Julissa Moreta, far left, with her team in the Dominican Republic. Julissa Moreta calls ‘time out’ on unsafe work situations in her native Dominican Republic Saltchuk Safety Award finalist Julissa Moreta was born and raised in Santo Domingo in the ...
VP sees core values at work during 15-year tenure with Tropical
Van Kent: ‘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 two ...
Career mariner embraces life shoreside
Don Croal: ‘After 45 years, it’s still an adventure, not just a job.’ By Hilary Reeves Across the street from Dornsford (Don) Croal’s childhood home in Guyana lived a ship captain and merchant mariner who would one day change his ...
Three years later, Foss’s FMC stays steady course
Career mariner Art Dahlin was named General Manager of Foss’s Columbia Snake River region – and the Fleet Monitoring Center – in 2018. By Hilary Reeves Foss Martime’s Fleet Monitoring Center (FMC) debuted to much fanfare on June 1, 2016 ...
Lead Reefer Tech’s diligence helps make Tropical port safer
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 ...
After years on the move, Tropical Controller finds home in Florida
Patti Tripp: ‘I want to continue to learn new things that will help me to keep advancing my career.’ By Hilary Reeves If there was anything constant about the early years of Patti Tripp’s career, it’s that she was constantly ...
Tropical Lead Mechanic named 2018 Saltchuk Safety Award winner
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 ...
Tropical VP works to make ‘big dreams’ reality for Caribbean partners
Tropical Shipping Assistant Vice President Tim DiPietropolo in Miami. Tim DiPietropolo enjoys ‘sharing how exciting our industry and the Caribbean region is with the next generation.’ By Hilary Reeves The evening before the Tropical Shipping container ship Tropic Dawn’s first ...
St. Maarten Island Manager turned devastating setback into success
Keyla van Heyningen, Tropical Shipping Island Manager, St. Maarten. Keyla van Heyningen had been Tropical’s St. Maarten Island Manager for only a day when Category 5 Hurricane Irma crippled the island. By Hilary Reeves In 2015, Keyla van Heyningen was ...
Tropical CEO welcomes new ships, sees improved service
Six new container vessels specifically designed for Tropical’s ports of call mark the largest shipbuilding program in Jeff Fiser’s storied career with the company. Jeff Fiser, President and CEO, Tropical Shipping. By Hilary Reeves On the morning of his first ...