/PRNewswire/ The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders.
/PRNewswire/ The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders.
American Waterways Operators Elects Illinois Marine Towing s Del Wilkins as Chairman
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ARLINGTON, Va., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders last week during the association s Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting.
Clark Todd, President & Chief Operating Officer of Blessey Marine Services, was elected Vice Chairman; and
Brian Hughes, Vice President Operations & Sales, Hughes Bros., Inc. was elected Treasurer. Mr. Wilkins succeeds outgoing Chairman
Arthur F. Mead, Vice President & Chief Counsel, Crowley Maritime Corporation.
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Del Wilkins (Photo: AWO)
The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders last week during the association s Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting.
Del Wilkins, President of Illinois Marine Towing, Inc., was elected Chairman; Clark Todd, President & Chief Operating Officer of Blessey Marine Services, was elected Vice Chairman; and Brian Hughes, Vice President Operations & Sales, Hughes Bros., Inc. was elected Treasurer. Wilkins succeeds outgoing Chairman Arthur F. Mead, Vice President & Chief Counsel, Crowley Maritime Corporation.
AWO President & CEO Jennifer Carpenter laid out a hopeful vision after a year of challenge for the industry: And now we look forward – with confidence, because we know our strength and our resilience in the face of adversity; with optimism, because we re hopeful that the worst of the pandemic and the market disr