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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

Bruce Burrows CEO Chamber of Marine Commerce

Bruce R. Burrows

President and CEO bburrows@cmc-ccm.com

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

Maguessa Morel-Laforce

Director, Government and Stakeholder Relations mmorel-laforce@cmc-ccm.com

Linda Jeannotte

Senior Administrative Assistant ljeannotte@cmc-ccm.com

Rana Afify

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

Jason Card

Director, Communications jcard@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.

Louis Marie Beaulieu

Louis-Marie Beaulieu

Chairman & CEO, Groupe Desgagnés Inc
Scott Bravener

Scott Bravener

CEO, McKeil Marine Limited
Carsten Bredin

Carsten Bredin

Vice President, Grain Merchandising
Jean Philippe Brunet

Jean-Philippe Brunet

Executive VP, Corporate Affairs and Partnerships, Groupe Océan
Deb DeLuca

Deb DeLuca

Executive Director, Duluth Seaway Port Authority
George Di Sante

George Di Sante

Vice President, Market Development, Logistec Stevedoring Inc.
Ron Eldridge

Ron Eldridge

Senior Vice President, Marsh Canada Limited

Keith Fowler

Raw Sugar Logistics Manager, Redpath Sugar Ltd.
Michael Fratianni

Michael Fratianni

President & CEO, Montréal Gateway Terminals Partnership
William Friedman

William Friedman

President & CEO, Port of Cleveland
Jack Frye

Jack Frye

Vice President & COO, Southwestern Sales Corporation

Julie Gascon

President & CEO, Montreal Port Authority
Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton

President & CEO, HOPA Ports (Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority)
Danielle Lewis

Danielle Lewis

Manager, Raw Materials, ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Marc Isaacs

Marc Isaacs

Partner, Isaacs Odinocki LLP

Brendan Marshall

Principal Advisor External Affairs Canada, Rio Tinto
Tyler Kohut

Tyler Kohut

Director, Supply Chain & Logistics, Lafarge Canada
David Morse

David Morse

Senior Logistics Manager, Compass Minerals
Wes Newton

Wes Newton

EVP, Strategy and Business Development, Algoma Central Corporation

Jim Reznik

Director of Logistics, North America, St. Marys Cement (Votorantim)
Sujit Saynal

Sujit Sanyal

Chief Operating Officer, Stelco Holdings Inc.
Allister Paterson

Allister Paterson

Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer, The CSL Group, Inc.

Patrick Robitaille

VP of Business Development, Port of Québec

Fernando Sternberg

Senior Supply & Inventory Planner, Cargill Limited
Gerald Ray

Gerald Ray

President, Lower Lakes Towing Limited
Steve Salmons

Steve Salmons

President & CEO, Windsor Port Authority
Denis Wilson

Denis Wilson

Manager, Marine Transportation, Viterra