HONORARY MEMBERS

Niels previously served as the International President of the Propeller Club and currently the Director of Government Affairs & Public Relations, for Bay - Houston Towing Company, as well as, operates Aalund International Consulting LLC, was formed January 2022. This group provides consulting services within both domestic and international commerce.

Previously Aalund served as an Officer and as Senior Vice-President, West Gulf Maritime Association, with primary responsibility for advocating on behalf of member companies (stevedores, steamship agents, vessel owners, and industry stakeholders) with local, state and federal agencies. From organizations such as Washington, D.C, based, National Maritime Association, to the commercial sector, Aalund has provided leadership for a variety of maritime related positions. Aalund has extensive strategic planning experience in both operations and commercial maritime activities. Including management positions overseeing liner, break-bulk and stevedoring groups.

In addition to the Propeller Club, Niels has served on 11 regional and/or national committees and boards, including such groups as Director at Large, Houston Ship Channel Security District, Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee, Area Maritime Security council (AMSC), South East Texas Waterways Advisory Committee (SETWAC) , Corpus Christi Harbor Safety Committee (STWAC), National Association Maritime Organizations (NAMO), Propeller Club International Governing Board, North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), the University of Houston, College of Technology Dean Advisory Board and has been recognized as Distinguished Alumni, University of Houston – College of Technology.

A Houston native, Aalund is a graduate of the University of Houston. Aalund is an active public speaker at industry programs, seminars, and conferences.

 Joey has been a longtime member and supporter of the Propeller Club of Houston. Joey's been heading up our Annual Shrimp Boil and known throughout the membership as the "Master Shrimper"!  Joey has a strong passion for the marine industry which he has easily translated into his maritime career as an mechanical or industrial engineering sales executive serving the offshore Oil & Gas Industry, Joey's a graduate of Texas A&I.

 Richard is longtime member and supporter of the Propeller Club of Houston. Richard is CEO of Bludworth Marine LLC. Bludworth Marine was formed in July 1998 in Houston Texas. We have expanded over the past 25 years in size and scope with added work locations in Galveston and Orange Texas with full shipyard and repair services. We provide mobilizations & de-mobilizations for projects in the Gulf of Mexico including dive, construction, wind, & seismic. With dry docks, graving dock, and air bag dockings we service underwater repairs up to 3,100 ton vessels. Multiple mobile repair teams are dispatch daily to service and repair vessel where they are located around the globe. No job is too small and few are too large.