Steve Thur Named Director of NOAA Research
across our country, the need for the credible and timely science provided by NOAA Research has never been greater. I am excited and humbled to be joining these dedicated professionals in service to the American public through science.”Thur received a Ph.D. in marine policy from the University of Delaware’s Graduate College of Marine Studies. He holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and economics from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.With a workforce of 2,280 employees and affiliates, and 10 laboratories across the country, NOAA Research provides the science and research foundation
Lemanowicz Joins Poseidon Barge, Piedmont Relocates
Coast territory sales manager, to fill the position left by the transfer of Carl Piedmont from the Northeast to the West Coast.Located in New Jersey, Lemanowicz's territory includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., Montreal, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.Lemanowicz graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering and a Master of Science in construction management. He brings practical field experience to the position after
Nestlehutt tapped to lead SCI
and asset planning as well as engagement as an enthusiastic rugby player from 1980-2012. An avid one-design sailor, Mark spent 12 years as the Rector of Christ Church in St. Michaels, Maryland, a waterfront community on the Chesapeake Bay where his parishioners were comprised of Chesapeake Bay Pilots, Delaware River Pilots, tugboat captains, ship engineers, students at the Calhoon MEBA Engineering School, and others.“One of our Search Committee members expressed it well,” says Craig Philip, Research Professor at Vanderbilt University and SCI Selection Committee Chair. “This position
Montgomery Named CEO of Ports America
, L.P. (Oaktree), where he brings more than 30 years of maritime industry experience.Montgomery led the company through a successful Public Private Partnership with the Maryland Port Administration at PAC in 2010. He also serves in board roles at the Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT), PAC, the Delaware River Stevedore joint venture in Philadelphia, the CP&O joint venture in Norfolk, the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company and the Eller-ITO Stevedoring joint ventures in Miami. Mark also serves on the Board of the National Association of Waterfront Employers, the North Atlantic Ports Association
New CEO Takes the Helm at Intermarine
Carriers, LLC and is responsible for the international flag services. Additionally, Will Terrill has assumed the role of president and CEO of US Ocean, LLC and is responsible for the company’s U.S. Flag services. Mike Dumas has taken over the role of president of Maritime Holdings (Delaware), LLC (the parent company), CFO of Intermarine, LLC, and president of Industrial Terminals.
SUNY Maritime Cadets Receive Crowley Scholarships
, a third-class cadet originally from Newark, Del., is studying marine operations and pursuing an engine license. He is a three-time Admiral’s List honor roll student, plays on the football and basketball teams, and is in the boxing club. He is the youngest of four siblings to graduate from Delaware Military Academy and is confident the scholarship will provide outstanding opportunities to better his career as an engineer. After graduation, he hopes to travel the world. Third-class cadet McCracken, from Sayreville, N.J., is majoring in marine environmental science with a minor in meteorolog
Search on for Missing Diver in Shark River Inlet
The Coast Guard and local police are searching for a missing diver in the Shark River Inlet in the vicinity of Belmar, New Jersey. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay were notified by the Belmar Police department that a 17-year old free diver was reportedly missing in the Shark River Inlet at around 5 p.m. A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small rescue crew was dispatched from Station Shark River and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue crew was dispatched from Air Station Atlantic City to aid in the search. Also searching are members of the Avon-By-The-Sea and Belmar Police
Hernandez Joins Asahi/America Sales Team
Thermoplastic fluid flow technology company Asahi/America, Inc. announced the addition of Anthony Hernandez to its sales team. North Carolina based Hernandez joined Asahi/America on June 6, 2016 and will represent Asahi/America in eastern Pennsylvania, Long Island and New York City, N.Y., New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, northern Virginia, and Washington, DC, has nearly a decade of experience in the thermoplastics industry.
"Shipmate For Life"
. He is a tall and boisterous man decked out in nautical tattoos that embody the sailor’s spirit. Even his feet are tattooed – a rooster on his right and a pig on his left, representing a belief that those tattoos will keep a sailor afloat at sea. Stationed at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, Mr. Sam places much emphasis on the importance of mentoring others. “Between leadership and mentorship, you use your past experience with current policy to help everyone out,” said Mr. Sam. “No one’s perfect.” That mentorship extends
NY Maritime Law Firm Cited as a Top Practice
and knowledgeable technician" in his handling of cargo damage and loss, collision and pollution claims. Marshall Dennehey's Maritime Litigation Practice Group serves national and international clients in all facets of admiralty and marine insurance law from offices in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Florida. The group's attorneys represent shipowners, terminal operators, underwriters, cruise lines, trucking companies, vessel manufacturers and more, in a wide variety of marine and inland marine litigation including catastrophic loss, marine insurance and reinsurance, Jones
SUNY Maritime Ranked a Top Northeastern College
school to attend. It is a tremendous reflection on everyone here at SUNY Maritime College when our students express such a high level of satisfaction with their college experience at Maritime,” Dr. Alfultis added. The colleges and universities selected are located in eleven states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia. The Princeton Review's Best Northeastern Colleges are chosen based upon institutional data it collects from several hundred schools in each region, from its
NOAA Data Reveals Weight of Ocean and Great Lakes Economy
ocean and Great Lakes economy has hundreds of important chapters, and here are just a few: From 2010 to 2011, the ocean and Great Lakes economy gained 67,000 jobs—an increase in employment of 2.4 percent, which was twice the job-growth rate as in the U.S. economy as a whole. Alabama, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Texas experienced the highest rates of employment growth. The tourism and recreation sector accounted for 70 percent of employees but averaged the lowest wages of the six sectors represented. Approximately 120,000 workers were responsible for all the seafood produced
