Cruise Lines International Association’s global executive committee has appointed Charles ’Bud’ Darr as president and chief executive from 3 February 2025
Labour MP Mike Kane has been appointed Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport after acting as shadow in the role under the ousted Conservative government
The secretary general for shipping’s largest lobby group has given a year’s notice, and the organisation’s director of marine affairs will retire in early 2025
Named as chief operating officer in 2022, Ms Gharbi has risen quickly to the position and replaces Didier Michaud-Daniel, who is stepping down from the role
It is likely that there could be at least a 10–15-year window during which time existing fuels will remain the mainstay of powering the shipping industry.