From left: IMHOF honoree Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority and presenter Anthony A. Scioscia, Anthony A. Scioscia Management, LLC; presenter Peter Tirschwell, Journal of Commerce, S&P Global and IMHOF honoree Jeremy Nixon, Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd; presenter The Rev. Mark S. Nestlehutt, The Seamen’s Church Institute and IMHOF honoree Brian Buckley McAllister, McAllister Towing; presenter Lee Newitt, DCLI and IMHOF honoree Bill Shea, DCLI; IMHOF honoree Semiramis Paliou, Diana Shipping and Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association and presenter Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS; and Joseph E. M. Hughes, President of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey.
In a ceremony held at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City, 5 world shipping and intermodal leaders have been not too long ago inducted into the twenty ninth International Maritime Hall of Fame sponsored by the Maritime Association of New York/ New Jersey.
The ceremony was the spotlight of a constantly sold-out occasion, the International Maritime Hall of Fame Award Dinner, which pulls attendance from world wide, creating a possibility to not solely pay tribute to the honorees however to additionally acknowledge the importance of the New York/New Jersey harbor to the worldwide provide chain.
The recipients acknowledged for his or her management and dedication to advancing the maritime business all through their careers have been:
- Griff Lynch, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
- Brian Buckley McAllister, President, McAllister Towing
- Jeremy Nixon, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd
- Semiramis Paliou, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson, Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (“HELMEPA”)
- Bill Shea, Chief Executive Officer, DCLI
“These stellar industry leaders join more than 120 people previously inducted into the International Maritime Hall of Fame,” Stephen Lyman, Executive Director, Maritime Association of the Port of NY and NJ, advised the practically 500 company who have been in attendance. “It is fitting that so many have turned out to honor them.”
In his remarks, Lyman referenced a latest announcement that the Port of New York and New Jersey had regained the highest spot because the busiest delivery port in North America.
“For 150 years,” he stated, “the association has weathered the ebbs and flows of business through our port and remains a solid advocate for our members and those who do world commerce here.”
