Duluth native Rick Harkins was appointed in January to the Keystone Shipping Co. engineering department staff in Bala Cynwyd , Penn., as manager of technical projects. He succeeds Dick Ciliberti, who will remain part-time to assist with supply continuity on fleet renewal and new construction opportunities. Keystone owns the Duluth-based KeyLakes/Great Lakes Fleet. Harkins, a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, was formerly with the Lake Carriers’ Association in Cleveland.

Jim Banks, president of Allouez Marine Supply, Inc., has been elected president of the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association, and Konnie LeMay, editor of Lake Superior magazine, is the new vice president. They succeed Davis Helberg, retired Duluth port director, and Fred Cummings, retired Great Lakes Fleet superintendent, who had served for three years. Jack Schilling, retired Duluth accountant, was re-elected treasurer. The association also has four new board members: Bob Hom of the Duluth Entertainment & Convention Center, Katie Ferguson of the KeyLakes/Great Lakes Fleet, Eric Robinson of Grandma’s Inc. and Anita Zager of Northern Lights Books & Gifts. Officers and directors were installed at the LSMMA’s annual meeting in January.