The Container Owners Association (COA) appoints O. I. Kwon, Senior V-P, Container Business Management Division, STX Panocean, to its Board.
The Container Owners Association (COA) was established in November 2004 as an international organisation representing the common interests of all owners of freight containers, worldwide. It has over 165 Members, including container shipping lines, leasing companies, intermodal operators and suppliers of a wide range of container equipment and services.
Mr Kwon joins six other Directors, who represent some of the worlds largest container owners, on the Board of the Container Owners Association.
"It is a great honour both for me personally, and for my company STX Panocean - to join the COA Board," Mr Kwon said. "This position carries considerable responsibility and I will do my best to promote the COA in Asia and to support the wide range of initiatives that the COA is working on."
The COA Board comprises senior representatives from some of the worlds largest container shipping lines and leasing companies, including: Maersk Line, CMA-CGM, United Arab Shipping Company, STX Panocean, Seaco Global, Triton Container and Florens Container Services. Its newly appointed Chairman is Michael Callus, Vice-President, Container Management, at UASC.