The World Shipping Council (WSC) has signalled a new era with industry veteran Ron Widdows stepping down after more than a decade at the helm.
He will be replaced by Hapag-Lloyd chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen who will co-chair the liner lobby together with Ocean Network Express (ONE) chief executive Jeremy Nixon.
The two men know each other well already as their companies are members of THE Alliance, together with Yang Ming Marine and South Korean operator HMM.
