A new crew for Espo
The general assembly of the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) has unanimously elected Ansis Zeltiņš (second from right) as its new chair. Zeltiņš has been CEO of the Freeport of Riga Authority since 2017 and has been involved in the maritime industry for 20 years.
Zeltiņš has represented his country at various international associations such as the IMO and has been a member of the board of Emsa. He has the qualification of chief mate for ships of 3,000 GT and above and has been vice chair of Espo since 2022. Zeltiņš succeeds Zeno D’Agostino (right) who chaired the organisation for the past two years.
The general assembly also elected two new vice chairs: Gerardo Landaluce Calleja (left), president of the Port Authority of Algeciras Bay since 2019 and Cédric Virciglio (centre), strategic planning director at Haropa Port since 2021. (cj)