Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and proprietor of Reederei F. Laeisz, is the brand new president of BIMCO
At its normal assembly in Hong Kong in the present day, BIMCO, the world’s largest delivery affiliation, elected Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and proprietor of Reederei F. Laeisz, as its president. Moving into the function after two years as president-designate, Schües is BIMCO’s forty sixth president and is the primary German nationwide to carry the place since 2011. He takes over from Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited, who has accomplished her two-year time period.
“I am honored to be elected president of an organization that represents over 60% of the world’s tonnage at a time when the task of decarbonizing our industry is becoming increasingly urgent,” says Schües. “One of my key priorities over the next two years is for BIMCO to be a strong force within the area of digitalization and optimization of shipping. I believe it is crucial that we focus on the solutions that can help us advance today, and not fall into the trap of focusing exclusively on the right fuels of tomorrow. Our industry has digital solutions ready to go, which can cut our carbon footprint now. I see tremendous potential in helping the industry implement such solutions and making shipping greener in the process.”
Nikolaus H. Schües joined Reederei F. Laeisz, which celebrates its two hundredth anniversary subsequent yr, in 1993. He is a member of the presidential committee of the German Shipowners Association, deputy chairman of the UK P&I Club, a member of the Norwegian Hull Club Committee, and member of the board of administrators of the Schutzverein Deutscher Rheder.
“The shipping industry is trusted to move about 90% of world trade, and one of BIMCO’s most crucial roles is to support the industry, so we can decarbonize without disruption to global trade,” says Schües.
BIMCO presidents serve a two-year time period. To guarantee organizational continuity, the president-designate sits on the board for 2 years earlier than being put up for election as president. The outgoing president stays on the board for a further two-year time period as fast previous president after which previous presidents are ex-officio board members.
At the final assembly, Paul Pathy of Fednav International Ltd, Canada, was elected as president-designate.
