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Robert F. Senseny Receives the Babiarz Award 2003 |
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Wilmington,
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Port of Wilmington Maritime Society will present the John J. Babiarz
Maritime Award 2003 to the Port of Wilmington’s Harbor Master, Robert
F. Senseny. The award was created in 1999 to recognize those individuals
who have demonstrated an outstanding dedication to development and
progress at the Port of Wilmington. Senseny
joined the Port 60 years ago, and has played a key role in the
operations and growth of the Port of Wilmington since 1944. In his role
as Harbor Master, he has safely docked and undocked 1000s of ships on
calm sunny days as well as on stormy, icy and rainy evenings. In this
capacity, he was frequently the first person arriving ship captains met
and the last one they saw before leaving the Port. Prior to the
establishment of the Diamond State Port Corporation, Senseny was
responsible for the daily hire of the Port’s labor force and for
supervising day-to-day warehouse operations. He
was involved at various levels in the Port’s major expansion projects
including: building of the floating berth on the Christina River and
reclaiming marsh for Port expansion for the Port’s major container
operators and automobile tenants. His expertise and advice were sought
after to develop operating specifications for the Port’s newest
container crane, razing old warehouses, and in building new ones.
Senseny was an integral member of the Port’s team that developed the
operations specifications for the newly built $27.5M Auto & RoRo
berth on the Delaware River. In
1999, the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) recognized Senseny’s
hard work, dedication, unequalled knowledge of Port operations, and his
unparallel commitment to the growth and continued success of the Port of
Wilmington by naming the Port’s Administration building after him. Previous
awardees of the Babiarz award are: President of Wilmington Tug, Hick
Rowland; Previous Secretary of State and Chairman of DSPC, Ed Freel,
President of the Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay,
Dennis Rochford; and President of Murphy Marine Services, Mark Murphy. “On
behalf of the DSPC I congratulate Bobby for receiving the John J.
Babiarz Maritime Award 2003 of which he deserves so much. It is my
privilege to have such a dedicated and inspiring leader among my
staff”, said Eugene R. Bailey, DSPC Executive Director.
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