THE president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports President and CEO Jim Newsome has been inducted into the prestigious International Maritime Hall of Fame in recognition of his impressive career in the maritime industry.
'The inductees are industry leaders representing a broad spectrum of the global shipping industry,' said Edward Kelly, executive director of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
'They have won the respect of the international shipping community based on their successes and professionalism and are much deserving of this distinguished honour,' he said at the New York City gala award night.
Also awarded were Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises; James Mara, president emeritus, Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors' Association; Nikolas Tsakos, president and CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation and Lois Zabrocky, president and CEO, International Seaways.
Mr Newsome has served at the helm of South Carolina Ports since 2009, working to ensure the Port of Charleston remains globally competitive as a top 10 US container port.
During his tenure, he has enhanced port operations and grown the port's cargo base with strategic investments, resulting in cargo volumes doubling in a decade.
Mr Newsome has successfully undertaken vital infrastructure projects. Most notably, sc Ports opened the first container terminal in the country in March 2021 - the Hugh K Leatherman Terminal - adding significant capacity to the east coast port market at a time it is most needed in the supply chain.
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'The inductees are industry leaders representing a broad spectrum of the global shipping industry,' said Edward Kelly, executive director of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
'They have won the respect of the international shipping community based on their successes and professionalism and are much deserving of this distinguished honour,' he said at the New York City gala award night.
Also awarded were Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO of Celebrity Cruises; James Mara, president emeritus, Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors' Association; Nikolas Tsakos, president and CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation and Lois Zabrocky, president and CEO, International Seaways.
Mr Newsome has served at the helm of South Carolina Ports since 2009, working to ensure the Port of Charleston remains globally competitive as a top 10 US container port.
During his tenure, he has enhanced port operations and grown the port's cargo base with strategic investments, resulting in cargo volumes doubling in a decade.
Mr Newsome has successfully undertaken vital infrastructure projects. Most notably, sc Ports opened the first container terminal in the country in March 2021 - the Hugh K Leatherman Terminal - adding significant capacity to the east coast port market at a time it is most needed in the supply chain.
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