Christensen comes with a vast industry experience, most recently from having successfully served as MD of APM Terminals Poti in Georgia. He joined A.P. Moller – Maersk in 1997, later worked outside the company for several years for ISS A/S and for the Danish foreign service as Consul General in Istanbul, before he moved to Poti in 2019.

“During his time in Poti, Keld delivered impressive efficiency and standardization improvements together with the team, while also gaining valuable experience in running a multi-operational port. This will be crucial for his role as CEO of the Port of Salalah, which also operates both the container and general cargo facilities,” said Lars Mikael Jensen, head, Hubs and Collaboration, APM Terminals.

“I look forward to working with the team in Salalah to best serve our customers and to maintain a safe, and engaging workplace – one that helps us deliver on our Safer, Better, Bigger strategy and helps APM Terminals become the World’s Best Terminal Company.  My connections with the team and the facilities in Salalah makes me very confident of our continued success,” said Christensen.

Hardiman will continue as advisor during the transition period before his next role in the organisation is announced. “I would like to thank Mark for his excellent management of the Salalah terminal, which has grown even more central to the APM Terminals portfolio and the Maersk Ocean network during his tenure,” added Jensen.