Robert A. Guthans, president and chief executive officer of Mobile, Alabama-based Midstream Fuel Services, Inc., and its two subsidiary companies, Tenn-Tom Towing Company, and Petroleum Energy Products Company, was elected chairman of the board of the American Waterways Operators (AWO)—the national trade association of the inland and coastal barge and towing industry—at the association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Guthans brings to AWO vast experience and expertise in the maritime field. In 1953, he joined Southern Industries Corporation and subsequently held the position of vice president, corporate development. In 1971, he became president of B-R Dredging Company, a worldwide dredging operation, before assuming his current position in 1973.
Mr. Guthans served as vice chairman of the board of AWO in 1989 and has served a number of terms on the executive committee and board of directors of AWO before assuming the chairmanship.
The association also reelected Joe Farrell as president. Mr. Farrell has served in that capacity since 1983.
Founded in 1944, AWO represents over 300 companies involved in commercial transportation of goods by water, including small- and medium-sized shipyards that build and repair the industry's vessels.
present tank vessel clients under contract and anticipate we will continue to lead with a dominant share of the non-tanker market as well.” At Resolve, Joe Farrell and his crew pride themselves on differentiation, finding and exploiting market specialties, while maintaining a full menu of salvage and emergency
chairman of the board; R.A. Guthans, president and chief executive officer of Tenn-Tom Towing, Inc., Mobile, Ala., was elected as vice chairman, and Joe Farrell, president of AWO since 1983, was reelected to that post. Mr. Tinkey has been president of Mid- America Transportation Company since 1985, and
Joe Farrell needs no introduction to the marine salvage community or, for that matter, MarineNews readers. Originally from the Boston, Mass., area, he began by enlisting in the United States Coast Guard, eventually attending the U.S. Navy diver school, becoming a ship’s diver. After two years at sea and
on waterborne transportation of oil for the bulk of their citizens' energy requirements. This proposal is big trouble for energy consumers," said Joe Farrell, president of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the primary trade association of the tug and barge industry. The Coast Guard proposal
Following Congressional passage of The Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 6), on October 17, Joe Farrell, president of The American Waterways Operators (AWO), said that "This first omnibus waterways bill in 16 years is a remarkable achievement. The development of this legislation is the result of a
Charles H. Percy (111.), five years with the Peace Corps, and a 12-year career as an officer in the U.S. Navy. "The breadth and quality of Joe Farrell's background will be assets to the association as it faces some crucial tests in 1983 and beyond," AWO chairman Thomas L. Gladders said. "His experi
With the non-profit organization Key Largo Chamber of Commerce, price was a big factor in selecting a salvage team. According to Resolve's president, Joe Farrell, Jr. "We (Resolve Marine) don't take advantage of other people's misfortunes," he said. "We're there to do a job." While the new contract may
important measure of this industry, I believe, that despite estimated losses of up to $200 million, we turned down a federal handout last August. As Joe Farrell, president of AWO, said at the time, "Sometimes you succeed; sometimes you don't. When you don't you shouldn't turn to the federal government
a heavily attended news conference in August 1, AWO revealed the economic impact information and its decision to reject fecTeral aid. AWO president Joe Farrell said at the news conference: "This is the free enterprise system, sometimes you succeed; sometimes you don't. When you don't, you shouldn't
energetic, tough and smart—who represent our interests with a commitment to professionalism and effectiveness for which our industry can be proud." Joe Farrell, president of AWO since 1983, discusses the Association's continuing effectiveness, noting that "We have begun to string together the good years
response coverage to international fleets as well as individual ship owners and operators, who trade in the U.S. According to RESOLVE Marine’s Joe Farrell, by providing a single point-of-contact for all required response services, 1Call streamlines compliance, response planning, and associated administrativ
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People & Companies Rella Hired as Wiltshire Leading Port Everglades St. Johns President Glenn A. Wiltshire has taken over as Joe Rella has been appointed as presi- acting director of Broward County’s Port Rella Barton dent of St. Johns Ship Building. Everglades Department. Barton Named Vineyard CEO New
to offset the struction at Philly Shipyard. Indeed, it was only last July macroeconomic challenges highlighted by Equinor and BP that President Joe Biden attended the steel cutting ceremo- in their OREC termination announcement quoted above). ny for GLDD’s SRIV at Philly Shipyard, highlighting the
tunnel unit bow at Weeks Marine, Inc.,” said ESG’s len (ESG 256), built by ESG and de- thruster, two Hyundai main genera- CEO and chairman of the board, Joey livered in 2017. tors, GE 6L250 MDC IMOIII/EPA D’Isernia. “The R.B. Weeks joins an Like the Magdalen, R.B. Weeks Tier 4 / Hyundai auxiliary generator
at When interviewed for the Loctier article, Cmdr. Kurt De [email protected] The Author The Author DiRenzo Johansson Dr. Joe DiRenzo is a national co-chairman of the 2023 Maritime Risk Capt. Eric Johansson is a third-generation Port of NY/NJ tug captain. Symposium and is
Risk Symposium Managing Impacts of Supply Chain Disruptors, Renewable Energy, Emerging Technology on the Maritime Transportation System (MTS) By Dr. Joe DiRenzo and Capt. Eric Johansson he 2023 Maritime Risk Sympo- sium (MRS) will be held Nov. 14- 16, 2023, as an in-person event, Thosted by Maritime
as well Web: www.marinelink.com DiRenzo York and New Jersey tug captain. as diplomas in journalism, com- t: (212) 477-6700 f: (212) 254-6271 Dr. Joe DiRenzo is a national co- He has been at SUNY Maritime munication and subediting. chair of the 2023 Maritime Risk since 1994 and enjoys teaching Symposium
projects advance to development and From left to right: Lasse Petterson, CEO of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock; Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa.; President Joe Biden; and Steinar Nerbovik, CEO of Philadelphia Shipyard. Philly Shipyar
People & Companies Volvo Penta’s industrial business unit. Klein Named BOEM Director The U.S. Interior Department New Leadership Roles at named Elizabeth Klein, a lawyer who Resolve Marine worked in the Obama and Clinton ad- Marine salvage, rescue, emergency ministrations, to head the Bureau of response
? eet earlier in the year. The vessels, each with 4,500 passenger capacity, were constructed at East- ern Shipbuilding’s yards in Allanton and Port St. Joe, in the Florida Panhandle. According to a New York City re- lease, “The new ferries are larger, more modern, and safer in extreme weather than earlier
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see momentum building ing just as they’re used to with conventional based propul- right now for hybrid, electric and even fuel-cell-based pro- sion,” said Joe Hudspeth, BAE Systems’ Director of Busi- pulsion,” he said, noting that the industry has been shift- ness Development, Global Marine. ing from a “learning
embarked on a continue through December 2025. Conrad Shipyard has a long history of innovation and $50 million, 15,000 ton drydock project at its Port St. Joe facility in order to provide full vessel sustainment services. has developed many practical answers to complex ship- With 1,500 employees, Eastern
MN Feature Tug & Barge divisions: Great Lakes Shipyard, Sarter Marine and Plotz tions. Sarter Towing, along with six tugs, was purchased Machine. Joe Stark is President, Gregg Thauvette is Vice in March. Sarter is based in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. and serves President, Operations and Tom Rigolo is Vice
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at all costs to accepting it as a background for the Symposium, either in-person or virtually. The Author The Author DiRenzo Hummel Dr. Joe DiRenzo is the director of research Dr. John Hummel is the Program Lead partnerships at the Coast Guard Research for Integrated Resiliency Analyses
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at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard and has a hop- per capacity of 8,550 cubic yards. The vessel out? tting and trials will be conducted at Eastern’s Port St. Joe Facility for an on-time delivery in 2023. The R.B. Weeks is named in honor of Richard B. Weeks, a co-founder of Weeks Marine and married to Magdalen
? exibility as the need to evaluate each issue. diesel with zero emissions and less maintenance.” Unfortunately, once completed, the fuel cell project Joe Pratt was asked about how the Sea Change trials stopped. A subsequent project at the Scripps Institution of went. He said there were some “typical