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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS AllegrettiMcAllisterLilesHoffmanStaleyAllegretti Takes Helm at AMP The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) has elected Thomas Allegretti as its new Chairman. Allegretti is President & CEO of The American Waterways Operators. McAllister Elected AWO Chairman The American Waterways Operators elected a new slate of leaders. Buckley McAllister, President, McAllister Tow- ing, was elected as Chairman and Frank Morton, Director, Turn Services, LLC was elected as Vice Chairman. Liles Named Sales Director Structurmarine appointed David Liles to the position of U.S. sales director for its new division, Timber dock Systems. Liles brings more than 30 years of marina experience in the timber dock market. Wavecraft Appoints Hoffman Wavecraft USA has named Kerry Hoffman its general manager for the Americas. Swaim-Staley Elected Vice Chair WTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women in transportation, has elected Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, President and CEO of Union Station Redevel- opment Corporation (USRC), to the position of Vice Chair of its board of directors. Falvey Pollution Insurance Division Falvey Insurance Group has formed a new division, Safe Harbor Pollution Insurance. Russ Brown, Tony Gerone and Sean Quinn bring over 35 years of experience in underwriting marine pollution coverage to the new Long Island-based company. New Role for Haynes at Dometic Dometic Marine has appointed 25- year company employee Ben Haynes to the Commercial and Military Ma- rine portion of Dometic Americas. Chet Morrison Adds Three Chet Morrison Contractors has add- ed three key industry veterans. Metin Gezer is now VP of Land Construc- tion Services. Darrell Ketchum will serve as Manager of Planning and Scheduling for the Land Construc- tion division. Derick Bourg, now the VP of the Fabrication and Offshore Construction department, has headed the Harvey Fabrication Facility for Chet Morrison Contractors for the last 16 years. Crowley Acquires Carib Energy Crowley Maritime Corporation?s pe- troleum services group is entering the Lique ed Natural Gas (LNG) market by acquiring Florida-based Carib En- ergy. ISA Establishes U.S. OfÞ ce International Shipyards Ancona has announced the grand opening of its North American operations with an of ce at the Portside Yachting Center in Fort Lauderdale. Bel Joins NOIA Megan Bel has joined the staff of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) as Senior Director, Govern- ment & Political Affairs. Harvey Gulf Invests $540m Harvey Gulf International Marine has executed three agreements for vessels totaling $540 million: Eastern Ship- building Group will build two STX- CV Heavy Lift Construction Vessels; TY Offshore will build the sixth Dual Fuel Offshore Vessel to be owned and operated by Harvey Gulf Interna- tional Marine; and it signed an asset purchase with Gulf Offshore Logistics of Lafayette, La., for 11 DP2 Offshore Supply and Fast Supply Vessels. VT HalterÕs Dry Dock Arrives VT Halter Marine announced the ar- rival of a 12,000 MT Floating Dry Dock transported by a heavy lift ves- sel from the Philippines. The dock di- mensions are 546 x 128.5 x 46 feet. The dry dock is part of an overall expansion plan to the south yard in Pascagoula where VT Halter Marine is adding a repair facility for semi-sub- mersible drilling rigs and Panamax- size ships. Conrad Shipyards Honored Conrad Shipyard received the 2012 ?Award for Excellence in Safety? as well as the ?Award for improvement in Safety? by the Shipbuilders Coun- cil of America (SCA). GezerJune 201340 MNMN June2013 Layout 32-42.indd 40MN June2013 Layout 32-42.indd 405/30/2013 11:19:11 AM5/30/2013 11:19:11 AM
