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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

OBITUARY

WCI

CalhounToohey Stephens Fitzgerald

Inland Marine’s towboat and tank

New Leadership at WCI barge ? eet for approximately $278

Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI)

Senior Vice President Deb Calhoun million in cash and the assumption of leases. Kirby will acquire Sav- has taken over as Interim President/

George Raymond Duclos age’s inland ? eet consisting of 46

CEO, effective February 18, (1933-2020) towboats and 90 tank barges with 2020, following the retirement of

George Raymond Duclos, age 86, approximately 2.5 million barrels

President/CEO Michael J. Toohey, died on February 15, 2020. Born in of capacity, and will also take over who led WCI since 2011. An 1933 in Fall River, Mass., George Savage’s ship bunkering business executive search ? rm will select a spent most of his life in Westport, and barge ? eeting services along the permanent President/CEO.

Mass., spending summers on the Gulf Coast. Savage’s offshore ma-

Watuppa Pond and moving to the rine business and certain shoreside

Stephens Elected

Pond permanently in the 1960s. services including dock operations,

George is survived by his wife and management and logistics remain

PVA President life-long partner in adventure, Pau- Colleen Stephens, President of Stan unaffected by the deal. line D. (Duperre) Duclos, and his

Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises four children, 10 grandchildren and will be President of the Passenger

Fitzgerald to Rejoin two great-grandchildren.

Vessel Association (PVA) for 2020.

At 22 years old, George joined

Crowley as COO

Also elected to terms as PVA Of-

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in ? cers for 2020 were Vice President Ray Fitzgerald will rejoin Crowley

Somerset, Mass. With the sup- Bob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises Maritime Corp. as chief operating port of his partners and his family, (Miami) and Secretary-Treasurer of? cer effective March 1. Fitzger-

George grew the business to become Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, ald began his career with Crowley recognized worldwide as a premier in 1987and spent 13 years with the

Highway and Transportation Dis- builder of small commercial vessels company – many of them in a vice- trict (Larkspur, Calif.). Ben Ber- including high-speed catamaran fer- nstein, BB Riverboats (Newport, presidential commercial role within ries, pilot and patrol boats, tugboats Kent.) was elected to PVA’s Board the liner services group. He then and research vessels. The company joined the Wallenius Wilhelmsen of Directors.

had built nearly 400 vessels upon organization and over the past 20 his retirement in 2011. If asked, he years served in a variety of senior would say his greatest joy and satis- leadership roles.

Kirby Buys Savage faction came from working with his

Inland Marine Fleet family and all the talented people at

Kirby Corporation signed a de? ni-

Rand Acquires ASC the shipyard.

tive agreement to acquire Savage Rand Logistics announced it has 55 www.marinelink.com MN