There's been a shake-up in APL's c-suite in the midst of parent CMA CGM's turnaround efforts.

After just 8 months on the job, APL chief executive Lars Kastrup is out and current CMA CGM Middle East senior vice president Stephane Courquin is set to take his place, effective 15 August.

Courquin will be charged with consolidating the subsidiary's long-haul shipping lines and developing business intra-Asia.