Andy Tung to Succeed Retiring Philip Chow on World Shipping Council Board
At its June 2012 meeting in Washington, DC, the World Shipping Council (WSC) board of directors confirmed the election of Mr. Andy Tung, Chief Executive Officer, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) to fill the WSC board of directors’ seat vacated by Mr. Philip Chow upon his retirement. Mr. Tung’s profile is available at: http://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-council/board-members/andy-tung
Other WSC board members are: Mr. Thomas Crowley, Jr., Crowley Maritime Corporation; Mr. Rafi Danieli, Zim Integrated Shipping Services; Mr. Morten Englestoft, Maersk Line; Dr. Ottmar Gast, Hamburg Sud; Mr. Y.M. Kim, Hanjin Shipping; Mr. Ulrich Kranich of Hapag-Lloyd AG; Mr. Tadaaki Naito, NYK Line; Mr. Ng Yat Chung, NOL Group; Mr. Wan Min, COSCO Container Lines; and, Mr. Ron Widdows, Rickmers-Linie, who will continue to serve as the WSC Board Chairman until September 2012.
The World Shipping Council is an association of liner shipping companies with offices in Brussels and Washington, D.C. Its members transport over 90 percent of international containerized trade. The WSC’s goal is to provide a coordinated voice for the liner shipping industry in its work with policymakers and other industry groups interested in international transportation issues.
For more information about the World Shipping Council and the international shipping industry, visit www.worldshipping.org.
Other WSC board members are: Mr. Thomas Crowley, Jr., Crowley Maritime Corporation; Mr. Rafi Danieli, Zim Integrated Shipping Services; Mr. Morten Englestoft, Maersk Line; Dr. Ottmar Gast, Hamburg Sud; Mr. Y.M. Kim, Hanjin Shipping; Mr. Ulrich Kranich of Hapag-Lloyd AG; Mr. Tadaaki Naito, NYK Line; Mr. Ng Yat Chung, NOL Group; Mr. Wan Min, COSCO Container Lines; and, Mr. Ron Widdows, Rickmers-Linie, who will continue to serve as the WSC Board Chairman until September 2012.
The World Shipping Council is an association of liner shipping companies with offices in Brussels and Washington, D.C. Its members transport over 90 percent of international containerized trade. The WSC’s goal is to provide a coordinated voice for the liner shipping industry in its work with policymakers and other industry groups interested in international transportation issues.
For more information about the World Shipping Council and the international shipping industry, visit www.worldshipping.org.