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Gov. Minner Reappoints Captain
Wilmington, Del. -
Governor Ruth Ann
Minner has reappointed Captain H. Hickman Rowland, Jr. a Director of the
Diamond State Port Corp. (DSPC) Board on May 10. Captain Rowland has
served as a director since the DSPC’s inception in August 1995. |
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He is President of Wilmington Tug, Inc., based at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, President of Delaware Bay Launch Service, Inc., and a partner and Treasurer of Marine Lubricants, Inc. Rowland is a Board Member and past President of the Port of Wilmington Maritime Society (POWMS), a Board Member of the Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay, and |
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Secretary of the
Mariner’s Advisory Committee. He was the co-founder of the Seamen’s
Center of Wilmington and its current President, and in 1999, he received
the POWMS’s John J. Babiarz Maritime Award in recognition of his
commitment to the Port and its continued development as a world class
maritime facility.
“I congratulate Captain Rowland on his reappointment to the DSPC Board. As a Director and a friend of the Port of Wilmington, his maritime expertise and advocacy have been an invaluable asset to our Port. The DSPC and the State will continue benefiting from his business acumen, dedicated service and wise counsel”, remarked DSPC Executive Director, Eugene R. Bailey. xxx END xxx
Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington is an economic engine for the
local and regional economy, generating more than 5,300 jobs and
contributing over $23 million in annual tax revenues to state and local
government. The Port is owned and operated by the Diamond State Port
Corporation, a corporation of the State of Delaware.
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