The Peace Corps led Vermont native Renee La Grenade to St. Lucia; she joined Tropical days before the company’s first shipment to the island By Hilary Reeves Native New Englander Renee La Grenade still remembers the morning she decided to
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So-Cal native Fred Gray moved to Haines 22 years ago; credits career longevity to ‘sense of ownership’ By Hilary Reeves As he’s done so many times in the past 22 years, Fred Gray brushes the newly fallen show off his
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By Hilary Reeves The Miller brothers’ introduction to the trucking profession began on a whim. Their father was a truck driver, and was hauling for Monfort when he was dispatched from Denver to Montana with a load. He decided to
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Chance Meeting While Surfing Led Guy Beckwith to Job at Foss Maritime By Bruce Sherman (This article first appeared in the December 2015 edition of Foss Tow Bitts, the official publication of Foss Maritime) Guy Beckwith had worked more than three
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South Florida Sales Manager Kenia Carmona credits family, Tropical for academic success By Hilary Reeves When Kenia Carmona was seven years old, she moved from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where her parents had been attending a local university, to Miami. “I
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“Almost always, Tropical is the first ship in port after a storm.” By Hilary Reeves Mark Lopez knows firsthand the devastation of a Caribbean hurricane. Born and raised in Jamaica, he still remembers the way Hurricane Gilbert – a rare
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Once a Pre-Med student, Paula Izquierdo joined TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico in 2007 and put her study skills to work on the transportation industry. By Hilary Reeves Growing up in Dominican Republic, Paula Izquierdo wanted to be an anesthesiologist. “My
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Jamaican-born Waynette Harris took her career at TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico from temporary to team lead. By Hilary Reeves Waynette Harris gives great advice. “You can’t always control your circumstances, but if you learn to choose the right attitude, it
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Joe Williams joined the company in St. Thomas 36 years ago By Hilary Reeves Joe Williams grew up on Anguilla, a 35-square-mile Caribbean island nation where community and island living go hand-in-hand. Williams’ mother, a housekeeper, and stepfather, a maintenance
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Strategic Planning Manager Nami Ohtomo hopes to see more renewable energy across maritime industry By Hilary Reeves The U.S. Department of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories recently began a six-month test of its prototype maritime hydrogen fuel cell generator at the
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Aloha Air mechanic Sun Park is working to help more foreign-born women start careers in aviation By Hilary Reeves Aloha Air Cargo Aircraft Mechanic Sun Park isn’t afraid of the unconventional – especially when it comes to making life-changing decisions.
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Honolulu to Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Hilo, Kawaihae, and Kauai – Young Brothers and Aloha Air Cargo connect the islands of Hawaii- providing reliable shipments of everything from groceries to construction equipment by air and by sea. On the Big Island
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Don Stone, Delta Western, and the capital plan to shorten the methanol supply chain to Alaska By Hilary Reeves Don Stone moved to Seattle from California in 2006 in search of a new adventure. After years as a tax consultant,
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