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About

Founded in 1959, the Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) is a bi-national, private sector, not-for-profit association that represents marine industry stakeholders including:

Ship Owners
Cargo Shippers
Canadian & U.S. Ports
The Seaway
Support Companies
Terminals
Industry Partners

The Chamber advocates for safe, sustainable, harmonized and competitive policy and regulation that recognizes the marine transportation system’s significant advantages in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, Coastal and Arctic regions.

The marine industry is vital to our prosperity by enabling efficient trade within North America and around the world. As the safest, most efficient and environmentally smart method of carrying bulk freight, the increased use of marine transportation alleviates highway congestion, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and is a vital catalyst to overall economic growth.

Staff

Joshua H. Juel

President and CEO jjuel@cmc-ccm.com Read Bio (PDF)

Véronique Bérubé

Vice-President, Operations vberube@cmc-ccm.com

Paul Topping

Director, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs ptopping@cmc-ccm.com

Raymond Johnston

Secretary Treasurer rjohnston@cmc-ccm.com

Jason Card

Senior Director, Communications jcard@cmc-ccm.com

Linda Jeannotte

Senior Administrative Assistant ljeannotte@cmc-ccm.com

Rana Afify

Coordinator, Economic Research and Policy Analysis rafify@cmc-ccm.com

Maggie Murphy

Communications and Membership Specialist mmurphy@cmc-ccm.com

Board of Directors

CMC’s Board is comprised of industry leaders from the various sector stakeholder companies that make up the Chamber of Marine Commerce.

Demetrios (Jim) Athanasiou

President & CEO, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)
Scott Bravener

Scott Bravener

CEO, McKeil Marine Limited

Kevin Beardsley

Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Carsten Bredin

Carsten Bredin

Vice President, Grain Merchandising

Louis-Marie Beaulieu

Chairman & CEO, Groupe Desgagnés Inc.

Jean-Philippe Brunet

Executive VP, Corporate Affairs and Partnerships, Groupe Océan

Keith Fowler

Raw Sugar Logistics Manager, Redpath Sugar Ltd.

Jack Frye

President & CEO, Southwestern Sales Corporation
Michael Fratianni

Michael Fratianni

President & CEO, Montréal Gateway Terminals Partnership

Julie Gascon

President & CEO, Montreal Port Authority

Fulvio Fracassi

President & CEO, Halifax Port Authority
Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton

President & CEO, HOPA Ports (Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority)
Marc Isaacs

Marc Isaacs

Partner, Isaacs Odinocki LLP
Tyler Kohut

Tyler Kohut

Director, Supply Chain & Logistics, Lafarge Canada
Danielle Lewis

Danielle Lewis

Manager, Raw Materials, ArcelorMittal Dofasco

Brendan Marshall

Principal Advisor External Affairs Canada, Rio Tinto

Chantal Picard

COO, Canada, Americas and Australia, The CSL Group Inc.

Patrick Robitaille

VP of Business Development, Port of Québec
David Morse

David Morse

Senior Logistics Manager, Compass Minerals

Jim Reznik

Director of Logistics, North America, St. Marys Cement (Votorantim)
Steve Salmons

Steve Salmons

President & CEO, Windsor Port Authority
Wes Newton

Wes Newton

EVP, Strategy and Business Development, Algoma Central Corporation

Frank Robertson

Vice President, Operations, LOGISTEC Corporation

Paul Simon

Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, Stelco Holdings Inc.

Fernando Sternberg

Senior Supply & Inventory Planner, Cargill Limited
Denis Wilson

Denis Wilson

Manager, Marine Transportation, Viterra