News / Ex-Maersk COO Lucas Vos goes home to join Dutch flower shipper Flora Holland

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One of the most high-profile executives to quit liner shipping last year, Maersk’s former chief operating officer Lucas Vos, has crossed the tracks from carrier to shipper, taking over as general manager of Dutch flower shipper FloraHolland.

His resignation from Maersk Line last year sent shockwaves through carrier circles. Although one of the last remaining senior managers from former Anglo-Dutch container carrier P&O Nedlloyd, which was acquired by Maersk in 2005, he had been in his position a relatively short time ...