ABS has appointed Patrick Ryan as Chief Technology Officer to support continued development of ABS as a maritime technology leader. Having served in the key executive leadership role of ABS Senior Vice President, Global Engineering and Technology since 2019, Ryan’s appointment to CTO reflects the increasingly pivotal role of technology in the global energy transition…. Read More
The Board of Directors of Beemac Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Presto as Chief Executive Officer. Presto has a tenured logistics and supply chain career, having earned degrees in Supply Chain Logistics and Computer Information Systems from Robert Morris University. With 25 years of experience his ability to provide solutions to customers goes unmatched…. Read More
Crowley has appointed Clay Heil as vice president of global government relations, where he will lead the company’s full spectrum of government advocacy across all of the company’s business interests and activities. Based in Washington, D.C., Heil will spearhead Crowley’s engagement with federal, state and local government partners and elected officials on policy and regulatory… Read More
David Engel was reappointed by the Corpus Christi City Council to serve another term on the Port of Corpus Christi Commission, where he currently serves as secretary. Originally appointed in 2013 to serve as a City of Corpus Christi appointee, Engel is one of the most tenured members of the current Port Commission. He is… Read More
Sam Myers – President & Chief Operating Officer at Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS)
After a competitive and thorough hiring process, the Port of Seattle has named Arif Ghouse as the new Chief Operating Officer for Seattle-Tacoma Inernational Airport (SEA). The role of COO will lead significant projects and initiatives, including Operational Readiness Activation and Transition, Art and Innovation functions, and will be working closely with all aviation departments… Read More
Company founder and industry titan Brian D’Isernia retires after 46 years PANAMA CITY, FL – Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) is pleased to announce Joey D’Isernia has been appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board. After more than 46 years in the role, company founder Brian D’Isernia is retiring and proudly handing over the leadership to… Read More
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced Hydi Webb as the next Director of PortMiami. Webb served as Deputy Port Director from February 2018 to January 2022 before being tapped as Interim Port Director. Webb brings nearly 30 years of experience in cruise and cargo management to the world’s largest cruise port, where she has negotiated… Read More
Susan W. Dio is the former chairman and president of BP America and former CEO of BP Shipping. [Image: BP America] Houston-headquartered Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), the largest tank barge operator in the U.S., has appointed Susan W. Dio to its board, effective January 24, 2023, expanding it to ten directors, nine of them independent. Prior to… Read More
WaterIQ Technologies™, the leader in next-generation ultrasonic solutions to combat harmful algae and biofilm without the use of chemicals, today announced the appointment of Tom Bundick as Vice President of its Process Water Division. Bundick has a strong background in industrial and municipal wastewater and water treatment solutions. He will play a key role in… Read More
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has named Flavio Batista as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In his new position at GPA, he will direct international marketing, business development, and the sales effort toward beneficial cargo owners. “His depth of knowledge and the energy he brings to this new position will continue and… Read More
Cynda Maxon has joined TDI-Brooks as a senior environmental scientist, broadening the company’s environmental capabilities and services. She has more than 30 years of experience as a program manager, environmental chemist, field supervisor, and risk assessor encompassing a wide range of offshore and coastal projects throughout the world. She has a thorough understanding of environmental… Read More
Bruce Bradshaw – Promoted as Hydraulic Divison Dredge Manager at Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI), Bristol, R.I., has promoted two key members of the firm’s team, Ian M. Lawson, P.E. and Teri L. LaForest, P.E., to senior naval architects on earning their professional engineer licenses in Rhode Island. Lawson has been with BHGI for over five years, during which he has filled both engineering and… Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy will nominate two of his top staffers, George Helmy and Joe Kelley, and Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, to serve as commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Helmy is Murphy’s chief of staff and Kelly is his deputy chief of staff for… Read More