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WSC now operating with two leaders at the helm

11.02.2021

WASHINGTON. Two new chairpersons were appointed to the Supervisory Board of the World Shipping Council (WSC) in November. They are Rolf Habben Jansen (r), CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and Jeremy Nixon (l), CEO of Ocean Network Express (ONE). Together they will initially take over from the former chairperson Ron Widdows for the next two years. Matson Navigation from the USA and X-Press Feeders from Singapore have recently joined the WSC as shipping companies.

Photo credit: Germann; Hapag-Lloyd

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