FW: CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd announce leadership changes in North America

FREIGHTWAVES reports:

Both the CMA CGM Group and Hapag-Lloyd announced North American leadership changes this week. 

CMA CGM said Ed Aldridge, president of CMA CGM America and American President Lines (APL), will retire Dec. 6 and be replaced by Peter Levesque, the former president of Ports America Group.

Wednesday’s announcement, France-headquartered CMA CGM said it was grateful for Aldridge’s “leadership, dedication and the results he has achieved during the last 14 years, as the company has added differentiated ocean services, expanded its logistics capability in North America and significantly grown ocean volumes and market shares.”

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Sandlin replacing Ostergaard at Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd announced that Uffe Ostergaard, president of the shipping line’s North American region, is leaving the company. Stuart Sandlin, currently the senior vice president of sales for the United States, will assume the president’s position Jan. 1…

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