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Leading USCG safety expert joins Liberian Registry The Liberian Registry has strengthened its global team with the addition of Captain Todd Howard, who joins the Liberian Registry as Senior Vice President of Quality and Inspector Standards. This is a key appointment to the Registry, which recently surpassed the historic 200 Million Gross Ton milestone, and continues to be the fastest growing major ship Registry in the world for the second straight year. Capt. Howard brings to his new role at LISCR over 26 years of experience as an officer in the United States Coast Guard. Before his retirement Capt. Howard was head of the Coast Guard’s Traveling Marine Inspector team where he was in charge of the USCG’s premier group of 42 senior marine inspectors providing professional commercial vessel knowledge, experience and advanced training. Further he chaired
the USCG-wide Prevention Program Quality Management Board. Prior to this posting at USCG headquarters he was a Division Chief in the Office of Design and Engineering Standards; Prevention Department Head at USCG Sector Miami, Florida; Flag State Branch Chief at USCG Sector Puget Sound, Washington; as well as additional tours in the Office of Design and Engineer Standards; as Flag and Port State Inspection Officer; and aboard a USCG cutter as the Operations officer. LISCR’s Chief Operations Officer, Alfonso Castillero, says, “I am very happy to announce that Captain Todd Howard has joined our team of dedicated maritime experts here at the Liberian Registry. He brings to the Registry decades of handson maritime safety and regulatory experience and expertise. This is what sets us apart from the other Registries, we have the best professionals supporting our vessel owners, operators, and seafarers. Having Capt. Howard onboard with us makes us stronger and continues to provide the Liberian flagged fleet with the best possible support from the Administration. It is a great honor to welcome him to the team!”
Andreas Chrysostomou joins the Clean Shipping Alliance (CSA) A veteran of the maritime industry, Cypriot Andreas Chrysostomou is joining the Clean Shipping Alliance as Executive Director
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With a background in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding, Andreas Chrysostomou has contributed immensely to the various aspects of the shipping industry throughout his career, ranging from safety and security to the protection of the marine environment. He has served as Chairman of the Design and Equipment Subcommittee of the International Maritime Organisation and for the decade 2003-2013 has served as Chairman of the organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC). Beyond his work with the IMO, Andreas has also worked with other UN agencies such as the International Mobile Satellite Organisation where he was elected Chairman of its Assembly twice consecutively. Furthermore, he served as member of the Board of Governors of the World Maritime University and he is one of the Past Presidents of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology. Andreas is currently the Chief Strategy
Officer of Tototheo Maritime following his long government service that brought him to the helm of the Cypriot administration and later to that of CLIA Europe. Andreas’ achievements and leadership have also been universally recognized by the global community. In 2011, he was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Shipping, as was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award by the US Department of Homeland Security for his invaluable services to international shipping. Furthermore, Andreas was named the “GST Leading Shipping Personality of the Decade 2003-2013” and Lloyd’s List’s “International Personality of the Year 2015”. In 2019 Andreas was awarded the Honorary award of Young Ship Cyprus and most recently, he also won the Smart4Sea Leadership Award of 2020. On joining the CSA, Andreas says: “The global shipping industry has arrived at a crossroad where it must decide on how
