The Hamburg-headquartered operator of multipurpose ships appointed Waldemar “Val” Poulsen to the presidentand chief executive role at its Houston-based division as of 1 July.

Poulsen has been director and country manager for in SouthAfrican shipowner Safmarine’s Houston office.

Before that, he worked at posts in the United States,Ecuador, El Salvador and the Philippines for Danish operator Maersk Line,according to his profile on professional social networking website LinkedIn.

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