marine superintendent

American  

noun

1. a person who is responsible for the maintenance of the vessels of a shipping line, for their docking and the handling of cargo, and for the hiring of personnel for deck departments.

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Example Sentences

As marine superintendent, Oliver will hop on the Sikuliaq for some transit legs to get to know the crew, but he’s primarily based out of Seward.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2014

Last week these names made this news: At 9 o'clock one morning John Jacob Astor III went furtively to work as assistant to the assistant marine superintendent of the International Mercantile Marine Co. in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother thought at once of one of my uncles, who had retired from the sea and was now a marine superintendent in Fenchurch Street.

From Aliens by McFee, William

That balance was actually paid to the men in cash, in presence of the marine superintendent, by one of our clerks.

From Second Shetland Truck System Report by Guthrie, William