Melchiors to become secretary general of BIMCO
Carsten Melchiors has been named to succeed Truls W. L’orange as the secretary general of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) when L’orange retires Jan. 1.
Melchiors has 30 years experience in shipping, having worked for A.P. Moller, J. Lauritzen and Elite Shipping. He is managing director of the Maritime Development Center of Europe, a training and research organization based in Copenhagen.
Ove Tvedt, one of the three senior managers of BIMCO, will retire during 2005.