ELAA starts 2009 with AP Moller Maersk chief Kolding as chairman

THE European Liner Affairs Association (ELAA) has marked the start of the New Year with a new chairman Eivind Kolding, partner and CEO of the container business of the AP Moller Maersk group and vice-chairman of Danske Bank.

Mr Kolding will hold this ELAA position for 2009, a role he has taken over from former Hapag Lloyd chairman Ulrich Kranich.

ELAA executive director Chris Bourne said: On behalf of the ELAA member lines I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Ulrich Kranich of Hapag Lloyd AG for his work as chairman during 2008 - the year that saw the end of the liner shipping conference system on trades to and from Europe and ushered in a new era in liner shipping.

Mr Bourne added in a statement from the Brussels-based ELAA, I am pleased to welcome Mr Kolding as chairman for 2009. During this year ELAA's work will focus on ELAA's newly established 'Volume Data Information Exchange System' as well as finalising the consortia regulation.

Source: Schednet