The award will be presented on March 21 at a dinner marking the conclusion of the association’s annual conference and trade exposition at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford, Conn. It is given each year to a person who has contributed to the growth and development of the international maritime industry.
Lorentzen has served as CEO of Seacor since September 2010 and a board member since 2001.
From 1990 until September 2010, he was president of Northern Navigation America, a Stamford-based investment management and ship-owning agency company concentrating in specialized marine transportation and ship finance. From 1979 to 1990, he was managing director of Lorentzen Empreendimentos, an industrial and shipping group in Brazil, and he served on its board of directors until December 2005.
Lorentzen was also chairman of NFC Shipping Funds, a leading private equity fund in the maritime industry, from 2000 to 2008. In addition, he is a director of Blue Danube, an inland marine service provider, and a director of Genessee & Wyoming, an owner and operator of short-line and regional freight railroads.
