The European Community Shipowners’ Associations has tapped a Dutchman to replace the Belgian, Patrick Verhoeven, as its secretary general in Brussels.
Martin Dorsman, the managing director of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) since 2011, will take the new position from November 1.
“ECSA will continue to play a pro-active role in important topics such as the reduction of CO2-emissions of shipping while at the same time safeguarding and strengthening the business climate in Europe for shipping”, Dorsman said on his new appointment.
Verhoeven, meanwhile, has moved to become managing director of policy and strategy at the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH).
