TONY MASON
Secretary General
International Chamber of Shipping/International
Shipping Federation
Tony Mason was appointed to his present position on 1st October 2006.
ICS is the principal international trade association for the shipping industry, its membership comprising national shipowner associations, who between them speak for around 70pct of the world’s merchant tonnage. ISF undertakes a similar role in respect of labour affairs, manpower and training.
Previously, Tony had worked in the liner shipping industry for over 30 years. He was a Director of P&O Containers Ltd from 1991 to 1996. On the formation of P&O Nedlloyd in 1996, he was appointed Director, North/South trades and held that position until 2000.
He then became Director, Corporate Strategy, until the company was acquired by Maersk in 2005.
He was a director of both the European Liner Affairs Association and the World Shipping Council.
Aged 57, Tony graduated from University College Oxford, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
