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Meyers Named 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year

TIMOTHY MEYERS has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year award. Assigned to the Office of Design and Engineering Standards in Washington, D.C., Meyers leads Coast Guard regulatory development for the most technically challenging design projects in the maritime domain.

The Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has named GARY VOGEL, CEO Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., as its Commodore for the year 2022. A 1998 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., Vogel has served as CEO of Eagle Bulk since September 2015. MARCELA PIZZARO joined the staff of B Americas P&I, the New York City-based exclusive correspondent in the U.S. for the Britannia P&I Club. Pizzaro previously worked for many years at a major international container lines, where she was director of corporate insurance risk management.

The Shearer Group Inc. promoted two members of its team. JOSHUA SEBASTIAN, P.E., a 13-year veteran of the firm, has been promoted to the position of vice president–operations following eight years as engineering manager. HARRISON BRANN, P.E., a seven-year veteran of the firm as a senior naval architect, has been promoted to engineering manager. Huntington Ingalls Industries reports that second-generation shipbuilder MATT MULHERIN JR. has been promoted to vice president of contracts at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. He will have overall responsibility for contracts, pricing, and export/import licensing and compliance for the shipyard.

Ingram Marine Group has named its COO JOHN ROBERTS, as president and CEO. He will succeed DAVID O’LOUGHLIN, who is to retire but will stay with the company as vice chair for the remainder of 2022 to assist with the transition. O’Loughlin started his 35-year career at Ingram as a tankerman and made his way up to CEO from leadership of vessel operations and customer service.

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