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President of Continental Shipping
Top Management Award for
Transportation |
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Transportation Man Of the Year
Award Presented to Mr. Busto
by Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of
Transportation
President of Puerto Rico Shipping
Association |
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Jose Octavio Busto : |
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Born in Asturias, Spain in 1935, Busto moved to the Dominican Republic
as a young man. After receiving his degree in Business Administration,
he joined the Dominican Shipyards, beginning a long and distinguished
career in the maritime industry. After having become the shipyard's
youngest ever Dock Master, he went to sea, where he spent the next
fifteen years as purser and chief purser on various cruise ships. In
1974, Busto settled in Puerto Rico and founded Continental Shipping Inc.
As a leading spokesperson for the cruise industry on the island of
Puerto Rico, Busto has been an advisor to Governors Carlos Romero
Barcelo and Rafael Hernandez Colon, as well as serving on numerous
committees formed to promote the growth of the cruise industry. His work
for the Government and his contribution to various steering committees
of the Puerto Rican Shipping Association has been recognized by awards
such as Transportation Man of the Year, and the Top Management Award for
Transportation.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Hotel and
Tourism Association, Chairman of the Cruise Ships Committee of the
Puerto Rican Shipping Association, and a member of the Puerto Rican
Chamber of Commerce. He is also Consul of Denmark and Norway, and a
member of the
Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico Consular Corp. |
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