Hapag-Lloyd's Adolf Adrion succeeds CP Ships' Ray Miles as Chairman of World Shipping Council
28 Settembre 2005 - 7:59PM
PR Newswire (US)
GATWICK, UK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Adolf Adrion, CEO
of Hapag- Lloyd Container Line, has been elected to a two-year term
as Chairman of the World Shipping Council, the Washington, DC-based
trade association that represents the international liner shipping
industry. He succeeds CP Ships CEO Ray Miles who has been Chairman
since WSC's founding in 2000. "With Adolf Adrion as Chairman, WSC's
strong leadership will continue," said WSC President and CEO
Christopher Koch. "Since the council was launched we have realized
our objective of providing policymakers and the public a better
understanding of the issues the liner shipping industry faces. More
important, we have forged an excellent partnership with government
to strengthen the security of the international supply chain. I
thank Ray Miles for his counsel and leadership during what was a
far more challenging first five years than any of us could have
imagined." "I am delighted to assume chairmanship of WSC," Mr
Adrion said. "With the increased focus on security, the council's
role has evolved significantly from the founding members' original
expectations. I look forward to helping guide WSC as it continues
to evolve as an important industry resource," Mr Adrion said. Adolf
Adrion has been a member of the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd AG
and CEO of Hapag-Lloyd Container Line since March 2004. He began
his career with the company in 1957 WSC's member lines operate more
than 90 percent of the liner industry's ship capacity serving US
foreign commerce. DATASOURCE: CP Ships CONTACT: CP Ships: Elizabeth
Canna, Telephone: +44 (0)1293 861 921, Mobile: +41 (0)79 691 3764,
; Hapag-Lloyd: Klaus Heims, Telephone: +49 40 3001 2263, Mobile:
+49 172 447 0135,
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