ASG Names Chiarello As President

The Federal Way, Wash.-based ship managment firm American Shipping Group has appointed Anthony Chiarello as president, effective Aug. 1.

A 30-year veteran of the maritime logistics industry, Chiarello currently serves as COO and Executive Vice-President of NYK Logistics (Americas), Inc.

Prior to joining NYK, Chiarello served as Senior Vice President, Global Customer Development for AMB Property Corporation. Previously, Chiarello served as chairman and president of Hudd Distribution Services, Inc., a Maersk Logistics company. In addition, he also held other positions during his tenure with Maersk, including president of Maersk Logistics USA Inc.; chairman of Maersk Customs Services; president of Maersk Equipment Service Company, Inc., and vice president for Universal Maritime Service Corporation, a stevedoring and terminal subsidiary of Maersk Sealand.

Chiarello was also a member of the board of directors for Bridge Terminal Transportation and held the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Maryland Port Administration. He has also had leadership participation with the Retail Industry Leaders Association; served on the the Board of Advisors for the United States Merchant Marine Academy; served as a past facilitator for the annual Terminal Management Training Program; and, served as an active member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Chiarello currently serves on the Board of Visitors for the Northeastern University School of Business.

A resident of Princeton, N.J., Chiarello also worked with his grandfather, father, uncles and cousins in the family’s Brooklyn-based stevedoring and terminal operations business, originally named Chiarello Brothers and founded in 1898.

ASG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saltchuk Resources, Inc., oversees three independently managed companies: Jones Act-carriers Sea Star Line and Totem Ocean Trailer Express, and ship management firm Interocean American Shipping.

ASG was incorporated in 2002 and has terminal facilities in Jacksonville, Fla.; Houston, Texas; Tacoma, Wash.; and Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Kenai in Alaska. The firm also has offices in Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Portland, Oregon.

American Shipping Group Promotes Two Execs

Saltchuk subsidiary American Shipping Group, the parent of ocean carriers Sea Star Line and Totem Ocean Trailer Express, has announced two executive management promotions.

Frank Peake has been named as vice president of the Federal Way, Wash.-based ASG and Steve Hastings has been named as president of Sea Star Line.

In his new role, Peake – who has served the past six year as Sea Star president – will be charged with strategic planning for the three ASG subsidiaries, including Sea Star, Totem, and Interocean American Shipping.

American Shipping Group Chairman Tim Engle said Peake will also assist in shaping ASG’s strategic vision.

Hastings, a 14-year veteran of Sea Star, has served in a number of key leadership roles at the carrier, most recently serving two years as Vice President, Operations.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Sea Star offers Jones Act carrier service between ports in Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico.

Totem, also based in Federal Way, Wash., offers Jones Act ro/ro service between the Washington state Port of Tacoma and the Port of Anchorage in Alaska. Totem also offers trucking and rail service throughout the Lower 48 to and from its Tacoma terminal, as well as rail and trucking connecting service throughout Alaska.

Interocean is a technical ship management and ship crewing firm based in Moorestown, New Jersey.

TOTE Names Parrott as New President

Jones Act carrier Totem Ocean Trailer Express has named John Parrott as president of the firm, replacing outgoing president Bill Deaver, who had been serving in the president's role since early 2002.

Parrott, who has served as vice president of TOTE's commercial division since 2006, rejoined TOTE in 2002 as the Alaska general manager after an earlier stint wit the firm in the late 1990s.

TOTE, which is privately owned by the American Shipping Group holding company, operates Jones Act roll-on/roll-off cargo vessels between the ports of Tacoma, Wash., and Anchorage, Alaska. The ASG family of businesses comprises the blue water domestic and military support shipping businesses of Saltchuk Resources. These businesses include TOTE, Sea Star Line, and Interocean American Shipping.

Deaver's departure is the second major staff loss for the ASG family in less than a month. ASG chair and CEO Bob Magee, a 23-year veteran of the firm, passed away on Nov. 30.