摘要: |
Frans van Zoelen's involvement with the IAPH started in the 1990s when he attended the 1997 annual conference in London, UK. The Port of Rotterdam's lawyer promptly got involved with the association's legal committee, and eventually became its chair in 2004, serving in this role until the end of April 2022. Having also worked extensively with the IMO's Legal Committee, it is only fitting that the committee's meeting in March at the organization's headquarters in London might be his final outing as the lAPH's legal advisor - should COVID-19 restrictions allow him to travel to London in person. But the parting legal chair also fondly remembers the December meetings of the IAPH Legal Committee in Paris, hosted by the French Port Association and his IAPH legal committee chair predecessor Bruno Vergobbi, then director of the Port of Marseille. Those were lavishly set in the beautiful antique building of the French association at the Place General Catroux. In the 30 years that Van Zoelen has worked with the IAPH Legal Committee, he has seen and advocated for some important changes that make it easier to protect the legal interest of ports. |