World Shipping Council's network
20 people3 organisationsi20 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Nixon Chair | Co-Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rolf Habben Jansen Chair | Co-Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eliyahu Zeev Glickman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Feng-Ming Tsai | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeremy Sutton | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jianping YE | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Johan Sigsgaard | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jonathon Mark Kirkland | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kuang-HUI WU | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lars Kastrup | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lasse Kristoffersen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matthew John COX (also filed as Matt COX) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Oliver Nivoix | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Randy Chen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shmuel Yoskovitz | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Soren Toft | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Till OLE Barrelet | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Twinchok Tanthuwanit | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Thomas B Crowley Jr (also filed as Thomas Crowley) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Won Hyok Choi | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Larsson | Communications Director | since 2022 |
| Ann Marie Kappel | Vice President | since 2019 |
| Anne Marie Kappel | Vice President | 2018 |
| Bryan Wood-Thomas | Vice President, Environ Policy | since 2018 |
| Christopher Koch | Senior Advisor | 2018 |
| Damian Viccars | Director of Brussels Office | 2024 |
| Damian Vicars | Director of Overseas Office | since 2018 |
| Doug Schneider | Vice President | since 2018 |
| James Corbett | Environmental Director, Europe | since 2022 |
| John Bradshaw | Technical Director for Environ | since 2022 |
| John W Butler | President/CEO | since 2018 |
| John Walsh | COO | 2025 |
| Joseph Kramek | President and CEO | since 2022 |
| Kenneth Chia | Director of Asia | since 2022 |
| Lars Kjaer | Senior Vice President | since 2018 |
| Nicholas McDermott-Tabori | Director, US Regulatory | since 2024 |
| Tamekia Flack | Director, US Govt Relations | 2025 |
| Tim Wickmann | Director of Asia | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 July 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Butler | Former President and CEO | 40 | $538k | $58k | |
| Bryan Wood-Thomas | Vice President, Environ Policy | 40 | $409k | $89k | |
| Joseph Kramek | President and CEO | 40 | $389k | $61k | |
| Lars Kjaer | Senior Vice President | 40 | $358k | $81k | |
| Anna Larsson | Communications Dir., Gm Europe | 40 | $340k | ||
| Kenneth Chia | Director Asia | 40 | $317k | ||
| James Corbett | Environmental Director, Europe | 40 | $316k | $56k | |
| Tamekia Flack | Director, US Govt Relations | 40 | $281k | $11k | |
| Nicholas McDermott-Tabori | Director, US Regulatory | 40 | $266k | $39k | |
| John Walsh | COO | 40 | $125k | ||
| Rolf Habben Jansen | Co-Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Nixon | Co-Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Randy Chen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew John Cox | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Crowley | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eliyahu Zeev Glickman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lars Kastrup | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Won Hyok Choi | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathon Mark Kirkland | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lasse Kristoffersen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Oliver Nivoix | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Johan Sigsgaard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Sutton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Soren Toft | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Feng-Ming Tsai | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kuang-Hui Wu | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jianping Ye | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shmuel Yoskovitz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Twinchok Tanthuwanit | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Till Ole Barrelet | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- World Shipping Council
- EIN
- 522265096
- Address
- 80 M St Se Ste 460, Washington, DC, 20003-3561
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Our mission is to provide a coordinated voice for the liner shipping industry in its work with policymakers and other industry groups with an interest in international transportation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Joseph Kramek (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRolf Habben Jansen
≥8years on the filingsRandy Chen
≥8years on the filingsSoren Toft
≥8years on the filingsThomas B Crowley Jr
Latest return
year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.1m
- Total liabilities
- $9.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $9.3m
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 20
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.9m | $8.4m | $506k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.World Shipping Council likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 16 August 2000
- Registered agent
- Joseph Kramek (city and state not held)