Two new executives in Singapore and an addition to the US office of the World Shipping Council (WSC) will allow the shipping line representatives to offer better support to their members in Asia as well as the US.
[s2If is_user_logged_in()]Senior Manager Mun Wei Jun and Senior Executive Ang Shi En will work with regulators and industry organisations to on policy issues such as cargo integrity and environmental policy for the group.
“Wei Jun will lead Public Affairs in Asia. He will work closely with the Communications Director to develop and implement the WSC communications strategy throughout Asia,” said a WSC statement. He has previously worked with the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore, who he has represented at the International Maritime Organization.
Whereas Shi En will work closely with the Singapore office’s MD in assisting vessel operators on regulatory issues that affect liner operations. Shi En previously worked at the Singapore Maritime Foundation.
Meanwhile, Joe Kramek will also join the WSC, as the US director of US Government relations. He will work across the broad range of policy issues in the US, aiming to develop further links with the different branches of the US government.
Welcoming the three new members of staff WSC president and CEO John Butler said the organisation was “At an inflection point for liner shipping, with multiple global challenges and opportunities. Our new colleagues will add crucial competence and experience that will further our work of building a public policy framework to support a socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, safe, and secure shipping industry.”
According to the WSC Kramek has is experienced in both government relations and maritime law, having served with the US Coast Guard as a commissioned officer for 28 years. “Most recently he led the Coast Guard Legislative Affairs Team and also served as the Chief of Maritime, International and Environmental Law where, among other duties, he led the US Delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee,” said the WSC.
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