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Spaulding will be responsible for the development and management of project plans and schedules for all Gulf Coast product lines. He will also manage production control, production engineering and industrial engineering, and labor resource and capacity planning for the Gulf Coast facilities. He most recently served as director of Central Planning for the company's Newport News facility. Strategic Partnerships, Corporate and Incentive Sales and Inside Sales. porate culture. Formerly with Wilson Freight, he fulfilled roles as Sea Freight Manager, Assistant General Manager, Director and Deputy Managing Director before becoming Managing Director of TNT Freight Management. In 2006 he joined Baltrans Logistics HK Ltd as Managing Director of its North China operations, where he was also accountable for Hong Kong and Greater China exports to Sweden. His experience encompasses air freight as well as ocean freight and door-to-door logistics. company LLC, Nashville, Tenn. Bronze Award: APL Maritime, Ltd., Bethesda, Md., APL Maritime, Ltd., Oakland, Calif., and Marathon Petroleum, Ashland, Ky. Honorable Mention: Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation, Seattle, and SeaRiver Maritime Inc., Houston.
Pugh to Head Office of Marine Highways
The Maritime Administration has named James D. Pugh to head its Office of Marine Highways and Passenger Services in Washington, D.C., focusing on expanding the use of America's coastal, intracoastal and inland waterways to reduce landside congestion, reduce energy consumption and increase opportunities for American mariners, shipbuilding and the overall economy. He will also oversee the office of Passenger Vessel Services, which was established to support the passenger and cruise industry and its multi-billion dollar contribution to the economy as well as the congestion relief that passenger ferries offer nationwide.
ESAB Promotes Ostaffe
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products said that Michael J. Ostaffe has joined ESAB as Vice President of Product Management and Development - Filler Metals for North Ostaffe America. He will be responsible for driving ESAB's programs forward in product management, product research and development of filler metals. He will also assume the responsibility for Marketing Communications for all products in North America.
Costa North America Names New Execs
Maurice M. Zarmati, President and CEO of Costa Cruise Lines North America said that industry veteran Scott Knutson, CTC, has been named Vice President of Sales and that Ruben Perez has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Guest Services and Revenue Management for Costa's North American headquarters. Most recently, Knutson was Regional Vice President of Sales for the Southeastern United States with Carnival Cruise Lines. Perez has been with Costa North America for 24 years, most recently as Vice President of Passenger Services. Both Knutson and Perez will report directly to Zarmati. In Knutson's new position heading up Sales for Costa's North American region, he will oversee Field Sales, Group Sales, National Accounts,
Commandant Presents Benkert Awards
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen honored the recipients of the 2008 Biennial, Rear Adm. William M. Benkert, Marine Environmental Award for Excellence at an American Petroleum Institute luncheon in San Diego. Recipients of the awards include: Osprey Award: Dow Chemical Company of Freeport, Texas Gold Award: Alaska Chadux Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska, and Foss Maritime Company, Seattle Silver Award: U.S. Shipping Partners L.P., Edison, N.J., American Commercial Lines Inc., Jeffersonville, Ind., and Marathon Petroleum, Ashland, Ky., and Marathon Petroleum
GreenCarrier Asia Names Chu MD
GreenCarrier Asia, part of the Bj�rk.Eklund Group, has appointed Peter Chu as Managing Director. Chu will take on the task of developing GreenCarrier's operations in Greater China. For much of his career Chu has been involved with the Sweden-China trade and has considerable knowledge of both the Swedish market and its cor-
Shipyard Names Rotkirch Chairman, CEO
Carl-Gustaf (Calle) Rotkirch, a 32year maritime industry veteran, has been named Chairman and CEO of the Grand Bahama Shipyard, Ltd., effective
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