AAPA’s Chris Connor Gives Overview of United States Ports

Chris Connor provided LM's Berman with an update on how the recently-passed Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act could benefit U.S. port operations.

Other topics covered included: the House's passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Peak Season, lessons learned from the pandemic, and ongoing supply chain network issues. 

Chris Connor was previously Global President & Chief Executive Officer of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS (WWL), one of the world’s largest ocean car carriers, and vehicle logistics groups. As CEO, he guided the company through a period of significant transformation in its core ocean transport business, while driving rapid growth in the vehicle logistics arena.

Chris has more than 38 years of experience in international shipping and logistics, and began his career at United States Lines in 1981, followed by Crowley Maritime in 1987, prior to joining Wallenius Lines in 1994.

Chris is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where he earned a Board Governance Fellowship designation in March 2017. He has served as a keynote speaker and panelist for several national summits including the Automotive Supply Chain Congress and The Economist World Ocean Summit.