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VP sees core values at work during 15-year tenure with Tropical

October 29, 2020 Hilary Reeves 1820 Views Awards, Caribbean, caribbean shipping, Florida, Hurricane, hurricane response, leadership, Safety, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People, shipping to caribbean, Tropical, Tropical Shipping

Van Kent, Tropical: ‘We’re always the first to arrive after a storm, and we not only help our employees but also provide help to entire communities. You don’t see that from a lot of other companies.’ Van Kent’s mother worked

Lan and Ko walk away from an Aloha Air Cargo jet sitting on the tarmac.

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Married NAC cargo pilots took different routes to heavy-jet dreams

November 13, 2019 Hilary Reeves 1828 Views air cargo, Aloha, Aloha Air Cargo, Caribbean, caribbean shipping, family, Family Ties, Florida, Hawaii, Hurricane, hurricane response, Miami, NAC, Northern Air Cargo, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People, shipping to caribbean, stratair

Ko and Lan pilot Boeing 767s from Honolulu and Miami. By Hilary Reeves Hongchul An (Ko) and Ran An (Lan) have many things in common: they were both born and raised in Tokyo, emigrating to the United States as teenagers.

TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico gathers for a photo while working to help those affected by the hurricane.

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Stories of the storm: TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico employees recount Maria’s devastation

October 19, 2017 Emily Reiter 981 Views Hurricane, hurricane response, puerto rico, Puerto Rico TOTE Maritime, San Juan, Tropical Shipping

In San Juan, focus shifts to serving Puerto Ricans across the island By Hilary Reeves TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico and Tropical Shipping employees living and working in the Caribbean knew Hurricane Maria was slated to do significant damage to their