15/10/2014at 15:48

Media: Andreas Nordseth in play for IMO top job

Head of the Danish Maritime Authority Andreas Nordseth is in play for the job as Secretary General of the UN's maritime organization IMO, according to Reuters.

BY LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT

Andreas Nordseth, head of the Danish Maritime Authority, could become the next Secretary General of the IMO, a source tells Reuters.

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