MID-SHIP Team

Individually Strong ~ Unbeatable as a Team! ®


MID-SHIP’s world-class personnel are at the heart of MID-SHIP’s strength. As a service provider, it’s our people that make all the difference. Dedicated, veteran, industry experts fill the MID-SHIP ranks along with up and coming young, talented professionals, providing an environment of experience and growth to serve our clients now, and for years to come.

MID-SHIP Trading Floor


MID-SHIP Group Directors/Partners
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Matthew I. DeLuca, Jr.
Group Chairman and CEO

 Bob Diamond
MID-SHIP Partner
Brian Malone
MID-SHIP Partner

 George Kachmar
MID-SHIP Partner
Steven Rzehak
MID-SHIP Partner

 Aysan Ay
MID-SHIP Partner
Douglas Aprahamian
MID-SHIP Partner

 John Schlosser
Vice President, Sales, Kinder Morgan Terminals
Harold King
Vice President Operations, Kinder Morgan Terminals
MID-SHIP Marine
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Chartering
New York
Matthew I. DeLuca, Jr.
MID-SHIP Partner

 Brian Malone
MID-SHIP Partner
Bob Diamond
MID-SHIP Partner

 Steven Rzehak
MID-SHIP Partner
Patrick Krebs
Senior Vice President

 Sean Banker
Senior Vice President
Manny Xidias
Vice President

 Paolo Bolla
Shipbroker
Kevin Byrne
Shipbroker

 Matthew Brady
Shipbroker
Edward Torre
Shipbroker

 Peter McDougall
Steel Team Leader/Broker
Robb Heath
Shipbroker

 Ajit Chandra
Shipbroker
Coral Gables
Jeremy Flores
Vice President, Latin America

 Jorge Ortiz
Shipbroker
Istanbul
Aysan Ay
MID-SHIP Partner

 Cem Kirteler
Vice President
Murat Kahya
Shipbroker

 Deniz Ozkaya
Shipbroker
Soner Unal
Shipbroker
Dubai
Kasper Simonsen
Chartering Manager

 Firas Douleh
Shipbroker
Omar El Beialy
Shipbroker

 Anthony Larson
Shipbroker
Zeeshan Agha
Shipbroker
Beijing
Soren Winger
President, MID-SHIP Asia

 Jun Qian
Chartering Manager
Rodger Hong
Shipbroker

 Joyce Zhang
Shipbroker/Logistics
Ben Shao
Shipbroker

 Soma Chen
Shipbroker
Allen Ling
Shipbroker

 Ivy Yang
Shipbroker

Operations
New York
Douglas Aprahamian
MID-SHIP Partner

 Svein Nilsen
Operations Manager
Vasanth Venkatachalam
Senior Operations Manager

 Stefano Larosa
Operations
James Buttafuoco
Operations

 Barbara Le Bacquer
Operations
Coral Gables
Ray Bueno
Senior Vice President

 Angela Chisholm
Operations
Rosemeiry Gaya Lima
Operations
Portugal
Helena De Gouveia
Operations
Istanbul
Burcin Varliisi
Agency Operations

 Aysu Gurgan
Operations and Agency
Arlin Kalpakciyan
Operations/Administration
Dubai
Sobia Gulzad
Operations/Office Manager
Beijing
Capt. Michael Yu
Operations Manager

 Summer Shi
Operations
Sophia Su
Operations
Administration
New York
Karen Eason
Administration

 Kate Perfetti
Administration
Lisa Erickson
Administration

 Jose Negron
Office Administration
Coral Gables
Marie Cunningham
Administration
Beijing
Amy Yang
HR/Administration Manager

 Yolanda He
Administration
Lucy Liu
Administration

MID-SHIP Logistics
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Operations
New York
George Kachmar
President, Logistics Division

 Howard Belgrod
Senior Vice President
Sherry Denn
General Manager

 Colin Schneider
Vice President
George O’Connor
Vice President

 Claudia Gedeon
Logistics Supervisor
Jessica Seelinger
Operations

 Timothy Yen
Operations
Joshua Klassen
Operations

 Chris Kachmar
Operations
Houston
George Karmoukos
Manager Gulf Operations

 Irving Upton
Operations
New Orleans
Suzanne Avilez
Manager US Gulf Operations

 Steven Kingsbury
US Gulf Operations
Beijing
Geoff Lau
Logistics Coordinator

 Bob Yang
Surveyor

Accounting
New York
Monica Costa
Logistics Assistant Accounting Manager
MID-SHIP Transport
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Operations
Pittsburgh
Brian Kostef
Vice President Trucking Operations

 Chuck Wagner
General Manager
Richard Casoli
Operations Manager

 Dennis McCord
Operations/Broker
Richard Terling
Operations/Broker

 Shaun Hines
Operations/Broker
Lyly Pham
Operations

Accounting
Pittsburgh
Salome Mengel
Accounting

 Stacey Gorman
Accounting
MID-SHIP Group
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Technology
New York
Craig Ahrens
Vice President
Director of Global Information Technology

 Anthony Spiteri
Systems Administrator
Frank Lewaine
Report Developer

Accounting
New York
Joseph Smith
Chief Financial Officer

 Francine Nelson
Vice President
Corporate Controller
Carla Daly
Group Assistant Accounting Manager

Sales and Marketing
Pittsburgh
Doug Caylor
Sales Manager

MID-SHIP Project Logistics (MPL)
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Operations
Houston
Irving Upton
Project Logistics Manager
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals
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Jeffrey Armstrong
President, Kinder Morgan Terminals

 John Schlosser
Vice President, Sales, Kinder Morgan Terminals
Harold King
Vice President Operations, Kinder Morgan Terminals



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Our Founder’s Motto

“Work Hard, And Then Work Harder”

- Matthew I. DeLuca, Jr.
MID-SHIP Group Founder, Chairman & CEO


Matt’s twist on the “Work Hard, Play Hard” expression could not be more fitting. He lives up to his motto day in and day out, with an unparalleled drive and determination.

Matt leads by example, and his work ethic is contagious. By surrounding himself with like-minded individuals over the years, Matt has kept MID-SHIP operating at the highest possible standards, delivering world-class service to our clients.