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the strategy and business plan for Car-liles LTL and Facility locations. He joins Carlile most recently from West- ern Canada Express, Inc. where he was the Vice President, Western Canada Operations and Vice President, Port- side Warehousing and Distribution. Legal is familiar with Paci? c Northwest and Canadian markets, having worked in both markets for many years. New Trader with Dan-Bunkering (America)Dan-Bunkering (America) Inc. an- nounced that Camilo F. Jimenez has been employed as Bunker Trader. Camilo is ? uent in English, Span- ish, French and Italian. He has pre- viously been working as a trader of energy derivatives. Camilo has joined the sales department of the worldwide bunker trading companys of? ce in Houston, TX, which opened last year. AEU Safety Awards Presented at ALMA Conference The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) presented the 2012 Safety Awards at the annual American Long- shore Mutual Association (ALMA) Conference in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The awards are given each year to the best performing ALMA members and are based on the number of accidents and the severity of acci- dents for the calendar year. This years award winners included Linea Penin- sular, Inc., US United Bulk Terminals, DPH Holdco, LLC, Beacon Maritime, Inc., Candies Shipbuilders, LLC, Sig- nal International, LLC, Austal USA, and receiving a Special Marine Industry Safety Award, W & T Offshore, Inc. Superior Performance Promotes HodgeSuperior Performance Inc. has pro- moted Bobby Hodge to sales manager. Hodge brings a thorough understand- ing of sales and customer relations to this role. He holds two degrees from McNeese State University in account- ing and computer science.Konopasek Attains ABS LNG Certi? cation Jim Konopasek, president of Mari- time Design, Inc., has recently attained certi? cation from the American Bureau of Shipping in the design and construc- tion of LNG carriers at the ABS Shang- hai of? ce. Maritime Design assists Jones Act vessel operators in conveying their small scale LNG ? eet needs through early development to construction. Konopasek has been involved in the design, engineering and consulting of many specialized vessel types. Fidelis Group Holdings Launches Inland Division; Helfers, Uzzo new MDs Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) through its subsidiary company Conti- nental Underwriters, Ltd., announced the formation of its new Inland Marine Division. Ed Helfers and Lisa Uzzo were named Managing Directors in charge of expanding the Companys existing Inland Marine portfolio utiliz- GatzDerenburgerMillerTolsonBellFelber PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS MN 113www.marinelink.com MN Sept2013 Layout 112-122.indd 1138/29/2013 4:46:01 PM