John Foord named new director of UK liner agency JSA Global

Veteran UK shipping figure John Foord (pictured) has been appointed director at UK liner shipping agency JSA Global, part of Kestrel Group.

His appointment comes after the death of the previous director, the hugely respected John van Bergen, at the beginning of June after a short battle with cancer.

Mr Foord was most recently business development manager at Grange Shipping, and is president designate of FONASBA, the international ship agents and ship brokers’ global representative organisation, and chairman of its liner and port agency ...