# International Maritime Hall of Fame

The International Maritime Hall of Fame is a museum honouring people who have made a large contribution in the maritime field. The hall of fame inducted its first set of honorees in or about 1994. The hall is sponsored by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey.

## Inductees

For 1994-2008 inductees, see footnote
* Malcom McLean - creator of international standard shipping containers.

### 2000

See footnote

### 2001

See footnote

### 2003

Christopher L. Koch, president and CEO, World Shipping Council
Olav K. Rakkenes, former president and CEO, Atlantic Container Line
Charles G. Raymond, chairman, CEO and president, Horizon Lines
Paul F. Richardson, principal, Paul F. Richardson & Associates
Henk Van Hemmen, president emeritus, Martin, Ottaway Van Hemmen & Dolan Inc.:
John Arnold Witte, Sr., CEO and president, Donjon Marine Co., Inc.

### 2009

See footnote

### 2010

See footnote

### 2011

See footnote

### 2012 & 2013

See footnote

### 2014

Peter Friedmann, executive director, Agriculture Transportation Coalition
Jorn Hinge, president and chief executive officer, United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.)
Carol Notias Lambos, partner, The Lambos Firm, LLP
Lambros C. Varnavides, managing director and global head of shipping, Royal Bank of Scotland
Wolf von Appen, president, Ultramar Agencia Maritima Ltda., and chairman, Grupo Ultramar

### 2016

C. Duff Hughes, president, The Vane Brothers Company
Simeon P. Palios, chairman and CEO, Diana Shipping, Inc.
Robert P. (Rob) Kusiciel, vice president of logistics & transportation, Center of Excellence, Honeywell International, Inc.
William (Bill) Payne, vice chairman, NYK Line (NA), Inc. and vice president, NYK Ports, LLC.
Christopher J. Wiernicki, chairman, CEO and president, American Bureau of Shipping, Inc.

### 2017

Jean-Jacques (JJ) Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, Canadian National Railway Company
Harley V. Franco, chairman and chief executive officer, Harley Marine Services
Angeliki N. Frangou, chairman and chief executive officer, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
James C. McKenna, president and chief executive officer, Pacific Maritime Association
Madeleine Paquin, president and chief executive officer, Logistec Corporation

### 2018

Michael A. Jordan, founding principal and technical direction, Liftech
Donato Caruso, of counsel, The Lambos Firm, LLP
Adam M. Goldstein, vice chairman, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
Juergen Pump, president for North America, Hamburg Süd

### 2019

Harold J. Daggett, international president, International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO
George Economou, founder, chairman, CEO, DryShips Inc.
John F. Reinhart, chief executive officer, executive director, Virginia Port Authority
Rodolphe J. Saadé, chairman and chief executive officer, CMA CGM S.A.
Richard S. (Rich) Weeks, president and chief executive officer, Weeks Marine, Inc.

### 2020

Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, president and CEO, Celebrity Cruises Inc.
James R. Mara, president emeritus, Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors’ Association
James I. Newsome III, president and CEO, South Carolina Ports Authority
Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, president and CEO, Tsakos Energy Navigation Corp.
Lois K. Zabrocky, president and CEO, International Seaways Inc.

### 2021

James Angelo Ruggieri, Eur Ing, General Machine Corp.
Larry Wilkerson, United States Coast Guard

## Similar Halls

* Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame
* National Maritime Hall of Fame

## Footnotes

* 1 2 7th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards (2000). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ International Maritime Hall of Fame Awards 1994-2008. MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ Eighth Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame 2001 Awards. MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ . Henk van Hemmen Obituary.
* ↑ 10th International Maritime Hall of Fame Honored Seven Well-Known Maritime Leaders May 14, 2003 at United Nations. MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ 16th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees (2009). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ 17th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees (2010). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
* ↑ 18th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees (2011). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
* ↑ 19th & 20th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees (2012 & 2013). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
* ↑ 21st International Maritime Hall of Fame Inductees (2014). MotivatorsConference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
* ↑ "Press Release: 22nd Annual International Hall of Fame Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
* ↑ CN. "CN's JJ Ruest inducted into Maritime Hall of Fame". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
* ↑ "Liftech's Founder Enters Maritime Hall of Fame". Port Technology International. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
* 1 2 "26th Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame 2019 Awards" (PDF). 2019-05-08.
* ↑ "Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey names 2020 International Maritime Hall of Fame inductees". ajot.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
* ↑ "OMMF Announces the new Delaware Maritime Hall of Fame 1/5/2007". Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2010-07-30.