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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Azam Smith Hammond Hantz Allgood Aarstad Ottosson the Massachusetts Maritime Acad- transportation, were among 248 stu- began diversifying into other marine emy (MMA). The four recipients, dents from the 64 SUNY campuses to related business segments. In addition

Patrick Goldsmith, Jack McMurrer, be recognized. Azam took time away to vessel management, planned main-

Paige Mentuck and Christina Mur- from SUNY Maritime to enlist in the tenance, compliance management, phy, were chosen based on their ex- Air Force reserves, and upon his re- harbor services and liquid operations, cellent grades, demonstrated ? nancial turn, balanced being a full-time stu- we now have tankering services to of- need and plans to pursue a career in dent with military service. Smith spent fer our current and future customers.” the maritime industry. Goldsmith is three years working as a custom broker said Hammond. At the same time, majoring in marine engineering and for an import/export company before IMS has partnered with Shawn Hantz minoring in international maritime enrolling at SUNY Maritime. In ad- of Third Coast Tankering, LLC to business. He recently completed his dition to her studies, she rose through form the new company. IMT services commercial shipping experience the ranks to become the regimental include loading/unloading liquid tank aboard the Crowley-managed con- commander of cadets her senior year. barges and in-plant services for re? n- tainer ship National Glory. McMur- eries and third party facilities.

rer is pursuing a dual major in marine

Allgood to lead GPA board transportation and international mar-

DMS Completes Jeppesen

The Board of Directors of the Georgia itime business. He spent the winter Ports Authority has elected James L.

Marine Division Acquisition semester aboard the Crowley-man-

Allgood as chairman. Allgood, who Digital Marine Solutions (DMS) an- aged tanker Evergreen State. Mentuck served as vice chairman for two years, nounced that it had completed acquisi- is majoring in marine transportation. will assume his new responsibilities tion of the assets of the Marine Division

Murphy is majoring in marine trans-

July 1. Currently featuring more ship- of Jeppesen. Jeppesen Marine and C- portation and will soon spend her to-shore cranes than any other U.S. MAP portfolio will continue to operate summer-at-sea semester aboard the terminal, at 22, Savannah’s Garden as a separate entity under the C-MAP

Crowley-managed container ship Yor-

City Terminal will add four cranes brand name. “The completion of this ktown Express. Since 1984, Crowley this year. Another set of four will ar- deal is good news for C-MAP, our cus- has provided more than $3 million rive in the late spring of 2018, bring- tomers, our staff and the marine indus- dollars in scholarship funding for ing the total number to 30 cranes. try,” said C-MAP CEO Egil Aarstad. more than 1,000 students.

Leif Ottosson, DMS chairman, added, “We believe that C-MAP is very well

IMS Announces New Tanker- positioned to take a leadership position

SUNY Maritime Graduates ing & Plant Service Company

Receive Chancellor’s Award

Inland Marine Service (IMS) has in the dynamic and developing market

Two of SUNY Maritime’s spring grad- launched a new tankering and plant for digital content and services. We uates received the State University of service division called Inland Marine are very excited about future C-MAP partnerships and growth opportunities

New York Chancellor’s Award. Jawad Tankering, LLC (IMT). Dave Ham-

Azam, who studied electrical engi- mond, President of IMS, made the across both the recreational and com- neering, and La’Quey Smith, marine announcement. “Two years ago, IMS mercial marine market.”

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