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Randall M. Horne, P.E. Promoted to
Director, Wilmington, Del. – Wilmington, DE- The Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) is pleased to announce the promotion of Randall M. Horne to Director, Engineering and Maintenance at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware. Horne joined the Port in October 2004 and has been serving as Senior Port Engineer. .
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“Randy is a very talented and experienced engineering professional who has significantly enhanced our ability to serve our customers and has proven himself to be a very capable steward of the port’s facilities. Since joining the Port last year the scope of his responsibilities has increased dramatically and he has risen to the occasion, successfully meeting every challenge presented. |
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This promotion is well-deserved”, said Gene Bailey, Executive Director of DSPC, “He has a proven ability to successfully and simultaneously manage fast tracked engineering projects such as the development of the Port’s new state of the art refrigerated warehouse, instituting a new planned maintenance system for all operating equipment and installing a new high security cctv system. These accomplishments have enabled the Port to continue to grow and meet both its commercial and operational requirements without missing a beat”, added Bailey.
As Director of Engineering and Maintenance Horne is responsible for the repair, maintenance and development of all real property at the 308-acre Port of Wilmington. This includes over one million sf of refrigerated and dry warehouse space in seven different facilities, five thousand lineal feet of marginal wharf, two high-speed gantry cranes and channel and berth dredge planning and management.
Founded in 1923, the Port of Wilmington
is an important asset 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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