Page 11 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 5 - 2024

NEWSMAKERS
Carnival Celebrates
20 Years in Baltimore
In late October, Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy
(pictured), Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, Transportation Secretary
Paul Wiedefeld and Maryland Port Administration Executive
Director Jonathan Daniels (pictured) gathered to celebrate 20
years of partnership.
MORE TO COME ON CARNIVAL’S
20TH ANNIVERSARY IN OUR NEXT ISSUE!
8 BELLS
Robert “Bob”
Edward Davis
Robert “Bob” Edward Davis passed
away on Oct. 30, 2024. He was the
founder of Davis Ship Service, which
offers logistical support services to
vessels arriving in the Port of Baltimore
and surrounding states.
Davis Ship Service’s affiliate Maryland
Nautical Sales, which Davis acquired in
1985, works directly with ship owners and
agents to provide products and services
during vessel operations.
“Bob was a valued member of our
community, and his presence will be
deeply missed,” said Ingrid Londoño,
General Manager of Baltimore
Maritime Exchange, in a message
sent out to members of the Port of
Baltimore community.
A family obituary described Davis
as “a good businessperson who
provided great opportunities to his
employees. He was a forward thinker
who went from a two-story row house
to a thriving business.”
Davis was laid to rest with a service
at Charles L. Stevens Funeral Home in
Locust Point on Nov. 2.
NEWSMAKERS
Gov. Moore Announces
Funds to Strengthen
Offshore Wind Workforce
This summer, Gov. Wes Moore
announced $4.7 million in federal
funding to provide training and job
placement to grow Maryland’s
offshore wind workforce. The funding,
made possible through the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s Economic
Development Administration Good
Jobs Challenge, will help make
Maryland more competitive by
creating a skilled worker pipeline into
Maryland’s wind energy industry with
a focus on building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
“Maryland is serious about offshore wind — and not just because of
what it means for our environment, but also because of what it means
for our economy,” said Gov. Moore. “Investments in offshore wind will
help us create jobs, raise wages and grow wealth for Maryland families.
We thank the Biden-Harris Administration for their continued partnership
in this vital push to make Maryland more competitive for all.”
The new grant opportunity is a part of the Maryland Department
of Labor’s Maryland Works for Wind initiative, which received $23
million in federal dollars in 2022 to build the state’s wind industry. The
project includes a partnership of employers, unions, Local Workforce
Development Areas, business alliances and training providers — all
working together in a sustainable energy ecosystem to increase
Maryland’s skilled talent for the wind industry.
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