Crowley names Cosgrove VP marine operations

Crowley names Cosgrove VP marine operations    Crowley Maritime Corp. has appointed Cole Cosgrove to vice president of marine operations for the company's liner services groups.
   Cosgrove will be responsible for the marine operations of Crowley’s Puerto Rico and Caribbean services fleet of four vessels serving the Bahamas, the eastern Caribbean and the Caribbean Basin as well as the Central American fleet of eight to 10 vessels serving the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. He held a similar role in 2002 for the Puerto Rico and Caribbean services team.
   Cosgrove, who most recently was vice president of the safety, security, quality and environmental (SSQE) department, replaces Michael Hopkins, who in retirement has transitioned into a part-time role as a consultant for Crowley.
   Cosgrove joined Crowley in 1987 in the ship operations group. In 2005, he was named a general manager and formed the ship management group to oversee third-party vessel operations. He was promoted to vice president of marine personnel in 2008 and was named vice president of SSQE in 2009.