Maritime Employers: Working to Find Workers
training even after it fills its employee ranks. “We’re facing the trades gap head-on,” Burch commented, and added: “The Training Center is a long-term investment. This is a great opportunity to start a great career and get paid while you learn your chosen profession.”San Francisco Bay: A new Working Waterfront CoalitionPatrick Murphy is President of the Blue and Gold Fleet, a passenger ferry service at Pier 41 Marine Terminal in San Franciso. For Blue and Gold, Murphy wrote “that workforce recruitment is top of mind for us.” Murphy is working with union halls
IMTRA Grows Its Commercial Sales Team
develop new commercial marine and overland adventure clients.“I am absolutely thrilled to join the IMTRA team as Regional Commercial Sales Manager for the Pacific Northwest,” said Morgan. “I look forward to using my established industry experience to support our customers from the San Francisco Bay Area to Alaska and to build lasting relationships with commercial mariners, shipyards and boat builders in this region.”"Commercial marine vessels, such as passenger vessels, commercial fishing vessels, municipals vessels, tugs and barges, and the components they require to effectively
Maritime Academies Work Toward Inclusion
Admissions. Fredie said that 11 years ago the Academy’s “under-represented minority population” was 11%. “Now we’re at 36%,” he said. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard Academy)California State University Maritime AcademyCal Maritime is in Vallejo, on the northern end of San Francisco Bay, the only one of the U.S. maritime academies on the West Coast. This year Cal Maritime has 907 students, a bit lower than the average, around 1,000. The school offers a range of undergraduate degrees, from business administration to engineering to oceanography; it offers a master’s degree
Moose Boats Hires Ken Royal as Sales VP
for firefighting, search and rescue, recovery, and patrol missions. Moose Boats has provided our organization with a proven powerhouse vessel with safety, comfort and security for us to do our jobs. Having a need for a stable vessel while mitigating the many hazards in rough conditions of the San Francisco Bay, is absolutely critical…I wouldn’t want any other platform than a catamaran to work from.”In addition to Royal’s fire service background, he is also an adjunct professor for Cal Maritime’s Marine Emergency Response Boat program, a licensed paramedic, and he has
Crowley Realigns Its Marine Services Group
advanced fleets of ship assist and tanker escort tugs in North America, Crowley safely assists the ships through some of the tightest, most environmentally-sensitive waterways in the world. Crowley entered the ship assist business at the start of the 20th century, operating steam-powered tugs in San Francisco Bay in 1906. Sesnon, who will have profit and loss responsibilities for the division, will be based in Seattle and report to Sperling.Porter Sesnon (Photo: Crolwey)Within Crowley’s engineering group, van Gundy is taking the leadership role in business development to grow the company&rsquo
Goss, Martus Receive Thomas Crowley Awards
, vessel construction management, have been honored with 2016 Thomas Crowley Awards, the company’s highest honor for its employees. Goss and Martus each received a limited-edition bronze sculpture that depicts company founder Thomas Crowley ferrying goods in a row boat across San Francisco Bay in the early 1890s. The award serves not only as a tribute to the founder of the company, but also to those honorees who have aligned themselves closely with the company's values displaying outstanding performance, dedication, leadership and initiative. Only 66 employees have received the award
IMTRA Adds Two Account Reps
, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. MacDonald is already performing his duties at IMTRA in the newly created position of commercial Pacific Northwest account representative. MacDonald has worked in the territory since 2014 and will support commercial and industrial customers from the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California to Alaska and inland to the Rocky Mountains. MacDonald will focus on supporting IMTRA’s commercial marine, fisheries and other industrial market clients
Port of Oakland Adds 400 Dockworkers
labor, the port announced today, noting that additional hires will be phased into the workforce through September to handle a buildup of ships and cargo. The port said its aim in brining in the new workers is to accelerate cargo operations and clear out a backlog of vessels anchored in San Francisco Bay. “We’re not operating with the speed and efficiency our customers deserve right now,” said Maritime Director John Driscoll. “Additional longshore labor is an important first step in getting back on track.” Waterfront employers and the longshore
Global Diving & Salvage Launches Training Initiative
training for both independent inspectors and inspection companies involved in the aviation, rail, nuclear and marine industries. Classes will also be available to Global employees at no cost. Regularly scheduled GTS classes will take be held in Alaska, Seattle, Portland and the San Francisco Bay area, but custom classes will also be available, with the first being held for a railroad client in Winnipeg. Overseeing GTS is Marty Anderson as the new NDT Training and Quality Manager. Anderson, the previous owner and lead instructor of Alaska Technical Training, brings to the position
CGF To Honor Coast Guard Heroics
Award for their actions on the night of July 30, 2013. The helicopter crew of CG-6515 saved the lives of six hikers stranded in the remote cliffs near Point Reyes, California in incredibly difficult flying conditions. Facing thick fog and limited visibility, the flight crew had to fly below the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridges. Subsequently the crew had to use night vision goggles and radar equipment to locate the stranded hikers. Cliffs, steep-walled bluffs, shifting winds and the need to refuel mid-mission made the situation even more challenging. Despite these hardships, the aircrew relied
