Kanal to lead Safmarine subcontinent region

Kanal to lead Safmarine subcontinent region    Liner carrier Safmarine said Friday it has appointed Bimal Kanal as regional executive for its newly created Indian Subcontinent region, which covers India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Maldives.
   Kanal has spent 20 years with the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, of which Safmarine is a subsidiary, including 10 years India’s container business. He’ll move to Safmarine’s regional headquarters in Mumbai from Shanghai, where he has overseen Safmarine’s greater China region grow into the second-largest Safmarine country cluster by volume.
   He previously served in senior positions in the Maersk Group in Africa and the Middle East.