Atlas Van Lines has announced the promotion of Ryan Parmenter to senior director of enterprise architecture. Ryan has more than 20 years of experience at Atlas and most recently served as the company’s director of architecture and integration. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading the efforts of integration, architecture and digital transformation from a technology perspective. …
Katie Caldwell appointed by Atlas Van Lines
Atlas World Group has announced the appointment of Katie Caldwell as the manager of internal audit for Atlas Van Lines after most recently serving as an audit team member for Old National Bank in Evansville. With a strong internal audit background from a large financial institution, she is currently working on becoming a certified internal auditor. Atlas World Group Inc …
Greg Williams promoted at Atlas
Atlas World Group has announced the promotion of Greg Williams to senior director and controller for Atlas Van Lines. Greg most recently led the Internal Audit function for the company and has worked for Atlas for more than 12 years. In his new role, he will be responsible for financial reporting, consolidation accounting, payroll and tax for the company. Atlas …
EC seeks views measuring greenhouse gas emissions from transport
EC seeks views measuring greenhouse gas emissions from transport On 28 July, 2022 the European Commission launched an open public consultation on a new initiative that will make it easier to measure the environmental performance of different transport options. CountEmissions EU will offer a framework for calculating transport and logistics-related door-to door greenhouse gas emissions in a consistent way, regardless of transport mode, sector …
Atlas survey highlights career relocation decisions
A new survey has recently been launched by Atlas® Van Lines in the USA. The annual Corporate Relocation Survey reveals the ongoing COVID-19 impacts; economic shifts, including inflation and housing prices; and personal and workplace priorities as the main factors driving career relocation decisions. This is the 55th edition of the Corporate Relocation Survey, the industry’s first and longest-running investigation into …
Hydrogen-powered truck launched
Zero emission truck producer, Clean Logistics, has recently presented its first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission truck ‘fyuriant’ to the public at the Stade airfield in Germany. The company says this heralds a new era in environmentally-friendly road transport. The new truck is equipped with two hydrogen fuel cells with 2×120 kW output and hydrogen tanks with a volume of 43 kg. This …
Stacie Banks promoted at Atlas
As part of a series of strategic hires and promotions to strengthen its finance team, Atlas® World Group has promoted Stacie Banks to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Finance for Atlas Logistics. Throughout her more than 20 years with Atlas®, Stacie has held many positions in the company’s finance functions, including Vice President of Finance and …
Maersk reduces transit time from Asia to Italy
Aiming to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging times, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new feeder service between Port Said, at the northern end of the Suez Canal, and Vado Gateway at the Port of Genoa, one of the most significant and busiest ports in Italy. The first feeder of …
European lawmakers vote to ban ICE vans and cars from 2035
Lawmakers in the European Parliament plenary have voted to mandate that all new car and van sales should be zero emissions from 2035 as part of efforts to clean up road transport. Lawmakers backed the final report on revised vehicle CO2 emission standards legislation with 339 in favour and 249 against, with 24 abstentions. The legislation is a key part of the Fit …
New management at GEUER
EUROMOVERS member GEUER International has announced a change of management effective from 1 July 2022. Horst Geuer and Thomas van Hövell have resigned from the management of the company. Through a management buyout, the company has appointed Markus Wagner, Michael Schepers and Stefan Schlosser as Managing Directors. All three have been with the company for many years. Geuer International began …