March 8 - Jesper E. Petersen, group chief commercial officer and vice president of Freja Transport and Logistics, has decided to step down from his role after 18 years at the company.
Freja expects Petersen to leave by the end of March, but to contribute to a successful handover in the near future.
Petersen has chosen to step down from the company in order to "consider what the future may bring" and look for new possibilities, said Freja.
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Mammoet has signed a contract with Buss Ports to marshal wind turbine foundations for two of Europe’s biggest offshore wind farm projects: RWE’s Nordseecluster A (Germany) and Thor (Denmark).
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