Melchiors moves to IACS

Carsten Melchiors moves to IACS

FORMER BIMCO Secretary-General Carsten Melchiors, who left the shipping organisation after policy differences last month, is to become the Permanent Representative of the International Association of Classification Societies to the European Union.

Mr Melchiors, with 35 years experience in the industry, served in senior positions in Maersk, Lauritzen and Elite, and the Maritime Development Center of Europe, before taking over the reins at BIMCO.

Commenting on the appointment, which will see IACS opening its first office in Brussels, where Mr Melchiors will be based, IACS Permanent Secretary Richard Leslie expressed his delight at securing the services of ?somebody who knows all the stakeholders in the industry and is so well connected in the EU.?

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