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.
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BREMEN. In April, Nils Fahrenholz (left) succeeded Oliver Oestreich (right) as COO and thus as a management board member in the Leschaco Group.
HAMBURG. The Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) welcomed the European Commission’s decision not to extend the block exemption regulation, which had allowed shipping consortia to agree on which ships could dock at which ports and transshipment facilities and how often.
PARIS. At its annual conference in Paris in late April, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) released the results of its Port Investments Study 2024, according to which the European port management authorities’ investment needs will rise to 80 billion euros in the next ten years.
BREMEN. In April, Nils Fahrenholz (left) succeeded Oliver Oestreich (right) as COO and thus as a management board member in the Leschaco Group.
HAMBURG. The Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) welcomed the European Commission’s decision not to extend the block exemption regulation, which had allowed shipping consortia to agree on which ships could dock at which ports and transshipment facilities and how often.
PARIS. At its annual conference in Paris in late April, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) released the results of its Port Investments Study 2024, according to which the European port management authorities’ investment needs will rise to 80 billion euros in the next ten years.
BERMEN/HAMBURG. In the future, a uniform digital release process that goes by the name “Secure Release Order” will gradually replace the pin code-based process for container import through German seaports.
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