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Nola Propeller Club To Honor Joel Whitehead

October 25, 2021

The New Orleans Propeller Club will honor Rear Adm. Joel Whitehead, retired former commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, as the 2021 Maritime Person of the Year. Whitehead will… Read More

SCI Promotes New Advocacy Center, Website Phil Schifflin Jr. is the Seamen’s Church Institute’s director of the newly developed Center for Maritime Advocacy, housed in New Orleans, La. The center replaces the Center for Seafarer Rights, which was previously housed in Port Newark, N.J. The new center is designed to assist both brown-water and blue-water mariners. (Photo courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

Phil Schifflin Jr. is the Seamen’s Church Institute’s director of the newly developed Center for Maritime Advocacy, housed in New Orleans, La. The center replaces the Center for Seafarer Rights, which was previously housed in Port Newark, N.J. The new center is designed to assist both brown-water and blue-water mariners. (Photo courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

SCI Promotes New Advocacy Center, Website

January 22, 2021

As it moves into 2021, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has repositioned its legal advocacy arm and updated its website to better serve brown-water mariners. Following the retirement of Doug… Read More

Christian Named New Orleans Propeller Club’s Person Of The Year Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy Christian speaks after receiving the Person of the Year award from the New Orleans Propeller Club (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Port of New Orleans President and CEO Brandy Christian speaks after receiving the Person of the Year award from the New Orleans Propeller Club (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Christian Named New Orleans Propeller Club’s Person Of The Year

February 7, 2020

The New Orleans Propeller Club recognized Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and chief executive of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation, as the… Read More

Nation To Lead New Orleans Propeller Club

August 19, 2019

The New Orleans Propeller Club announced that Michael Nation, chaplain and safety coordinator for Harbor Towing & Fleeting, will serve as president of the club for the 2019–2021 term. Nation… Read More

Nola Propeller Club Honors Scalise House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was honored by the New Orleans Propeller Club as its maritime person of the year for 2018. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was honored by the New Orleans Propeller Club as its maritime person of the year for 2018. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Nola Propeller Club Honors Scalise

November 2, 2018

The New Orleans Propeller Club’s annual Maritime Person of the Year Gala is always a lively collection of industry leaders gathered to celebrate the life and career of one of… Read More

Nola Propeller Club to Honor Scalise As Maritime Person Of The Year

September 17, 2018

The New Orleans Propeller Club will honor Rep. Steve Scalise, the U.S. House Majority Whip from Jefferson Parish, La., as its 2018 Maritime Person of the Year. The Propeller Club… Read More