“K” Line names Soda as European chief
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. has appointed Shigeru Soda as managing director and chief executive officer of London-based “K” Line (Europe) Ltd. and “K” Line Holding (Europe) Ltd.Soda was managing director for “K” Line’s coal and iron ore carrier group. He replaces Fumito Kawamata, who has been appointed executive vice president of “K” Line’s terminal operating subsidiary International Transportation Service Inc., based in Long Beach, Calif.
