Elliott Bay Design Group Names Ekse President
be responsible for advancing EBDG's major strategic objectives while leading the team with planning, business management, engineering, personnel development and sales.With 30 years of experience in the marine industry, Ekse has a diverse background including prior positions with Vigor, Alaska Marine Highway System, Alaska Ship and Drydock and Crowley Marine Services. Since joining EBDG, he has led multiple employee engagement initiatives, improved the project management process, and participated in strategic planning and growth initiatives
NYC Jobs Plan Aims to Bolster Freight Network
freight and logistics industries. As part of the New York Works plan, the city will implement a multipronged strategy called Freight NYC that seeks to create 4,000 freight network industrial jobs by building more shipping and distribution infrastructure to connect NYC to the nation’s Marine Highway. According to the City, the median wage in the water transportation sector is around $72,000 a year, with a majority of those jobs highly unionized and accessible to New Yorkers without a college degree. As part of its strategy to better connect NYC to the America’s Marine
Training Program Seeks to Develop Alaskan Shipbuilders
;s Ketchikan shipyard and elsewhere that result when non-Alaskans are recruited to fill the state’s critical skills gap. In 2016 Vigor employed 191 people at the Ketchikan Shipyard, up from 21 employees in 1994. Now with large contracts to build two Alaska-class ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System, as well as other large projects forecasted for the future, Vigor said it is working with Maritime Works to proactively build a skilled local workforce to meet the demand. “The maritime sector holds great promise for the future of our state,” said Doug Ward, Director
Foss Maritime Names Parrott COO
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood named Parrott a member of the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council. MTSNAC is a chartered, non-federal body whose purpose is to advise the Secretary of Transportation on MTS issues including the effective use and expansion of America's Marine Highway, port development and development challenges. Parrott sits on the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce board of directors and travels to Washington D.C. each year with the WA-to-WA delegation. He serves on the Seaman's Services board of directors and is the treasurer for the Annie
