World Shipping Council elects new board members

The World Shipping Council elected Kenji Mizushima, CEO of “K” Line’s global liner management division, to its board at its semi-annual meeting in September.

Mizushima fills the position formerly held by Masakazu Yakushiji, executive vice president of MOL.

The Council also re-elected four board members to new two-year terms, including Thomas Crowley, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of Crowley Maritime; Rafi Danieli, CEO of Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Y.M. Kim, president and CEO of Hanjin Shipping; and Ron Widdows, CEO of NOL. Widdows serves as chairman of the WSC board.

The other members of the WSC board are: Philip Chow, CEO of OOCL; Joachim A. Konrad, deputy chairman of Hamburg Sud; Ulrich Kranich, CEO of Hapag Lloyd; Rodolphe Saade, co-executive officer of CMA CGM; and Dr. Sun Jia-Kang, managing director of Cosco Container Lines.
(Source:www.joc.com)