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[8] The Port of Baltimore ■ May/June 2017
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AWARD
Reagoso Named Port Person of the Year
The Propeller Club of Baltimore named Capt. Michael Reagoso, Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Operations for McAllister Towing Inc., the Port Person of the Year.
A ceremony was held May 16 at Tabrizi’s Harborview to formally present the award to Reagoso, who is also chairman of the Baltimore Port Alliance (BPA).
“I am sincerely humbled by this honor,” Reagoso said. “I am so lucky to have a job that I enjoy doing, and that the McAllister family encourages their managers being active in the community, which has allowed me to be involved with the BPA, Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center (BISC) and other organizations, and this is perhaps why I am being recognized. I thoroughly enjoy being active in the maritime community and interacting with so many of the great port partners that have become friends over the years.”
At McAllister, Reagoso is responsible for profit and loss, sales, marketing and operations. Prior to joining McAllister, Reagoso was with Höegh Autoliners, where he was a port captain responsible for the loading and discharge of ro/ro ships
throughout the East and Gulf coasts of the United States.
In addition to his experience
in operations with Höegh,
Reagoso held numerous positions
in the maritime community in management, operations and sales in the ship repair, cargo handling and logistics sectors both domestically and internationally. Reagoso also has experience operating tugboats both in ship docking and towing.
Reagoso graduated from SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, with a degree in marine transportation and a third-mate unlimited tonnage license. In addition to serving as the chairman of the BPA, Reagoso has also served on the group’s executive steering committee and was the environmental committee chairman. 􏰀
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REAGOSO HAS SERVED INCLUDE:
• Propeller Club of Baltimore
• BaltimoreInternational Seafarers’ Center
• MaritimeExchangeforthe Delaware River and Bay
• StateBoardofMaryland Pilots
• AreaMaritimeSecurity Committee
OTHER AWARDS RECEIVED BY REAGOSO:
• AnnapolisMaritime Society 2016 Duke Adams Award