January 20, 2023

Andrew Maguire appointed as the managing director of Pacific Asia Express

Pictured: the “Kota Pusaka” (IMO 9793961), a 2019-built, 11,800 TEU carrier with a length of 330m and a beam of 48.2m, operated by Pacific International Lines. The vessel is highly fuel efficient with an EEDI “well below” the reference level. Photo supplied by Pacific International Lines.

There has been a change of leadership at Pacific Asia Express as part of a planned succession.

Barry Misiurak, PAE’s founder and managing director, has stood aside from the MD position and has assumed the position of executive chairman.

Pictured: Andrew Maguire, the new managing director of Pacific Asia Express. Photo supplied: Pacific Asia Express.

Andrew Maguire (left), previously the deputy managing director of the company, has now been appointed as the company’s managing director.

Set up in 1990, Pacific Asia Express is an Australian-operated shipping agency and transport company handling containerised, refrigerated, hazardous, over-dimension and break-bulk, and ro-ro cargoes.

Pacific Asia Express is a subsidiary company of Pacific International Lines of Singapore, which was set up in 1967.

Pacific Asia Express is the sole agent in Australia for Pacific International Lines, Mariana Express Lines and Toyofuji Shipping (the Toyota Group’s marine transport company).

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