Bimco has hired a former European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and Belgian owners’ association environmental head as manager of a new office in Brussels.

Gudrun Janssens, who was head of environmental & technical affairs at the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association from 2019, will become manager of intergovernmental engagement at the Brussels office.

She was also previously director of maritime safety & environment at ECSA in Brussels.