Maritime Administrator Named Government Man of the Year
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has named Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton its 2007 Government Man of the Year. During Connaughton’s tenure, the Maritime Administration has pursued crewing initiatives to assure more U.S. mariners may serve aboard international ships, especially those in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry; it has also pushed the Marine Highway Initiative, an effort to better use the nation’s waterways and coastal waters to relieve landside congestion in the transportation system; and realigned its operations to better serve the industry and address current challenges.
St. Pé Wins Man of the Year Management Award
The Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity has jointly honored Philip Calian, CEO of American Classic Voyages Co. (AMCV), and Jerry St. Pé, COO of Litton Ship Systems, with the Council's Man of the Year Management Award for 1999. Calian and St. Pé were recognized for their roles in returning the construction of major, ocean-going passenger ships back to the U.S. Litton Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., is building two 1,900-passenger state-of-the-art cruise ships for AMCV in the Project America program, with an option for a third vessel. The new cruise ships will sail under AMCV's new brand United States Lines, one of the most storied names in the history of ocean-going passenger transportation. The program has a total potential value of $1.4 billion.
