Phoenix Appoints General Manager for the Pacific Region
Phoenix International announced it has appointed Travis Niederhauser to the position of General Manager─Pacific Region.In this new role Niederhauser will be responsible overseeing and directing the day-to-day activities of the company's San Diego and Hawaii offices, pursuing growth opportunities for all Phoenix services in the area and establishing short and long range organizational and financial goals as part of the Phoenix strategic plan.Chris Williams, Vice President, Manned Operations, said, “Travis began his career at Phoenix as a diver/tender and continued to work his way up through
Young Named VP Production Ops at Austal USA
company as a structural engineering apprentice. Young was soon asked to travel to the US to join the Austal USA team as it stood up operations in Mobile, Ala. After a brief return to Australia, Young came back to Mobile in 2004 to assist in production management roles overseeing the construction of two Hawaii Super Ferry vessels. Young also played an instrumental role in hiring and training the production workforce as the company underwent a major growth period. Mike Bell, formerly Senior Vice President of Production Operations, was named Senior Vice President of Infrastructure, Austal West Campus
Foss Maritime Names Mack COO
Foss Maritime announced it has promoted Chris Mack Jr. to Chief Operating Officer (COO), responsible for all of the company's harbor services activitiesMack will oversee Marine Assurance, HR and labor, Fleet Engineering and Foss’ regional management teams in Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii.Mack joined Foss Maritime as an Able-Seaman in the Ocean Fleet after graduating from California Maritime Academy in 2005. He held several deck positions before moving to shoreside in 2011. He has held several shoreside positions over the last 11 years including Port Captain, Project Manager, Director
NFPA Certificated Marine Chemists – A Century of Fire Protection and Life Safety
;s Certificate is posted for hot work in, on or adjacent to tanks, spaces or compartments that contain or previously contained combustible or flammable liquids or flammable gas. Presently there are 93 NFPA Certificated Marine Chemists located in ports throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam. Together these marine chemists write about 31,000 Marine Chemist’s Certificates each year.It's fitting that NFPA 306 has entered the revision cycle for the 2024 edition just as the marine chemist program enters its second century. The first draft of the next edition of
MTS Names Ostrander Executive Director
, industry partnerships, foundation & corporate philanthropy, and research administration. Before his time at the University of Utah, Chris served as the assistant dean and director of strategic initiatives for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. While in Hawaii, he was the co-founder and director of the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). He has launched three companies and helped entrepreneurs and institutions raise more than $450 million in research and philanthropic capital.As a researcher and principal investigator
BOEM Taps Doug Boren to Lead Pacific Office
announced Doug Boren has been appointed as the new regional director for the agency’s Pacific Office in Camarillo, Calif. Boren will be responsible for managing the development of energy and mineral resources on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.“Doug has many years of service with BOEM, working on aspects of OCS energy and minerals programs at the regional, national and international levels,” said BOEM Director Amanda Lefton. “His collaborative management style, public engagement experience and proven ability to seek out
Workforce Development: Apprenticeship Programs Help Build the Fleet
can pursue a four-year engineering degree with her tuition and related educational fees paid by the Navy.“Since I entered the apprenticeship program to have a career, this seemed like a good next step. It was a big motivator for me,” said Pang.Ten years later, Pang attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering and earned her Bachelor of Engineering Degree. “After I got my degree, I was assigned to work with the nuclear engineers in Code 2320. They’re involved with anything involved with nuclear submarine propulsion. I recently transferred to 2310 and working
Lemanowicz Joins Poseidon Barge, Piedmont Relocates
, a technical expert, has worked for Poseidon Barge for more than 14 years, having managed the Northeast territory since 2009. As West Coast territory sales manager based in Arizona, his new territory includes Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Mexico. Poseidon Barge said it will soon open an equipment storage yard in the Western region
NY & NJ Missing the Boat on Mariner Vaccinations -Union Boss
do, Larkin says. “Our members travel to and from their jobs aboard ship. They do not have the ability to schedule appointments for multiple vaccinations with certainty.”Despite U.S. vessels being essential for serving U.S. military bases overseas and supplying entire states such as Alaska and Hawaii, the federal government has delegated the responsibility of vaccinating the Merchant Marine to the states and their governors.“The only way that we’re going to get enough shots in arms of seafarers is if we have action by the governors,” Marcus says. “We know that we&rsquo
Matson Promotes Jarek to VP of Fleet Operations
U.S. based ocean carrier Matson announced it has promoted Tracy Jarek to the position of vice president, fleet operations.Jarek joined Matson in 2001 and over 19 years earned multiple promotions to key positions including manager, fleet operations; manager, Hawaii container operations; and director, equipment, vehicle, and reefer operations.Jarek will oversee Matson’s 23-vessel fleet deployment throughout the Pacific, including the coordination of vessel schedules with our terminal operations, marine operations, engineering departments, and interisland barge service to maximize schedule integrity
Matson Promotes Three
the efficient, orchestrated management of operational assets across the enterprise as we continue to grow.Dreyfus joined Matson in in 1993 as General Manager, Sales – U.S. Mainland and later served in management and executive roles leading area sales and operations in Matson's California and Hawaii locations, including serving as president of Matson Logistics Solutions. Dreyfus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Economics from the University of San Francisco and is a graduate of the UCLA Executive Program. Having served on the boards of numerous industry associations throughout
From Superyachts to Fast Response Cutters
I wanted, so I was cool with it.”After about a year in Long Island, the opportunity arose to go to ‘A-school’ and become a machinery technician. “I wanted to learn about the engineering side of things,” said Harnay.When he completed school, there was an opportunity to go to Hawaii. His duty station is part of the Naval Support Division (NSD) which is part of sector engineering in Honolulu. Harnay and the rest of the NSD provide engineering and maintenance support to all three FRC's homeported in Honolulu.Petty Officer 3rd Class Morgan Harnay has gone from being a deck
Rob Nakama: From USCG to Foss Maritime
;After 26 years of service, the absence of military customs and courtesies, actually wearing different clothing each work day, and watching national disasters and maritime operations on television and knowing I wouldn’t be a part of them anymore have been sobering.” Nakama was born in Hawaii, growing up on the island of Maui as the son of a taro farmer who worked for the Aloha Poi Factory. His stepfather served in the Coast Guard, moving the family to North Carolina when Nakama was 10, and then back to Hawaii during his high school years. “I grew up around many Coast Guardsmen
Austal USA Earns SCA Safety Award
U.S. Navy ships and craft, U.S. Coast Guard vessels of all sizes, as well as vessels for other U.S. government agencies. The Council represents 41 companies that own and operate over 120 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system, Alaska and Hawaii. Austal is currently under contract with the U.S. Navy to build 12 Expeditionary Fast Transport vessels under a $1.9 billion contract and 11 Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships which are part of a contract worth over $3.5 billion
Roberts Joins Foss as Chief Commercial Officer
and Services Development based in Aalesund, Norway, and Chief of Staff to the President of Rolls-Royce Land & Sea in London, UK. Roberts began his career in the U.S. Navy as a qualified Deck and Engineering Officer onboard the U.S.S Honolulu, a fast attack submarine based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. “The existing sales team at Foss is very professional,” Roberts said. “We won't be changing the core of what we do, but we might change how we look for business and where we look. The marketplace continues to change, and wherever there is change, there is opportunity.&rdquo
Navico Hires Southwest US Sales Manager
of marine electronics and parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands, has appointed Scott Nagel as its new territory sales manager for the southwest U.S. Based in Mission Viejo, Calif., Nagel’s territory will cover California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Hawaii. Nagel has been in the industry for many years working as an independent sales representative for leading brands like Daiwa, Rapala, Flambeau, Penn, Beretta and Sig Sauer. Nagel got his start in the industry while attending San Diego State University and working as a deck hand on the San
Hong to Take up New Role at Saltchuk
Young Brothers, Ltd president Glenn Hong will retire at the end of the year to undertake a new leadership role with parent company Saltchuk, focusing on Hawaii business initiatives effective January 1, 2018. Hong began at Young Brothers in 1991 as vice president of finance and government affairs, coming from Hawaiian Electric Industries. In 1992, he assumed the presidency and immediately set to work to infuse the organization with a customer-driven mindset. Hong joined the Saltchuk organization in 1999, when the company acquired Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge from
