Norwegian shipping executive Pia Meling is set to join the board of MPC Container Ships (MPCC) after two Star Capital directors resigned.

The Oslo-listed feeder ship owner has called an extraordinary general meeting on 21 December to elect Grieg Green managing director Pia Meling to replace Star head of portfolio management Laura Carballo.

Carballo and Star managing partner Paul Gough, who was a board observer, resigned on Wednesday after the UK private equity fund sold its remaining stock in MPCC in October.