Panalpina downsizes executive board

The executive board of Panalpina is being downsized with a number of senior roles being eliminated. The positions of chief commercial officer, chief legal officer, chief information officer, executive vice president airfreight and executive vice president ocean freight have gone. CCO Karl Weyeneth, CLO and corporate secretary Christoph Hess, CIO Ralf Morawietz, EVP airfreight Lucas […]

Panalpina adds air, ocean and logistics to its executive board

Panalpina is enlarging its executive board to include airfreight, ocean freight and logistics, and has given Lucas Kuehner a promotion. Chief executive officer Stefan Karlen says: “Our company has ambitious growth targets for the coming years and a clearly defined plan for reaching them. Our three products – air freight, ocean freight, and logistics and […]

New customer portal rolled out by Panalpina

Freight forwarder Panalpina has launched a new customer portal, which is says addresses many of the logistics industry’s “most pressing needs”. The company says it is intent on steering industry into the ‘Digital Age’ by using the newest technologies to create an innovative, end-to-end digital environment for its customers, and believes the portal will shape and […]

Panalpina sees strong Far East peak season and rates rise

Panalpina forecasts the Far East peak season will start earlier this year and be even stronger than 2016, while it also expects to see general airfreight rates go up for secured capacity. The freight forwarder also says although the summer period is usually calmer for airfreight, 2017 has been an exception and the strong market will […]