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The beginning of the year marks a new chapter for the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. Chief Operating Officer Stephen Cheung will assume his new role as chief executive and president of the organization, taking over for veteran leader and business advocate Bill Allen. Cheung’s promotion comes as the nonprofit is seeking more ways to… Read More
Shipping CEO and diversity and inclusivity advocate Karin Orsel has been announced as the new Chair of international maritime charity the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). A trustee of ISWAN for seven years, Karin has shared her first-hand knowledge of the shipping industry as founder and CEO of MF Shipping Group along with… Read More
Carnival Cruise Line has announced that renowned chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse will serve as its Chief Culinary Officer. Carnival Cruise Line reports that chef and restauranteur Emeril Lagasse will serve as its Chief Culinary Officer. A restaurant concept created by Lagasse, Emeril’s Bistro, is already popular on two of Carnival’s ships, Mardi Gras and Carnival Celebration, and… Read More
Hull air lubrication specialist Silverstream Technologies has appointed Nick Chrissos as chief data officer (CDO). He joins Silverstream following two decades at global technology giant Cisco, where he held various roles including chief technology officer (CTO) globally for small businesses, and director of innovation in the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) region. At Cisco,… Read More
The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) has hired Commander Jason Boyle, USCG, Ret., as vice president of fleet performance, based at its Dulles, Va., headquarters Boyle recently retired after 20 years in the Coast Guard where his most recent role was as Chief, Port State Control division at USCG Headquarters. In this role,… Read More
The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) announces with great pleasure that Mark Heward has joined our team as Director of MITAGS. Mark came aboard with MITAGS in October 2022, after retiring from a 22-year active service career in the Royal Navy. “We are thrilled to welcome Mark Heward aboard as the Director of… Read More
Anchor QEA is pleased to announce the appointment of Po-Sun Chen as Chief Executive Officer. With more than 27 years of executive experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager with BrightView, a $2.8B publicly traded company. Mr. Chen has served on Anchor QEA’s Board… Read More
Spencer Zeigler – Appointed as Director of Sales Bollinger Mississippi Repair
Bollinger Shipyards LLC today made a number of leadership announcements following its recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (BMS) and Bollinger Mississippi Repair (BMR), formerly VT Halter Marine and STEHMO. Notably, all ongoing programs at the two shipyards were conveyed with the transaction, including the Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program for the U.S. Coast Guard and the Auxiliary… Read More
Adam Tindall-Schlicht, until recently port director at the Port of Milwaukee, has been named as the eleventh Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS). The GLS is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway between Montréal and Lake Erie. “We are delighted… Read More
The CMA CGM Group has announced that Ed Aldridge, president of CMA CGM America and American President Lines (APL), will retire on December 6. Peter Levesque, a global supply chain executive with more than 30 years of industry leadership experience, will assume the presidency of both CMA CGM America and APL upon his departure. Levesque… Read More
Steven Clarke has been appointed to the role of CEO at Theodore, Ala., headquartered shipbuilder Silver Ships Inc. Previously, Clarke, who joined the Silver Ships team in 2015 as co-owner and chief financial officer, had served in the CFO role for seven years. As CEO, he plans to continue to pursue Silver Ship’s diverse industry growth,… Read More
Stuart Sandlin will replace Uffe Ostergaard as President of Hapag-Lloyd’s Region North America. Sandlin, who is currently Senior Vice President (SVP) of Sales for the United States, will assume his new position on 1 January 2023, while Ostergaard will take over another management position outside of Hapag-Lloyd in the United States. Sandlin can already look… Read More
Ørsted, a U.S. clean energy leader, today announced a new hire to advance its partnership with the State of Maryland and the development of Skipjack Wind. Ørsted has hired Maddy Voytek to serve as Deputy Head of Government Affairs and Market Strategy in Maryland. Voytek will be responsible for developing and implementing engagement strategies in the state,… Read More
Francis Slingsby has assumed the role of CEO at Mayflower Wind, a joint venture of Shell New Energies US LLC (Shell) and Ocean Winds North America. With more than a decade of experience in commercial and business development in the U.S. offshore wind energy sector at Ørsted, he succeeds Michael Brown who will bring his… Read More