Management Changes in Damco
various CFO positions for Maersk Line in India, Italy and Singapore. From 2002 to 2006 she was Global Program Director for the implementation of the SAP-based financial system in Maersk Line. In 2006, Hanne Sørensen was promoted to Group Vice President and Maersk Line Area Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean region with base in Genoa. She became Chief Commercial Officer for Maersk Line in 2008
Oil & Gas Skills Body Invests in Eastern Mediterranean
OPITO is to play a major role in helping Cyprus to become a regional centre of technical excellence for oil and gas in the Eastern Mediterranean. Following discussions with senior Cypriot government officials, the global oil and gas skills body has invested in a new office in Cyprus which opens its doors today (22 April 2015) in the presence of the British High Commissioner for Cyprus, Mr D R Todd. The Eastern Mediterranean is considered a new energy frontier with an estimated 122 trillion cubic feet of gas in the area. With additional exploration on the horizon and neighbouring countries such as
Marseilles Fos Targets Antwerp Trade Potential
and interest’ in developing ties for Mediterranean trades. The VMF delegation, which included personnel from ten local companies, highlighted the competitive transit times available from Marseilles Fos due to extensive maritime and rail connections - five daily services to the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, supported by 12 trains per week linking Antwerp to the port. Plans are now in the pipeline for the forwarders to make a follow-up visit. The meeting coincided with the Breakbulk Europe 2014 exhibition in Antwerp. At the event, VMF was joined by stevedores