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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Crowley Leonard Sharrow ZeaSoholm Miller for Distinguished Service, and the J. vessels it can haul and service. Equity

VT Halter Announces

Liebertz Memorial Award for Distin- for the transaction comes from Carlyle

Promotions guished Leadership. VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Realty Partners VII, a U.S. real estate

Marine) announced the promotions investment fund. Located in Fort Lau-

Smith to Lead CG of Richard A. Zubic to Executive Vice derdale, LMC is a 50-acre facility con- sisting of a boatyard, marina and ma-

Recruiting Command

President, Shipbuilding; Rob Mull-

Coast Guard Capt. Ron LaBrec last ins to Senior Vice President, Strategy rine service center. It accommodates month relinquished command of and Estimating; Harry Bell to Vice boats up to 200 feet with 19 covered

Coast Guard Recruiting Command to President, Sales and Marketing; Pawan sheds and 156 wet slips, has three ma-

Capt. Robert Smith. The Coast Guard Agrawal to Vice President Repair; and rine travel lifts with haul-out capacity up to 330 tons, and features 7,000 lin-

Recruiting Command has workforce Phil Adams joins the VT Halter Ma- ear feet of dockage. of 451 personnel, across eight time rine team as Senior Vice President. zones, at 78 recruiting of? ces. Smith’s

PVA, Coast Guard Part- previous unit was at Coast Guard

Silver Bell Awards 2015

Headquarters in Washington, D.C., In June the Seamen’s Church Institute’s ner for Safety where he served as the Director of Sex- (SCI) 38th Annual Silver Bell Awards The Passenger Vessel Association ual Assault Prevention in the Response Dinner honored individuals who have (PVA) has partnered with the U.S.

Military Campaign Of? ce. made remarkable contributions to the Coast Guard, through a chartered maritime industry. SCI presented a working group, to develop strategies

Fidelis Opens NY Of? ce

Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. to reduce slips, trips and falls aboard

Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH) Craig E. Philip. Philip, past President domestic passenger vessels. The group with its subsidiary company Conti- & CEO of Ingram Barge Company will work to identify the root causes of these types of accidents with the goal nental Underwriters, Ltd. (CUL), a and now Research Professor in the De-

National Marine Insurance coverage partment of Civil & Environmental of developing non-regulatory guide- provider announced the opening of Engineering at Vanderbilt University, lines for industry use. The working group will also take a broader look at its new ? agship of? ce located in Low- has worked SCI to expand the Insti- er Manhattan, New York. H. Elder tute’s mission to include the inland best practices from outside the mari-

Brown, Jr., President and Chief Execu- transportation sector, establishing its time environment by examining re- search done by the National Institute tive Of? cer of FGH commented, “We Center for Maritime Education in Pa- have been able to continue our growth ducah, KY. The event raised more than of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for service industries such as pattern during these tough market $962,000 for the programs and servic- hospitals and restaurants.

conditions principally due to our es provided by SCI.

proven business model and discerning

MMA Cadets Win hiring practices.” FGH’s Manhattan

Carlyle Group of? ce is located at 100 William Street,

Crowley Sr. Scholarships

Acquires LMC

Suite 310, New York, NY 10038. This The Carlyle Group announced the ac-

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 2015- location is the group’s Inland Marine quisition of Lauderdale Marine Center 2016 Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memo-

Division and Excess Marine Liabilities (LMC), the nation’s largest yacht repair rial Scholarships have helped to further hub and also includes key personnel facility in terms of the number of large educational opportunities for four across all product lines.

students of Massachusetts Maritime

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