new business opportunities. We should see revenues jumping by between 18 and 20 per cent from this region alone by the … [Read more...] about Geodis Wilson eyes bigger market share
Jade aims to turn Chengdu into key cargo hub
After carrying out an in-depth and thorough analysis of feedback obtained from freight forwarders and watching what others were doing, Jade Cargo decided that Chengdu, the capital and largest city in Sichuan province, offered the best location to build a central China hub to serve theEuropean market. In line with this strategy, Jade Cargo launched a new cargo service from Amsterdam via Vienna to Chengdu Shuangliu Airport carrying a nearly full load on 1 December 2009. The twice a week service … [Read more...] about Jade aims to turn Chengdu into key cargo hub
FedEx Express ups Romanian service
FedEx Express announced a series of service enhancements that it says will allow customers to access Timisoara, Romania’s fastest growth area, within one to three business days for International Priority shipments. The improved service will also reduce outbound transit times for customers based in Timisoara, cutting delivery times to Asia and Europe by onebusiness day. Aimed at strengthening FedEx Express service proposition in Eastern Europe, customers will see improved transit … [Read more...] about FedEx Express ups Romanian service
DHL diminishes Brussels further
DHL Express announced it is moving its headquarters from Brussels, Belgium to Germany and follows the earlier shift of operations away from Brussels airport to the new DHL hub at Leipzig/Halle airport in East Germany. Hinting at the cost savings, DHL said: “At this time the business must leverage its capabilities by consolidating some of its core functions in order to benefit from close cooperation with other DHL business units.†In addition DHL Express is moving its IT services … [Read more...] about DHL diminishes Brussels further