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IN MEMORIAM
Blair P. Browne Passes Away at 93
Blair P. Browne, the former owner of Waterfront Co. who also served as vice president of the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore, passed away April 28, 2017, at age 93 in Towson.
After college at Carnegie Mellon, Browne joined Waterfront Co., which his father had founded in 1924.
By 1945, the company was the largest of the Port of Baltimore’s four ceiling companies. The firm built wooden cases and frames to hold shipboard cargo below decks in cargo holds or on deck, to keep cargo from shifting during long ocean voyages. The company had employed more than 600 employees.
Browne served as a vice president of the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore from 1969 until his retire- ment in 1994. During his tenure with the association,
he assisted in the computerization of its longshoreman payroll in the early 1970s. 􏰀
NEWSMAKERS
Port Leadership Meets Chipolbrok Officials on Asia Trip
MDOT MPA Executive Director Jim White and Director of Sales and Marketing Rick Powers met with Chipolbrok on a recent trip to Asia. Pictured along with Mr. White and Mr. Powers are left to right: Jin Hao – manager of marketing department, Zhou Jinglal - shipping director, Roman Wozniak - director of shipping division and Qiu Bo - vice general director. 􏰀
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