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Jo-Kell Loses Long Time Colleague & Friend

Jo-Kell Inc., an electrical distribu- tion and engineering company based in Chesapeake, Va., announced the loss of Walter E. (Ned) Gregg Jr., on

September 6, 2010. Gregg, who was 92, was born in Baltimore, Md. and graduated from Baltimore

Polytechnic Institute in 1936. He graduated from Cornell University in 1939 with a degree in Electrical

Engineering. He began his career at

Universal Wiring in Providence, R.I. and went on to start his own consult- ing business, Gregg & Associates which was later sold to Eaton

Corporation. Gregg had worked for

Jo-Kell Inc. since 1978.

Bowles Leads St. Lawrence

Seaway Management Corp.

Terence F. Bowles was appointed as

President and CEO of the St.

Lawrence Seaway Management

Corporation (SLSMC) on November 1. Bowles was President and CEO of the Iron Ore Company of Canada from 2001 to 2010. Bowles is a chemical engineer with an MBA from

McGill University. He replaces

Richard Corfe who is retiring after nearly 28 years with the organization.

Lewis-Manning VP for Canadian

Shipowners Association

Robert Lewis-Manning has been appointed as Vice-President

Operations for the Canadian

Shipowners Association (CSA), effec- tive November 30. Lewis-Manning holds a master’s degree in Business

Administration from Royal Roads, a

Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie, as well as a Command Certification (Masters) from the Naval Operations

School in Halifax. He comes to the

CSA after a 24-year career in the

Canadian Navy.

Hornblower Names Shaw COO

Hornblower Cruises & Events has appointed Bob Shaw to the position of chief operating officer. Shaw is a

LEED-accredited professional who most recently served as president for the mechanical contracting company

R.M. Thornton, Inc. Shaw earned a

MBA from Harvard University and completed his undergraduate engi- neering degree at Cornell University.

Training Ship Master Wade to

Retire from MMA

Captain Laurence “Larry” Wade, master of Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship, is to retire in 2011.

Since Wade’s appointment as the training ship’s top officer in 1996, he has logged more than 15 training cruises. A 1964 graduate of Maine

Maritime Academy, Wade sailed as a professional merchant mariner for more than 30 years, earning an unlimited master’s license in 1970.

He later formed Wade Marine

Services, Inc., a maritime consulting company that provided services to the shipping industry and to the

Maritime Administration (MARAD).

Crowley Names Ayala General

Manager, Puerto Rico Ops

Crowley Maritime Corporation promoted Jose "Pache" Ayala to gen- eral manager of operations for the company's liner services group in

Puerto Rico. In October 2009, Ayala was promoted to director of labor relations. Prior to that he served as president of the Teamsters for five years in San Juan and two years as vice president. Ayala also spent 12 years with Crowley in barge opera- tions.

Fifty-Nine Foss Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence

For 18 years, the Drew Foss, a tug- boat operated by the Foss Maritime

Company, has been free of environ- mental mishap. So have the Arthur

Foss, the Justine Foss and a dozen other Foss vessels. In fact, 59 vessels owned by the Seattle-based Foss were recognized by a major maritime organization for their environmental safety records. Altogether, the Foss vessels feted by CSA have gone a combined 551 years without an envi- ronmental incident. Foss was hon- ored by the CSA at a dinner ceremo- ny in Washington, D.C., with the awards presented by Maritime

Administrator, David T. Matsuda and

Rear Admiral Brian Salerno, Deputy

Commandant for Operations, U.S. 36 MN December 2010

Gregg, Jr.

Bowles

Lewis-Manning

Shaw

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