Thomas J. Bethel of American Maritime Officers and William A. Pennella of Crowley Maritime Selected as 2010 AOTOS Recipients
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United Seamen's Service (USS)
June 21, 2010
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NEW YORK </SPAN>(June 21, 2010) --The United
Seamen's Service (USS) 2010 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will
be presented to Thomas J. Bethel, National President of American Maritime
Officers (AMO) and William A. Pennella, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President of Crowley Maritime Corporation.<BR> <BR>The maritime
industry's most prestigious awards will be presented at a gala industry
dinner and dance to be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New
York City, on November 12, 2010. <BR> <BR>"Tom Bethel and Bill
Pennella represent strong leadership in the maritime industry and will be
honored for their significant contributions to American seafarers and
American commerce," said Richard Hughes, Chairman of the USS AOTOS
Committee and President of the International Longshoremen's Association,
AFL-CIO.<BR> <BR>"Notably, both Crowley and AMO, provided much-needed
humanitarian relief services to Haiti after January's devastating
earthquake," he added. "AMO's response was to man many of the U.S.-flagged
vessels. Crowley's response was to unload Haiti relief cargo containers
filled with water and meals in the Dominican Republic to be trucked across
the border into Haiti."<BR><BR>American Maritime Officers (AMO) is
affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America,
AFL-CIO. AMO is one of the nation's largest unions of U.S. merchant
marine officers with contracts covering domestic deep-sea, Great Lakes and
inland waters merchant vessels and U.S-flagged ships serving
internationally in commercial trades and military support
services.<BR> <BR>Thomas J. Bethel has served the union in several
capacities since coming ashore in 1983, including Executive Vice
President, Assistant Vice President, executive board member and
representative. He has also served for eight years as senior member
of the legislative staff of AMO in Washington, D.C.<BR> <BR>Mr.
Bethel, a marine engineer, is a specialist in collective bargaining,
shipping charters awarded to U.S.-flagged vessel operators by the Maritime
Administration and Military Sealift Command, and maritime policy,
legislation and regulation. <BR> <BR>He has been active in the
Delaware Valley and Vicinity, Greater New York and Vicinity and Greater
South Florida Maritime Ports Councils of the Maritime Trades Department
(AFL-CIO). He is president of the Greater South Florida Maritime
Trades Council and is the recipient of awards from the Friend of Seafarers
and International House and the Paul Hall Award of Merit from the Maritime
Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity.<BR> <BR>Crowley is a
118-year-old privately held family and employee-owned company which
provides diversified transportation and logistics services in domestic and
international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto
Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics
Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical
Services. <BR> <BR>William A. "Bill" Pennella began his
maritime career in 1968 with Sea-Land Service. He held various
management positions with Global Terminal and Container Services and
United States Lines before joining Crowley in 1987.<BR> <BR>Over the
past 23 years, Mr. Pennella has continued to lead the growth of Crowley
Maritime Corp. through his positions as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President. As a member of the company's board of directors, he has
been instrumental in the acquisition of several Crowley subsidiaries
including Titan Salvage, Jensen Maritime Consultants, Customized Brokers
and Marine Transport Lines. With a background in Human Resources and
labor relations, Pennella has directed the company in its goal of being a
"Great Place to Work" and has been instrumental in implementing a company
wide safety and wellness program to further employee retention and
productivity.<BR> <BR>Mr. Pennella is a graduate of Rutgers
University with degrees in Psychology and Business and is currently a
member of the Advisory Board for The United States Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point.<BR> <BR>In addition to the two recipients, other
honorees will include the American maritime unions who will be presented
with plaques recognizing their collective extraordinary response to the
Haitian disaster. <BR> <BR>For AOTOS 2010, Michael Sacco, President
of the Seafarers International Union, is Dinner Chairman. S. Anthony
Naccarato of Crowley Maritime Corporation and Samuel B. Nemirow will be
serving as National Committee Co-Chairmen. Other committee members
and chairmanships will be announced soon.<BR> <BR>All proceeds from
the AOTOS event benefit USS community services abroad for the U.S.
merchant marine and those of other free world countries. The recipients
will share the evening with a group of American seafarers who will be
honored for acts of bravery at sea.<BR> <BR>USS continues to provide
community services for the U.S. Merchant Marine, the American Armed
Forces, and seafarers of the world. USS, a non-profit agency
established in 1942, operates centers in eight foreign ports in Europe,
Asia, and Africa and in the Indian Ocean, and also provides seagoing
libraries to American vessels through its affiliate, the American Merchant
Marine Library Association.<BR> <BR>Edward Morgan is President and
Roger Korner is Executive Director of USS. Information about the gala,
tickets and advertising journal is available from USS AOTOS Coordinator,
Barbara Spector Yeninas, barbara@bsya.com or (800) 804-5279. To contact
USS directly, call (718) 369-3818.<SPAN
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Seamen's Service 41st award dinner </SPAN><BR><SPAN
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be held in N.Y. on November 12,
2010</SPAN></FONT><B><BR></B></FONT></DIV></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NEW YORK </SPAN>(June 21, 2010) --The United
Seamen's Service (USS) 2010 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (AOTOS) will
be presented to Thomas J. Bethel, National President of American Maritime
Officers (AMO) and William A. Pennella, Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President of Crowley Maritime Corporation.<BR> <BR>The maritime
industry's most prestigious awards will be presented at a gala industry
dinner and dance to be held at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New
York City, on November 12, 2010. <BR> <BR>"Tom Bethel and Bill
Pennella represent strong leadership in the maritime industry and will be
honored for their significant contributions to American seafarers and
American commerce," said Richard Hughes, Chairman of the USS AOTOS
Committee and President of the International Longshoremen's Association,
AFL-CIO.<BR> <BR>"Notably, both Crowley and AMO, provided much-needed
humanitarian relief services to Haiti after January's devastating
earthquake," he added. "AMO's response was to man many of the U.S.-flagged
vessels. Crowley's response was to unload Haiti relief cargo containers
filled with water and meals in the Dominican Republic to be trucked across
the border into Haiti."<BR><BR>American Maritime Officers (AMO) is
affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America,
AFL-CIO. AMO is one of the nation's largest unions of U.S. merchant
marine officers with contracts covering domestic deep-sea, Great Lakes and
inland waters merchant vessels and U.S-flagged ships serving
internationally in commercial trades and military support
services.<BR> <BR>Thomas J. Bethel has served the union in several
capacities since coming ashore in 1983, including Executive Vice
President, Assistant Vice President, executive board member and
representative. He has also served for eight years as senior member
of the legislative staff of AMO in Washington, D.C.<BR> <BR>Mr.
Bethel, a marine engineer, is a specialist in collective bargaining,
shipping charters awarded to U.S.-flagged vessel operators by the Maritime
Administration and Military Sealift Command, and maritime policy,
legislation and regulation. <BR> <BR>He has been active in the
Delaware Valley and Vicinity, Greater New York and Vicinity and Greater
South Florida Maritime Ports Councils of the Maritime Trades Department
(AFL-CIO). He is president of the Greater South Florida Maritime
Trades Council and is the recipient of awards from the Friend of Seafarers
and International House and the Paul Hall Award of Merit from the Maritime
Port Council of Greater New York and Vicinity.<BR> <BR>Crowley is a
118-year-old privately held family and employee-owned company which
provides diversified transportation and logistics services in domestic and
international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto
Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics
Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical
Services. <BR> <BR>William A. "Bill" Pennella began his
maritime career in 1968 with Sea-Land Service. He held various
management positions with Global Terminal and Container Services and
United States Lines before joining Crowley in 1987.<BR> <BR>Over the
past 23 years, Mr. Pennella has continued to lead the growth of Crowley
Maritime Corp. through his positions as Vice Chairman and Executive Vice
President. As a member of the company's board of directors, he has
been instrumental in the acquisition of several Crowley subsidiaries
including Titan Salvage, Jensen Maritime Consultants, Customized Brokers
and Marine Transport Lines. With a background in Human Resources and
labor relations, Pennella has directed the company in its goal of being a
"Great Place to Work" and has been instrumental in implementing a company
wide safety and wellness program to further employee retention and
productivity.<BR> <BR>Mr. Pennella is a graduate of Rutgers
University with degrees in Psychology and Business and is currently a
member of the Advisory Board for The United States Merchant Marine Academy
at Kings Point.<BR> <BR>In addition to the two recipients, other
honorees will include the American maritime unions who will be presented
with plaques recognizing their collective extraordinary response to the
Haitian disaster. <BR> <BR>For AOTOS 2010, Michael Sacco, President
of the Seafarers International Union, is Dinner Chairman. S. Anthony
Naccarato of Crowley Maritime Corporation and Samuel B. Nemirow will be
serving as National Committee Co-Chairmen. Other committee members
and chairmanships will be announced soon.<BR> <BR>All proceeds from
the AOTOS event benefit USS community services abroad for the U.S.
merchant marine and those of other free world countries. The recipients
will share the evening with a group of American seafarers who will be
honored for acts of bravery at sea.<BR> <BR>USS continues to provide
community services for the U.S. Merchant Marine, the American Armed
Forces, and seafarers of the world. USS, a non-profit agency
established in 1942, operates centers in eight foreign ports in Europe,
Asia, and Africa and in the Indian Ocean, and also provides seagoing
libraries to American vessels through its affiliate, the American Merchant
Marine Library Association.<BR> <BR>Edward Morgan is President and
Roger Korner is Executive Director of USS. Information about the gala,
tickets and advertising journal is available from USS AOTOS Coordinator,
Barbara Spector Yeninas, barbara@bsya.com or (800) 804-5279. To contact
USS directly, call (718) 369-3818.<SPAN
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