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The Board of WISTA USA, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association, appointed Boriana Farrar, vice president and chief legal officer of Patriot Contract Services LLC, as president at its 2021 Annual General Meeting held virtually earlier this month. Farrar takes over the presidency from Parker Harrison, senior vice president and General Counsel, Crowley Maritime… Read More
City Council elected the leaders of the governing body Thursday, maintaining the status quo with President Bob Barr and Vice President Michael DeVlieger holding the same year-long posts they held the prior year. The nominations, however, weren’t unanimous during Council’s annual reorganization meeting. Councilman Pete Madden proposed to have Councilwoman Karen Bergman voted in as… Read More
Derecktor Shipyards reports that Richard Steady is joining it as Chief Operating Officer. He will be based at Derecktor Dania, in Florida, and will be responsible for overall operations and development at Derecktor’s Florida and New York shipyards, including new vessel construction along with yacht and commercial vessel refits and service. Steady began his maritime… Read More
Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed John Claybrooks to the newly created position of chief marketing officer, leading the company’s strategic marketing and communications to enhance and differentiate the Crowley brand across its worldwide services. In this new role, Claybrooks leads all marketing and communications functions for the global enterprise, including the harmonization of integrated marketing… Read More
Hendrik Bruhns Appointed as President Anaheim, Calif. – July 1, 2021 – Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC), announces the appointment of a seasoned executive, Hendrik Bruhns, as President. Hendrik succeeds Spencer Schilling who will formally step down as President on July 1st, 2021. Spencer, who has worked for HEC for 38 years, 14 of them as President,… Read More
Bryan Deligero – Hired as Project Control Manager at Archirodon Group N.V. Gustavo Gutierrez – Hired as Sales Manager at ROHR-IDRECO Dredge Systems BV Mark Valenti – Appointed as Director at International Propeller Club Roger Guenther – Appointed to the Gulf Coastal Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors
Oversees Coastal Texas Study, Likely Largest Civil Works Project in U.S. History HOUSTON – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has named Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther to the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors. The Texas State Legislature created the Gulf Coast Protection District to “operate and leverage funding to build the unique… Read More
The Board of WISTA USA, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association, appointed Boriana Farrar, vice president and chief legal officer of Patriot Contract Services LLC, as president at its 2021 Annual General Meeting held virtually earlier this month. Farrar takes over the presidency from Parker Harrison, senior vice president and General Counsel, Crowley Maritime… Read More
At a ceremony held today at the Port of New Orleans, Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau transferred command of the Coast Guard Eighth District to Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme. As the Eighth District commander, Timme is responsible for all Coast Guard operations spanning 26 states, including the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to… Read More
Farhat Ben Amor – Appointed as Technical Field Expert Rehabilitation of Piers and Dredging clean and contaminated material at BHP International Poti
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sally Bakko, Michel Bechel, Roger Guenther, Robert D. “Bob” Mitchell, Lori J. Traweek, and Michael VanDerSnick to the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors for terms set to expire on June 16, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Nicole Sunstrum as the temporary Executive Director. The Gulf… Read More
Ports of Indiana reports that it has hired Bernard (Ben) Weithman as the new Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon port director. Weithman will lead port operations and business development for the Mount Vernon port. His industry experience includes more than 30 years in business development, startup and long-term sustainable operations. A senior-level executive in the transportation,… Read More
Angela (Luzier) Schedel – Promoted to Vice President, Community Resilience at Taylor Engineering Christopher Bender, Ph.D., P.E., D.CE – Promoted to Vice President at Taylor Engineering Cory Waggoner – Promoted to Divisional Sales Manager at Duramax Marine LLC
Fincantieri Marinette Marine reports that Mark Vandroff will be taking over as CEO effective July 7, succeeding Jan Allman who has led the Wisconsin shipyard since 2014 and who has been promoted to a corporate role at parent Fincantieri Marine Group. “Our company’s continued growth afforded us an opportunity to expand our senior leadership team… Read More
President Biden announced on Friday that he intends to nominate retired U.S. Navy Commander Carlos Del Toro as Secretary of the Navy. Born in Havana, Cuba, Carlos Del Toro immigrated to the U.S. with his family as refugees in 1962. Raised in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, he attended public schools and… Read More