Japan-based Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has reshuffled its senior management team.
Junichiro Ikeda will take on the role of chairman. Takeshi Hashimoto will succeed him as president and ceo, effective April 1, 2021.
MOL also announced changes to its organisational structure, including alterations to its dry bulk shipping business. The group’s multipurpose, bulk and wood chip carriers in the 10,000-100,000 dwt range will trade as part of Mitsui OSK Kinkai.
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reported that rates in the container shipping market are likely to remain high and could possibly increase, with little change expected for coming months or possibly years.
The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) has appointed Pete Gum as its executive director.
The USA’s port of Long Beach has appointed Steven Neal as president and Sharon L. Weissman as vice president of the board of harbour commissioners.
