OREANDA-NEWS. September 09, 2011. Congratulatory messages on the new appointments of COSCO Group were received from Mr. Michael Leone, Port Director of MASSPORT, Mr. William McNamara, International Vice-President of International Longshoremen's Association ("ILA") and Mr. Bernard O' Donnell, Atlantic Coast District Vice-President of ILA, and Mr. Joseph Lawless, Chairman of American Association of Port Authority ("AAPA") Port Security Committee. The letters highly recognized the excellent business performance and service that COSCO conducted in the east coast of America, reported the press-centre of COSCO Group.   

In his message, Mr. Leone said, "(COSCO's) strong commitment to the business leaders, workers and people of Massachusetts and the New England six-state region, has created an incredible success in the United States of both COSCO and the Port of Boston".

Highly recognized the wise decision COSCO Group made to call at port of Boston, ILA applauded for COSCO's continued promise to the American workers through the difficult times.

Mr. Joseph Lawless, Chairman of AAPA's Security Committee, acknowledged the historic COSCO-Massport model that has been praised by both countries government, business and union leaders for so many years, and he believed the partnership has helped both Massport and COSCO to establish a win-win situation in the United States.