
Ships will Use Advanced Technologies and Meet New Environmental Standards L to R front row: Ms. Angela Chao (Chair and CEO of Foremost Group), Mr. Tomonori Wada (President and CEO of Sumitomo Americas), Mr. Koichi Hamazaki (General Manager of Tramper Group of NYK), Dr. James Chao (Founder and Honorary Chairman of Foremost Group), Mr. Kensuke…
NEW YORK, NY – April 2, 2022 – Foremost Group Founder and Honorary Chairman Dr. James S. C. Chao was recently featured in LEADERS Magazine as a part of its series profiling Purpose driven leaders. In the profile, Dr. Chao discusses Foremost Group, including the Company’s history and culture, as well as the Chao family’s…
NEW YORK, NY – January 20, 2022 – Foremost Group Chair and CEO Angela Chao was recently featured in LEADERS Magazine as part of its coverage of distinguished Women Leaders. In the profile, Ms. Chao discusses Foremost Group’s history, operations and track record as a leading dry bulk shipping company. She also touches on the…
NEW YORK, NY – January 5, 2022 – Foremost Group Chair and CEO Angela Chao was recently included by TradeWinds amongst a group of more than three dozen industry leaders asked to provide their perspective about efforts to protect the environment in 2022. Excerpts of Ms. Chao’s response are below, and the full response can…
NEW YORK, NY – December 16, 2021 – Foremost Group Chair and CEO Angela Chao was recently recognized by Marine Log as one of the Top Women in the Maritime industry for the year 2021. In addition to Ms. Chao, those also recognized include leaders from across the maritime industry, including, among others, the American…
Acknowledgment Received at NAMEPA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Conference and Awards Program on October 28th November 3, 2021 — Foremost Group, a New York–based shipping company with worldwide operations, was recently recognized for its new corporate membership in the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) at NAMEPA’s 2021 Virtual Annual Conference and Awards Program on October…
NEW YORK, NY – On Tuesday, October 12, Foremost Group Chair and CEO Angela Chao joined the SHIPPINGInsight 2021 Conference for a panel discussion with other shipowners to discuss the state of the shipping industry from the perspective of industry leaders. Joining Ms. Chao on the panel were other industry veterans from Cargill, Petrobras, Ardmore…
James S.C. Chao, a Chinese-American merchant mariner, was honored with Silver Bell Award, the high honor from the Seamen’s Church Institute on Thursday, June 15, 2017. The Seamen’s Church Institute is North America’s largest mariners’ service agency.
June 7, 2016 — Foremost Group Founder and Honorary Chairman, Dr. James S.C. Chao, his late wife, Mrs. Ruth Mulan Chu Chao, and their family were recently featured by Harvard Business School’s Baker Library for their commitment and generosity towards the promotion of education, history and culture at Harvard University and around the world. To…
At the upcoming Asians in America Awards Dinner scheduled for March 17, 2016, the US-China Education Trust will present Dr. James S.C. Chao with a special award in recognition of his leadership in the Asian American community, as well as for his accomplishments in philanthropy and international trade and commerce. Mr. Madhavan Rangaswami, philanthropist and software executive,…
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