TMA Rate Specialist Nicole Weite successfully intervened on not one, but two Near Miss falls. By Hilary Reeves Nicole Weite is developing quite a reputation as a stickler for safety. In September of 2018, the TOTE Maritime Alaska rate specialist ...
Georgia native JP Marcantonio accepted the position of VP of Marine Services in February. By Hilary Reeves During his 13 years at Foss Maritime, JP Marcantonio’s motto was, “Happy to be here. Proud to serve.” “I never had a bad ...
Carmen Bird: ‘I wanted to create a game with a creative spin on safety awareness.’ By Hilary Reeves Almost a year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake sent Anchorage rocking, TOTE Maritime Alaska Invoicing Specialist Carmen Bird’s unique approach to earthquake safety ...
Craig Coughlin’s observation on container safety garnered him a 2018 Safety Award nomination. By Hilary Reeves Craig Coughlin grew up working on cars in Springfield Virginia, attended a vocational high school and later trained as a diesel mechanic at a ...
Edilio Brito will receive the President’s Award for Innovation in Safety for his commitment to improving forklift visibility. By Hilary Reeves Tropical Shipping Lead Mechanic and 2018 Saltchuk Safety Award winner Edilio Brito grew up in Miami, a talented guitarist ...
Joy Mizushima’s monthly poems add whimsy to reminders of common workplace hazards. By Hilary Reeves TOTE Maritime Alaska’s Joy Mizushima is a born artist. “I grew up in Okinawa, in a military environment,” she said, of the Japanese island first ...
Bradley Bishop has worked on the Jacksonville waterfront since the age of 18. By Hilary Reeves Last month, Bradley Bishop shed his role as TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico’s Jacksonville Terminal Operations Manager in favor of a new position: Director of ...
Lisa Marquiss: ‘You quickly get a strong idea of what these men and women are made of.’ By Hilary Reeves Lisa Marquiss, Carlile Transportation’s Corporate Director of Safety and Compliance, started with the company in June of 1988. She was ...
Foss manager found friends, fulfillment in maritime. By Hilary Reeves While Erin Pierson was still living in Seattle, working for Foss Maritime as a security officer, she connected with a Cal Maritime freshman through the school’s alumni association. “She was ...
Noe Hewlen: ‘I am very proud of my 29 years of service.’ By Hilary Reeves Noe Hewlen is Young Brothers’s only female Machine Operator, a title proudly bestowed more than 20 years ago. “I used to deliver 20 cases of ...
