Ira Douglas
Crowley Maritime Corp has actually advertised Ira Douglas to vice head of state, labor relationships, to lead the firm’s partnerships, running contracts as well as collaborations with unions standing for seafarers, incurable stevedores as well as vehicle motorists.
Douglas, previously supervisor of labor relationships, will certainly remain to be based in the firm’s Jacksonville workplace as well as record to Bill Pennella, vice chairman as well as exec vice head of state.
“Ira has diverse experience serving at sea, as well as, directing the services involving the 3,000 mariners who ably operate our vessels and those of our customers around the world,” Pennella claimed. “His leadership and industry knowledge will help us continue to provide innovative, reliable and safe services across the diverse fleets and terminals where we operate.”
Crowley deals with 7 unions throughout the nation that sustain risk-free as well as dependable workplace for workers as well as top quality, reputable solutions for clients.
“Our union employees demonstrate our core values of safety, integrity, and high performance every day,” Douglas claimed. “The labor relations team at Crowley has been a leader in the industry. For example, we’ve taken a leadership role in the development of the Navigation Skills Assessment Program to enhance mariners’ capabilities. I am excited to continue advancing initiatives with our strategic union partners that will continue to provide thought leadership within the industry and best serve our customers.”
Douglas signed up with Crowley in the firm’s labor relationships division as an aquatic employer in 2006, prior to coming to be supervisor of aquatic recruiting as well as growth in 2008. He was advertised to supervisor, aquatic employees, in 2009 prior to coming to be labor relationships supervisor in 2017.
Douglas is a 2003 grad of the united state Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., with a bachelor’s level in aquatic design systems. He functioned as a 3rd aide as well as 2nd aide designer aboard different united state flagged vessels.
He fills up the duty of Rudy Leming Jr., that lately transitioned to vice head of state, procedures assimilation for Crowley Logistics, looking after the incorporated liner-logistics service that consists of the firm’s supply chain solutions in global as well as united state markets.
