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time’s overnight cruise division,specializing in cruise vessel management and operations.It owns and operates theAmericanQueen andAmericanDuch- ess,which cruise theMississippi,Ohio,andTennessee Rivers; and theAmerican Empress,which cruises the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the PacificNorthwest. “We christened our third vessel,which is a converted casino boat,as theAmericanDuchess,inAugust,”says Jaenichen.As the first all-suitepaddlewheeler intheU.S., theAmericanDuchess is,arguably,oneof themost luxuri- ous river cruisingvessels inthecountry. SeawardServices,Inc.,headquartered inNewAlbany, Indiana,isHMSGlobalMaritime’sgovernment services division.Itprovides servicesunder contract togovernment agencies inNorfolk,Virginia; Bangor,Washington;New- port,Rhode Island; PanamaCityandKeyWest Florida; andOkinawa,Japan.It specializes indeliveringefficient andcost-effectivecontractingservices forvessel/fleet management andportoperations toU.S.militaryand otherFederal government agencies.Vesselmanagement contractingservices includecomprehensiveoperations andmaintenance for adiverse fleetofvessels.Portoper- ationservices include full-scaleoperationsandmainte- nanceof all typesof government facilities,small craft and militaryinstallations,includingU.S.Naval ranges. “Weoperateunder contractwiththeDepartmentof Defense’smaritime logisticsarm,MilitarySealiftCom- mand,”Jaenichensays.“Thesearecommercial typevessels that supportNavyandMarineCorpsoperations.For ex- ample,oneof thevessels thatweoperate,charteredfrom IrishFerries,hasbeenconverted intoavessel that carries Marinesout inthewesternPacific.Thatvessel iscalled theWestpacExpressand,rightnow,ourSeawardServices division is inthe final phaseof converting its replacement, HMS GLOBAL MARITIME PREFERRED VENDOR n Master Marine www.mastermarineinc.com a formerHawaii SuperFerry,whichwas subsequently purchasedbytheNavyandoperatedbyMilitarySealift Command. It’sgoingtobe formallyrechristened,the UnitedStatesNaval Ship,USNSGuam,later thisyear.” Over the last severalyears,HMSGlobalMaritime, under the leadershipof itsPresident andCEO,JohnWag- goner,hasbecomeaworld-classcompanythatutilizes innovative technologiesandemploysU.S.mariners from aroundthecountrytosupport itsoperations.“Weare pleasedthatwe’vebeen able to growthe business from less than amillion dollars a year to over $150 million,last year,”states Jaenichen.“We bring the expertise,we bring the experience,andwe bring the customer service that our clients are looking for in their particular transportation requirements and that our customers are seeking for their river cruise vaca- tions.”