Japan Ship Centre welcomes new director maritime
The Japan Centre (JSC), established in London in 1965 as a joint office of the Japan Ship Exporters’ Association (JSEA) and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), has appointed Hirotaka Mori to the role of director-maritime, succeeding Takanori Maeda.
In this central senior position, Mori will hold responsibility for the JSC’s research and analysis of maritime markets around Europe in addition to promoting maritime industries in Japan while providing support to Japanese companies on invest and export matters.
He will also work to support the Japanese government in international forums including the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Mori joins the JSC following great maritime experience gained through his previous role in the engineering division of a Japanese shipping company. (mw)