IMHOF23 Journal

Mc ALLISTER TOWING

CONGRATULATES THE 29 TH INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HALL OF FAME HONOREES

Griff Lynch • Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon • Semiramis Paliou and Bill Shea

Welcome to the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards

The most significant changes to maritime transportation and logistics over the past two-and-a-half years have been their impact worldwide and the public’s understanding of the importance of these industries. Whether we liked it or not, the supply chain was forced into an assessment of each operational node impacting the day-today movement of goods. Fluidity and resiliency became trade buzzwords and ambitious standards were set to meet public demand. Industry leaders who viewed the public as key stakeholders and not just customers transformed the supply chain to a value chain, including safety, efficiency, and environmental sustainability as key components in the movement of goods. These are the leaders we honor tonight. We honor these individuals for their contributions and thank them for their ongoing innovation to develop a new international transportation normal for today and the future.

In 1993, the Board of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey created the International Maritime Hall of Fame to honor those visionaries who, through excellence in their company, organization, or services, best exemplify the qualities of forward thinking that guide our industry now and in the future.

This year the following areas were considered for persons with significant accomplishments: international container carrier, international vessel operator, terminal operator, non-container steamship carrier (bulk, liquid, or oil), ocean transportation intermediary, cruise industry stevedore, cargo handling, port logistics, maritime negotiations and labor, Class I railways, supply chain collaboration.

The Ship’s Lookout Statue is presented to people who are true transportation visionaries. Funds raised from the Awards event promote advocacy and educational awareness for the industry.

This year, the International Maritime Hall of Fame inducts five outstanding leaders:

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

Please join us in honoring tonight’s inductees and thank them for keeping the international maritime and transportation sectors strong and the supply chain competitive.

Stephen Lyman Executive Director Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou

Bill Shea

HONOREES for the May 17, 2023

International Maritime Hall of Fame at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, NYC

Griff Lynch Executive Director Georgia Ports Authority

Semiramis Paliou Director and Chief Executive Officer Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (“HELMEPA”)

Jeremy Nixon Chief Executive Officer Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.

Brian Buckley McAllister President McAllister Towing

Bill Shea Chief Executive Officer DCLI

THE MARINO GROUP

Proudly Congratulates

The 2023 International Maritime Hall of Fame Award Honorees

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou

Bill Shea

Thank you for your leadership and contributions to the Maritime Industry.

EMCEE Joseph E.M. Hughes

Chairman, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), Manager of the American P&I Club

Joe Hughes has been Chairman of Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), the New York-based manager of the American P&I Club, for nearly 28 years. He joined SCB in 1995 from London where he was chairman of global marine at Jardine Insurance Brokers, a major Lloyd’s intermediary.

A Liverpool-born Welshman – and now a US citizen – Joe graduated in law from Balliol College, Oxford and was thereafter called to the Bar of England and Wales, serving his pupillage in a leading barristers’ chambers specializing in maritime law. Joe began his marine insurance career at the Steamship Mutual P&I club in 1977, and subsequently worked for the Gard club in both Norway and London before joining Jardine’s.

Since Joe’s arrival at SCB, the American Club has emerged as a full-service insurance provider, offering P&I, and related lines of cover, with a presence throughout the world. SCB affiliates are also active across a broad range of other management and service sectors in the maritime domain.

The current president of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey, Joe is also the chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and chairman of its international coordinating body, INTERMEPA. A former chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United States, Joe also serves on the board of both the American Club and its Cyprus-based subsidiary, the American Club (Europe). He is also a member of committees of the American Bureau of Shipping and of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.

Joe Hughes is Chairman of Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (SCB), the Manager of the American P&I Club.

Joe was himself an inductee of the International Maritime Hall of Fame in 2011, and was designated by Lloyd’s List as one of the top ten global marine insurance personalities of 2015.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL

MARITIME HALL OF FAME HONOREES

GRIFF LYNCH

BRIAN BUCKLEY MCALLISTER

JEREMY NIXON

SEMIRAMIS PALIOU

BILL SHEA

CADDELL DRY DOCK AND REPAIR CO., inc .

29th International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards

May 17, 2023

The Lighthouse, Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers

May 17, 2023 Evening Program

6:00 PM Reception including Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres

Welcome Host: Stephen Lyman, Executive Director

The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ

7:00 PM Emcee: Joseph E.M. Hughes

Chairman of Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc.

7:15 PM Induction of 2023 International Maritime Hall of Fame Recipients

HONOREES

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

8:15 PM Dinner – Post Event Reception Immediately Following

Photographer: Lauren Welles Photography

2023 International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards Dinner Committee

EVENT CHAIRMAN

Dennis Lombardi

Institute of International Container Lessors

EVENT COMMITTEE

Michael J. DiVirgilio

Michael J. DiVirgilio & Associates

Bruce Fenimore

Columbia Group

Vincent Foley Holland & Knight LLP

Joseph E. M. Hughes

Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc.

Carol Lambos

The Lambos Firm

Stephen Lyman

The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ

Jim McNamara

International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO

John Nardi

Shipping Association of New York & New Jersey

Joe Ragusa

Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors’ Association

Tiffany Torrey

The Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ

EVENT COORDINATORS

Lisa Aurichio

BSY Associates Inc.

Anna Maria Hubner

BSY Associates Inc.

June Chin

BSY Associates Inc.

Barbara Spector Yeninas

BSY Associates Inc.

PHOTOGRAPHER

Lauren Welles Photography

Griff Lynch

Executive Director

Georgia Ports Authority

As the Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, Griff has the great privilege of leading 1,800 employees in Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge and Chatsworth, Georgia.

During his 34-year career in the industry, he has been blessed to have had many great team members and mentors who have inspired and guided him throughout his career.

After graduating Maritime College, Griff began his career with TFL. He then joined the Sea-land Elizabeth Marine Department in 1992. He takes great pride in those first years at Berth-88, working with phenomenal people in management and the ILA, where he learned the importance of teamwork and partnership, which would shape the rest of his career.

Maersk Line acquired Sea-Land in late 1999 and Griff stayed on, moving his family to Virginia as Port Manager for APM Terminals. During his nine years in Virginia, Griff had the awesome responsibility of leading an incredible project team which designed and developed the APM Terminals Virginia facility. He ultimately became the Director of the new terminal before being named VP of Sales for APM Terminals North America.

After 16 years with the Sea-Land/APM organization, Griff came back to the Port of NY/NJ as VP of Operations for Global Container Terminals. During his tenure at GCT, Griff worked at New York Container Terminal and built the project team for the GCT Bayonne terminal expansion.

The highlight of his career came in 2011, when Griff joined the Georgia Ports Authority as Chief Operating Officer. He held this position for five years before being named Executive Director in 2016. During his tenure, the world-class GPA team has experienced record cargo volumes and invested $2.7 billion in capital projects, leading them to be recognized as one the most successful ports in the country.

In 2021, Griff was recognized “Alumnus of the Year” by his alma mater, the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY). Then, in 2022 he was named Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Georgian of the Year.”

Griff is currently a board member of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE).

He holds a Bachelor of Science from SUNY Maritime and has undertaken executive development courses at Cranfield University in England, and the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland. Griff and his wife Denise are proud graduates of the Leadership Georgia class of 2018 –Best Class Ever!

(This profile was submitted by the recipient.)

“Under Lynch’s leadership, the GPA has seen record cargo volumes and has continued to invest in infrastructure and equipment to support future growth.”

From the men and women of the Port of New York & New Jersey

Brian Buckley

McAllister, Esq. President McAllister Towing

Brian Buckley McAllister began his career as a deckhand, working in various McAllister Towing operations from Louisiana to Maine. In 1998, he rejoined the company as Vice President General Counsel. In 2012, Buckley was named President and in 2021 he became Chairman.

Founded in 1864, McAllister Towing is one of the oldest and largest maritime transportation service companies in the United States. Buckley’s Great Great Grandfather, James McAllister, started with a sail lighter, transporting cargo with wind power throughout the Port of New York. Since then, the company has participated in numerous marine innovations, from steam engines to the first TIER IV reduced-emission engines to be put in ship assist tugs in America. Today, McAllister employs 800 of the finest maritime professionals in the industry and operates over 60 tugboats along with barges, crew boats and ferries. The company is currently building three more tractor tugs, capable of performing tethered escorts and certified for generating 80 metric tons of bollard pull, in order to assist ultra large container ships. The company has over a dozen offices along the East Coast and Caribbean, from Maine to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Buckley is also President of The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, founded in 1883 by P.T. Barnum. The ferry carries over 400,000 cars and 800,000 passengers across Long Island Sound every year.

The ferry company is also building a new TIER IV ferry in order to improve and expand its service, expected to be delivered in 2024.

Mr. McAllister is a long-time member of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey. He serves on the boards of Steamship Mutual P&I Club, the Area Maritime Security Committee for New York and New Jersey, the Coast Guard Foundation, the American Bureau of Shipping, and the Seamen’s Church Institute. He previously served on the board of the American Waterways Operators and was Chairman in 2013. He is admitted to practice law in New York, California, and a number of federal jurisdictions.

Buckley and his wife, Beth Morrow, live in Brooklyn, NY and are proud parents to two children, Rowan and Janet. Buckley enjoys playing music and performs with the band @NewYeller.

“Founded in 1864, McAllister

Towing is one of the oldest and largest maritime transportation service companies in the United States.”

Jeremy Nixon

Chief Executive Officer

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.

Jeremy began his seafaring career in 1979 with “Bank Line” where he qualified as a 2nd Mate after four years of global trading on “tween deck” general cargo vessels (including calls at Red Hook, Brooklyn), and studies at South Shields Marine & Technical College. Being at sea taught him many valuable life lessons and gave him a broader understanding of the maritime industry. He then completed a BSc in Maritime Commerce at Cardiff University and subsequently, an MBA at Warwick University.

He joined the P&O Group at the Port of Felixstowe, and then P&O Containers in London and Singapore. Following the company’s merger with Nedlloyd in 1996, he moved to Hong Kong and then to the USA in 1998. There he was based out of their NA regional headquarters in East Rutherford, NJ. Four years later, Jeremy moved back to London. In 2006, he joined Maersk’s global headquarters in Copenhagen after their acquisition of P&O Nedlloyd. After serving two years with Maersk, Jeremy moved back to London in 2008 to head up NYK Group’s container business in Europe and Africa. He was then transferred to Singapore in 2010 to establish NYK’s new global liner head office. This later led to the initiation and creation of Ocean Network Express (ONE), through the consolidation of K Line, NYK and MOL’s container shipping businesses in 2018. Today ONE is a major global container shipping company, with a balance sheet of USD 30 Bn and is active in 140 countries in the world.

Working with a team of highly professional and experienced staff, Jeremy regularly reminds his colleagues that ONE should be “big enough to survive but still small enough to care.”

Jeremy has always had a strong passion for anything related to maritime and shipping. As CEO of ONE, Jeremy has contributed to a number of cross industry initiatives related to sustainability, safety and crew welfare. Jeremy is also Co-Chair of the World Shipping Council (WSC). Additionally, he led the company through the global pandemic, ensuring that ONE’s operations remained fully functional while also keeping employee’s welfare fully in mind.

His wife Tina lives with him in Singapore, and their daughter Natasha, who was born in New York, is in her final year of study at Edinburgh University in the UK.

“As CEO of ONE, Jeremy has contributed to a number of cross industry initiatives related to sustainability, safety and crew welfare.”

Semiramis Paliou

Chief Executive Officer of Diana Shipping, Inc.

Semiramis Paliou’s passion for the shipping industry was instilled in her from a young age, having been born into a family with a long-standing tradition in the sector. In fact, her father, Symeon Palios, was inducted into the Maritime Association International Maritime Hall of Fame in 2016.

Semiramis is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Diana Shipping Inc., a leading global shipping company that specializes in the transportation of dry cargo goods. She has been with the company since 2015, serving in various positions including Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and member of the Executive Committee. In addition to her role at Diana Shipping, Ms. Paliou also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Diana Shipping Services S.A. the wholly owned ship management company.

She began her career as a trainee ship surveyor at Lloyd’s Register of Shipping where she was assigned field postings in Spain and Finland. Her experience at Diana Shipping Agencies S.A. further solidified her passion for the field, and Semiramis has since held numerous leadership positions throughout her career. These positions include Director and President of Alpha Sigma Shipping Corp. and Head of Operations, Technical, and Crew at Diana Shipping Services S.A.

Semiramis holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and an MSc in Naval Architecture from University College, London. She has also completed several executive education programs at Harvard Business School, including “Finance for Senior Executives,” “Authentic Leader Development,” and a certificate program on “Sustainable Business Strategy.”

Semiramis is also actively involved in various industry organizations and committees. She currently serves as the Chairperson of HELMEPA and Vice-Chairperson of INTERMEPA, organizations dedicated for the last 40 years to promoting the protection of our seas through education, activities, and projects for our seafarers and the broader society. Under her leadership HELMEPA now focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals as defined by the United Nations, to promote social, economic and environmental sustainability.

She is also the Vice president of the Greek committee of Det Norske Veritas, a member of the Greek committee of Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, and the Greek committee of Bureau Veritas. Moreover, Semiramis is a member of the board of directors of the UK P&I Club, the Union of Greek Shipowners, and the Global Maritime Forum.

Outside of work, Semiramis enjoys spending time with her husband Aristidis and their three sons, and they call Athens their home.

“Our legacy preserves our culture, inspires our people and creates value for the future.”

Bill Shea

Chief Executive Officer DCLI

One would be challenged to name an executive working in the US transportation industry who has a longer, more impactful track record than Bill Shea. Mr. Shea has been the Chief Executive Officer of DCLI and an investor in the company since March 2012. In this role, Mr. Shea is instrumental in shaping the company’s strategic vision and facilitating the acquisition of major legacy chassis fleets while maintaining oversight of the company’s growth and financial performance.

Mr. Shea began his career in the transportation leasing Industry in 1979 with Itel Rail Corporation leasing railcars to short line and Class 1 railroads. In 1984, Mr. Shea co-founded Kelley Transportation Services marketing intermodal equipment manufactured by Stoughton Trailers. Mr. Shea also co-founded Bay Cities Leasing, creating a pool of 15,000 piggyback trailers servicing the rail industry. In 1994, Bay Cities was selected to manage the first domestic container and chassis pool, called EMP, for Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern with Mr. Shea serving as the pool’s Program Manager. The EMP Program, through its affiliation with REZ-1 (now Blume Global), developed the first reservation and billing systems for intermodal equipment and continues to manage domestic 53’ containers and chassis for Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and CSX rail networks today.

Mr. Shea oversaw the creation of DCLI, formerly the chassis leasing division of Maersk. He was the thoughtleader behind the creation of the Pool of Pools, the gray daily-use chassis pool that operates in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Mr. Shea engineered DCLI’s acquisition of REZ-1 and IAS to provide asset management and logistics software services to railroads, ocean carriers, logistics companies, motor carriers and BCOs.

Mr. Shea serves on the Board of Directors of DCLI and is Chairman of the Blume Global Board. He served on JB Hunt’s Board in 2009-2010 and on the Board of the IICL. He combined his passions for wine and charities founding three charity wine auctions, which have raised over $40M for children’s causes. He currently sits on the San Francisco Family House board, an 80-unit facility that houses families whose children are undergoing treatment for life-threatening illnesses at UCSF Hospital in Mission Bay.

Mr. Shea graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, with a degree in Economics. He lives in San Francisco with his wife of 35 years, Elizabeth. They are the proud parents of two adult children, Allyson and Austin.

(This profile was submitted by the recipient.)

“One would be challenged to name an executive working in the US transportation industry who has a longer, more impactful track record than Bill Shea.”

Proudly Congratulates the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees

JEREMY NIXON

Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors’ Association

GRIFF LYNCH

BRIAN BUCKLEY MCALLISTER

SEMIRAMIS PALIOU BILL SHEA

MMMCA Board of Directors

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Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou

congratulations to our CEO,

Bill Shea

Your contributions exemplify what’s needed to guide maritime transportation into the future.

Everyone at McAllister Towing applauds our very own Brian Buckley McAllister on his induction to the International Maritime Hall of Fame

Ocean Network Express, congratulates our CEO, Jeremy Nixon, on his induction into the 29 th International Maritime Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame Inductee

Ocean Network Express is the world’s 7th largest container carrier. Operating more than 200 vessels, we offer an expeditious and a reliable international network of over 130 services to 120 countries and beyond.

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InternatIonal longshoremen’s assocIatIon

Harold Daggett, President

Stephen Knott, Secretary-Treasurer

Dennis A. Daggett, Executive Vice President

Wilbert Rowell, General Vice President

John D. Baker, General Organizer

James H. Paylor, Jr., Assistant General Organizer

Alan A. Robb, Assistant General Organizer

Benny Holland, Jr., Executive Vice President Emeritus

THANK YOU EVENT SPONSOR

THANK YOU LOOKOUT SPONSOR

AMERICAN STEAMSHIP OWNERS MUTUAL

PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY ASSOCIATION, INC. and SHIPOWNERS CLAIMS BUREAU, INC., MANAGER

Congratulate

GRIFF LYNCH

BRIAN BUCKLEY MCALLISTER

JEREMY NIXON

SEMIRAMIS PALIOU and BILL SHEA

on their induction into the International Maritime Hall of Fame

May 17, 2023

Columbia Group wish es to congratulate the Maritime Association of the Port of New Y ork and New Jersey 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees, Griff Lynch, Bri an Buckley McAllister , Jeremy Nixon, Semiramis Pali ou, and Bill Shea f or their induction int o the International Maritime Hall of Fame.

THANK YOU

PRE-EVENT SPONSOR THANK YOU

POST-EVENT SPONSOR

Maritime Association of the Port of New York & New Jersey Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President - Joseph Hughes

Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc.

Vice President - Thomas Hinderhofer Cape Liberty Cruise Port, LLC

Treasurer - Leslie O’Neal

The Seamen’s Church Institute

Secretary - Andrew Genn

NYC Economic Development Corp.

DIRECTORS

John Atkins GCT USA

Frank Borland

Ironbound Intermodal Industries, Inc.

Ronald D’Ambrosio

Norton Lilly International

Michael J. DiVirgilio

Michael J. DiVirgilio & Associates

Bruce Fenimore Columbia Group

Jake Gilene

TRAC Intermodal

Steven Kalil Caddell Dry Dock & Repair

Steven Kress

McAllister Towing & Transportation

Dennis Lombardi

IICL, Ltd.

James Mahlmann United New York Sandy Hook Pilots Association

James McNamara International Longshoremen’s Association

COUNSEL

Vincent Foley Holland & Knight LLP

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Stephen Lyman

John Nardi

Shipping Association of NY & NJ

James Overley

East Coast Warehouse Dist.

Brian Rau

Vane Brothers

Joseph Ragusa

Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors’ Association

Bethann Rooney

Port Authority of NY & NJ

Michael Stamatis

Red Hook Container Terminals

Maritime Association of the Port of NY & NJ

C atulati s

To This Year’s International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees

29 th International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards

Thank you

Griff Lynch, Bill Shea, Jeremy Nixon, Brian Buckley McAllister and Semiramis Paliou for all you have done in shaping our nation’s supply chain. Your recognition is well deserved.

Your colleagues at Consolidated Chassis Management

PORTWIDE CONGRATULATES

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou and Bill Shea

on their induction into THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HALL OF FAME

Congratulations Griff Lynch on induction into The International Maritime Hall of Fame!

This richly-deserved honor recognizes a career built on operational excellence and integrity.

-The TICO Team

Congratulations to the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame

2023 Honorees

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 & Chief Executive Officer, Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA)

Bill Shea

Chief Executive Officer, DCLI

The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey Congratulates the 2023 International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees:

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou

Bill Shea

Torrey Enterprises, LLC

Grant Funding and Special Project Solutions for the Maritime Industry

International Maritime Hall of Fame 2022 Memories

2022 International Maritime Hall of Fame Award Honorees: From Left: Gary Cross, Michael DiVirgilio, Roger Guenther, Vince Marino, Raquel Marino accepting on behalf of Anthony Marino (posthumous) and John Witte, Jr.

Past International Maritime Hall of Fame Award Honorees:

Top Row: Markos Marinakis, Bill Payne, Carol Lambos, Brian Maher

Bottom Row: Joseph E.M Hughes, Anthony Chiarello, James R. Mara, Tony Scioscia, H.W. Thurber III

OUR MISSION

It is the mission of the Maritime Association of the Port of NY/NJ to serve the commercial maritime industry in the NY/NJ region by monitoring and disseminating data regarding vessel activity to its members and the public, to act as an advocate for the commercial maritime interests of the Port at the municipal, state, and federal level, and to promote the safety of navigation, the security of maritime assets, the sustainability of the marine environment, and the competitiveness of port services.

Since 1873, Maritime Association of the Port of New York has been the primary voice for the commercial maritime industry for our great Port. We were initially organized as a Marine Exchange to monitor vessel arrival/departure/berthing information and to share vital information about maritime operations in the port.

While we still perform the functions of a Marine Exchange, our mission has expanded so that we are now the primary advocate for the commercial maritime industry in our port, and also perform as a trade association representing our over 500 paid members to ensure the safety of navigation, the security of marine assets, the sustainability of the marine environment, and the competitiveness of our marine services.

MARITIME ASSOCIATION OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY

International Maritime Hall of Fame 2022 Memories

From left: Allison van Riemsdyk, Jackie DiVirgilio, 2022 IMHOF Honoree Mike DiVirgilio and Cheryl Nardi

Tony Scioscia presenting the IMHOF award to 2022 Honoree Vince Marino

From left: 2022 IMHOF Honoree Gary Cross, Frans van Riemsdyk, Bruce Fenimore, John Nardi and 2022 IMHOF Honoree Roger Guenther

From left: Lindsay Butler, Lisa Wheldon and Joyssy Woody

Steven Newes presenting the IMHOF award to 2022 Honoree John Witte, Jr.

Tiffany A. Torrey, Assistant Executive Director MAPONY/NJ and Stephen Lyman, Executive Director MAPONY/NJ

International Maritime Hall of Fame 2022 Memories

2022 IMHOF Honoree Vince Marino with Raquel Marino accepting on behalf of 2022 IMHOF Anthony Marino (posthumous) and Tony Scioscia

2022 International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees From left: Roger Guenther, Gary Cross and Michael DiVirgilio

Guests enjoying the 2022 IMHOF Dinner Reception

Beautiful views overlooking the Hudson River from Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers, NY

Griff Lynch Executive Director Georgia Ports Authority

Semiramis Paliou Director and Chief Executive Officer Diana Shipping Inc. & Chairperson Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (“HELMEPA”)

Jeremy Nixon Chief Executive Officer Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.

Brian Buckley McAllister President McAllister Towing

Bill Shea Chief Executive Officer DCLI

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

BRIAN BUCKLEY MCALLISTER

GRIFF LYNCH, JEREMY NIXON, SEMIRAMIS PALIOU, BILL SHEA

CONGRATULATIONS

2023 International Maritime Hall of Fame Award Honorees

Griff Lynch

Brian Buckley McAllister

Jeremy Nixon

Semiramis Paliou

Bill Shea

TOWBOAT AND HARBOR CARRIERS OF NY NJ

International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees 1995-2022

2022 Gary Cross

President and Chief Executive Officer, Maher Terminals LLC

Michael J. DiVirgilio

Principal, Michael J. DiVirgilio & Associates

Roger Guenther

Executive Director, Port Houston

Anthony V. Marino (posthumous)

Executive Vice President, The Marino Group

Vincent J. Marino

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Marino Group

John A. Witte, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Donjon Marine Co., Inc.

2021 Lisa Lutoff-Perlo

President and Chief Executive Officer, Celebrity Cruises Inc.

James R. Mara

President Emeritus, Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors’ Assoc.

James I. Newsome, III

President and Chief Executive Officer, South Carolina Ports Authority

Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos

President and Chief Executive Officer, Tsakos Energy Navigation

Lois K. Zabrocky

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, International Seaways Inc.

2019 Harold J. Daggett

International President, International Longshoremen’s Association

AFL-CIO

George Economou

Founder, Chairman & CEO, DryShips Inc.

John F. Reinhart

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority

Rodolphe Saadé

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, CMA CGM Group

Richard S. (Rich) Weeks

Chief Executive Officer, Weeks Marine, Inc.

2018 Donato Caruso

Senior Partner, The Lambos Firm, LLP

Adam M. Goldstein

President & Chief Operating Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Michael A. Jordan

SE Founding Principal & Technical Director, Liftech Consultants Inc.

Juergen Pump

Senior Vice President, Hamburg SudNorth America, Inc.

2017 Harley V. Franco

Chairman & CEO, Harley Marine Services

Angeliki N. Frangou

Chairman & CEO, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.

James C. McKenna

President & CEO, Pacific Maritime Association

Madeleine Paquin

President & CEO, Logistec Corporation

Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest

Executive Vice President & CMO, CN

C. Duff Hughes

President, The Vane Brothers Company

Robert (Rob) P. Kusiciel, Vice President, Honeywell ACS Integrated Supply Chain Logistics & Transportation Center of Excellence

2016 Symeon P. Palios

Chairman & CEO, Diana Shipping, Inc.

William (Bill) Payne, Vice Chairman, NYK Line (NA), Inc. & Vice President, NYK Ports, LLC

Christopher (Chris) J. Wiernicki, Chairman, CEO & President, American Bureau of Shipping, Inc.

2015 Thomas A. Allegretti

President & CEO, The American Waterways Operators

Wolfgang Freese, President, Hapag-Lloyd Region Americas

Markos K. Marinakis

President, Marinakis Chartering, Inc.

Brian A. McAllister

Chairman, McAllister Towing & Transportation Company

Special Award – Lifetime Achievement

Richard L. Sadler

Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd’s Register Group Limited

Peter Tirschwell

Executive Vice President/Chief Content Officer, JOC Group Inc.

2014 Peter Friedmann

Executive Director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition

Jorn Hinge

President & CEO, United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)

Carol Notias Lambos

Partner, The Lambos Firm, LLP

Lambros C. Varnavides

Managing Director & Global Head of Shipping, Royal Bank of Scotland

Wolf von Appen

President, Ultramar Agencia Maritima Ltda, & Chairman, Grupo Ultramar

2013 Michael R. Bloomberg

Former Mayor of NYC

Morton S. Bouchard III

President & CEO, Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc.

Joseph A. Dorto

President & CEO, Virginia International Terminals, Inc.

E. Hunter Harrison

Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Pacific

Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, Chairman, A.P. Møller-Maersk (posthumous award)

Ronald D. Widdows

Chief Executive Officer, Rickmers Holding Rickmers-Linie

2012 Joseph C. Curto

President, New York Shipping Association, Inc. NYSA

Spyros Polemis

Chairman & Managing Director, Seacrest Shipping Co., Ltd.

Matthew K. Rose

Chairman & CEO, BNSF Railway Company

Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Chairman, DP World

Captain Wei Jiafu

Chairman, COSCO Group

2011 Claudio Bozzo

President, Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Rick Gabrielson

Director, Target Corporation

Joseph E.M. Hughes

Chairman & CEO, Shipowners Claims Bureau, Inc. (P&I Clubs)

Charles ‘Wick’ Moorman, IV

President & CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation

2010 Dr. Yung-Fa Chang

Founder, Chairman, Evergreen Group

Anthony “Tony” A. Chiarello

Executive VP & COO, NYK Logistics (Americas) Inc.

James J. Devine

President & CEO, NY Container Terminal

Stanley O. Sher

Founding Partner, Sher & Blackwell LLP

Michael J. Ward

Chairman, President & CEO, CSX Corporation

2009 Captain Timothy A. Brown

President, IOMM&P

Peter C. Georgiopoulos

Chairman, General Maritime Corporation

Doug J. Marchand

Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority

Li Shaode

President, China Shipping (Group) Co.

Douglas A. Tilden

Senior Strategic Advisor, Ports America Seamen’s Church Institute

2008 Adolf Adrion

Executive Board Member, Hapag-Lloyd AG

James A. Capo

Chairman & CEO, United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd

Dr. C.C. Chen

Chairman, Wan Hai Lines, Ltd.

Axel C. Eitzen

CEO, Camillo Eitzen & Co. ASA.

Jon Hemingway

President & CEO, SSA Marine

Reinhard Lange

Deputy CEO, Kuehne + Nagel International AG

International Maritime Hall of Fame Honorees 1995-2022

2007 J. Robert Bray

Executive Director Emeritus, Virginia Port Authority

Angus R. Cooper, II

Chairman, Cooper/T.Smith

Captain James J. McNamara

President, National Cargo Bureau, Inc.

J.W. Park

President & CEO, Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.

Alberto Aleman Zubieta

Administrator, Panama Canal Authority

2006 Thomas W. Gleason

Attorney, Gleason & Mathews

Peter I. Keller

Executive Vice President & COO, NYK Line, NA

Gary P. LaGrange

Port Director, Port of New Orleans; Post Hurricane Katrina

John Meredith

Group Managing Director, Hutchison Port Holdings

Robert D. Somerville

Chairman & CEO, American Bureau of Shipping

Captain Panagiotis N. Tsakos

Founder, Tsakos Shipping & Trading SA

2005 Peter J. Finnerty

President, American Ocean Enterprises, Inc.

Captain Nikolaos I. Frangos

President, Good Faith Shipping Co. S.A.

Andrew W. McGovern

President, Sandy Hook Pilots Association

Stelio Papadimitriou

President, Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

Anthony A. Scioscia

President & CEO, APM Terminals

H. W. Thurber, III

Chairman & CEO, Kerr Norton Strachan Agency

2004 Helen Delich Bentley

Former FMC Chairperson & U.S. Congresswoman

Dr. James S.C. Chao

Chairman, Foremost Group

N. Nick Cretan

Executive Director, Maritime Association, NY&NJ

Ruediger “Rudy” Mack

President, Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc.

Efthimios E. Mitropoulos

Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization

Jacques R. Saade, Chairman, CMA CGM

2003 Nicola Arena

President, Mediterranean Shipping Co.

Christopher L. Koch

President & CEO, World Shipping Council

Olav K. Rakkenes

Former President & CEO, Atlantic Container Line

Charles G. Raymond

Chairman, CEO & President, Horizon Lines

Paul F. Richardson

Principal, Paul F. Richardson & Associates

Henk Van Hemmen

President, Emeritus, Martin, Ottaway Van Hemmen & Dolan

John Arnold Witte, Sr.

CEO & President, Donjon Marine Co., Inc.

2002 C. Thomas Burke

Senior Advisor to President, K Line America, Inc.

Ernest J. Corrado

Maritime Counsel to American Maritime Congress

C. Peter Lambos

Senior Partner, Lambos & Junge

Brian D. Starer

Executive Partner NYC, Holland & Knight

Jacob Stolt-Nielsen

Chairman, Stolt-Nielsen S.A.

2001 Lillian C. Borrone

Retired Executive Director, Port Authority NY&NJ

R. Kenneth Johns

Chairman, R.K. Johns & Associates, Inc.

Brian McAllister

President, McAllister Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.

2001 Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department Transportation

Lawrence H. O’Toole

President, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association

2001 Michael J.S. Seymour CEO & President, P&O Nedlloyd Ltd.

C.C. Tung

Chairman, Orient Overseas (Int‘l) Limited

2000 John Bowers

Sr. President, ILA, AFL-CIO

Dr. Charles R. Cushing

President, C.R. Cushing & Co., Inc.

George H. Hearn

President, International Shipholding Corporation

David A. Howard

Founder, American Shipper

Niels W. Johnsen

Chairman, International Shipholding Corp.

Christos N. Kritikos

President, Ceres Terminals Inc.

1999 Professor Francesco Berlingieri

President, Comité Maritime International

Richard “Skip” Hayward

Chairman, Pequot River Shipworks

ADM Robert E. Kramek USCG (ret)

President, ABS Americas

Guy E.C. Clay Maitland

Principal, International Registries, Inc.

Patricia Martin

Director, Maritime Affairs for the Republic of Panama

Malcom P. McLean

Founder of Container Shipping

1998 Ronald Bergman

Chairman, Nordstrom & Thulin AB & BIMCO, President

J. Erik Hvide

Chairman, Hvide Marine, Inc.

Dr. Thomas A. Mensah

Justice, Court on Law of the Sea

Ole Skaarup

Chairman, Skaarup Shipping Corporation

1997 Manfred A. (Fred) Busker

President, SMIT International

Edward P. Doherty

President, Atlantic Marine, Inc.

Gerhard E. Kurz

President, Mobil Shipping & Transportation

Jan Sander President & CEO, PTT Telecom Netherlands U.S. Inc.

1996 Captain Kenneth J. Fullwood

Vice President, Mobil Shipping & Transportation Co.

John H. Griffith

Chairman, Norton Lilly International, Inc.

Vice Commandant Eugene Henn

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

Arthur Imperatore, Sr.

Chairman, NY Waterway

Niels W. Johnsen

Chairman, International Shipholding Corporation

Lane Kirkland

President, AFL-CIO

1995 George Lowman

Chairman & CEO, Farrell Lines

M. Brian Maher

Chairman & CEO, Maher Terminals, Inc.

Rear ADM Edmond J. Moran, USNR

John Olsen, CEO

Cunard Lines, & Managing Director, Trafalgar House

W.R. Phillips

Retired Chairman, Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.

Christopher J. Rankin, President, P&O Containers

Lester Rosenblatt

Chairman, M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc.

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Griff Lynch

When it comes to driving change and innovation, experience matters. As GPA’s Executive Director, Griff Lynch brings more than 30 years of operational and commercial expertise to the team. It’s an exciting time to be at the helm of the nation’s third-busiest container gateway and the second-busiest auto port complex in Savannah and Brunswick, respectively. These global gateways serve key markets across the U.S. We congratulate Griff on his well-deserved induction into the Maritime Hall of Fame.

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