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In today’s global economy, Container ships, tankers, and other cargo vessels move more than 90% of the world’s trade. Naval fleets protect our nation’s interest. The cruise industry and the fishing industry each generate hundreds of billions of dollars in annual economic impact. Cable ships connect the world with robust telecommunications networks. Offshore oil, gas, and wind platforms power nations. And research vessels help us better understand our seas and our planet.

At Horizon, we serve all these fleets and more. You keep the world moving. We help you get it done.

U.S. Military Mission Support Vessel

U.S. Military Mission Support Vessels

Military Sealift Command (MSC) vessels move, pre-position, and replenish military cargo used by deployed U.S. Armed Forces.

Horizon helps ensure these vessels are always fully operational and ready to respond to the military’s time-sensitive demands.

Container ship in the ocean

Container Ships

Container ships transport the standardized containers that carry the majority of the goods the world consumes on a daily basis.

Horizon’s global logistics services enable these vessels to operate efficiently and reliably, ensuring the continuous flow of commerce and the goods that businesses rely on worldwide.

Tanker in a body of water

Tankers

Tankers are specifically designed to carry liquids in bulk, such as oil, liquid natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG), and chemicals.

In 1991, Horizon opened an office in Houston, Texas, a strategic decision that has positioned us as one of the leading logistics service providers for tankers throughout the Gulf of Mexico.

Cruise Ship in the ocean with mountains in the background.

Cruise Ships

Luxury passenger ships are designed for entertainment and relaxation, but providing hospitality at sea requires logistical solutions more various and complex than those of the typical cargo vessel.

Horizon offers specialized and centralized cruise ship solutions for cruise lines’ hospitality and technical departments. We deliver all technical parts, and we manage the supply chain for food and beverage items that require temperature-controlled facilities and transport.

Roll-on/roll-off vessel

Roll-On/Roll-Off Vessels (Ro-Ros)

Ro-Ros are vessels designed to transport all types of wheeled cargo, including personal, commercial, and military vehicles as well as all cargo transportable on Mafi trailers.

Horizon keeps Ro-Ros supplied and sailing as they move the cargo that keeps us all moving.

Heavy lift/General cargo ship

Heavy Lift/General Cargo Ships

Heavy lift and general cargo ships can accommodate a wide range of cargo, from standard containers, to bulk grain, to oversized project cargo such as power plant parts, windmill blades, cranes parts, and more. Heavy lift vessels are the only way to move the massive cargo needed for some of the world’s most ambitious construction projects.

Wherever in the world these ships are, Horizon delivers what they need to keep the world growing.

Bulk carrier.

Bulk Carriers

Bulk carriers are designed to accommodate large amounts of dry cargo such as grain, coal, or iron ore. They are categorized into six types: small, handysize, handymax, panamax, capesize, and very large.

But no matter how large or small they are, Horizon provides bulk carriers with whatever they need to deliver the raw materials of the global economy.

Offshore vessel and rig

Offshore Vessels and Rigs

Offshore vessels (commonly referred to as OSVs) supply and service drill rigs, which keep the energy sector flowing.

Horizon provides logistical support for the interdependent needs of both rigs and OSVs, positioning us as a uniquely critical component of the offshore industry.

Specialty vessel

Specialty Vessels

Specialty vessels include tugs, towing vessels, barges, carriers, pilot boats, and more. They are workboats that perform vital services throughout the world’s inland waterways.

And whether they’re sailing the Great Lakes, navigating rivers, or moving goods along canals, Horizon is there to keep them equipped for their demanding work.

Research vessel.

Research Vessels

These special ships help us better understand our planet by conducting critical research at sea. Some of the most common types of research vessels are seismic vessels, hydrographic vessels, and oceanographic vessels.

The remote locations in which these vessels operate make logistical support particularly challenging. That’s why they rely on Horizon to support them as they continue their scientific missions uninterrupted.

Fishing vessel

Fishing Vessels

These vessels collect fish for the commercial fishing industry, which helps feed the world. Most operate seasonally in some of the harshest and most remote areas of the sea.

Fishing companies turn to Horizon to deliver critical equipment to these inaccessible regions, relying on us to keep their crews safe and supplied.

Dredger.

Dredgers

Dredgers are vessels with excavation equipment that’s used for removing sand and other types of deposits from the seabed. They are used to make shallow coastal areas navigable, to deepen ports to accommodate larger vessels, for deep-sea mining, and for other purposes.

Horizon gets specialized equipment and supplies to dredgers, wherever they are, so that they can open the way for the many ships that follow.

Shipyard.

Shipyards

Marine construction sites are used for a variety of large-scale maritime projects such as shipbuilding, ship repair, and mandatory inspections. Shipyard operation is expensive, and deadlines have to be met consistently in order to keep budgets in line. Shipyards also depend on reliable procurement and transport of oversized equipment.

Horizon’s project cargo expertise provides highly specialized transportation solutions for shipyards around the world.

Other industries: trucks, trains, planes, ships, etc.

Other Industries

Horizon specializes in the unique requirements of marine logistics, but we serve many customers in other industries that have urgent shipping needs: pharmaceuticals and medical devices, high-value perishable items, the entertainment industry, urgent automotive or electronic parts, and more.

Whatever industry you’re in, if you need something moved quickly, we expedite time-sensitive shipments from anywhere, to anywhere, all around the globe.

Testimonials

“Horizon once chartered a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Singapore to get a main engine shaft to one of our ships. We were losing five figures a day with our customer while the ship was idled. It was a very time-sensitive shipment, and Horizon saved us a lot of money.”

Kevin DreschPurchasing Manager, Sealift, Inc.

“Horizon has been in the marine industry for over 50 years and is trusted to get our shipments on-deck and on-time. We are very excited to bring on additional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in our efforts to provide superior support to owners.”

Justin KnightDirector of Operations, Ecochlor

“Thank you for the hard work. It has been seamless for us. I haven’t seen any shipping disruptions with the exception of cancelled flights, which is beyond your control.”

Tracy Fleming
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Vero Palacios

Vero Palacios

Managing Director, Delver Agents

Vero joined Horizon Air Freight as the previous Executive Manager of Delver Agents, and Founder and General Manager of Sealand Ship Agents and Suppliers. Now serving as Operations Executive at Horizon Air Freight, Vero grew Sealand into the premiere cruise ship agency and supplier based in Ushuaia, Argentina. She excels at creating new services and programs, solving problems, connecting people, and strengthening relationships. Her clients have included some of the most exclusive boutique operators, mainstream cruise lines and expedition cruise companies in the world.

Vero received her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science & Human Arts, and her advanced technical law degree from Argentinian Catholic University. She also has a licensed degree in International Commerce, and is trained in Environmental Management and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code.

About her work, Vero says: “My favorite part is being able to learn from our clients, develop and implement solutions, grow our businesses together, and make a difference in their day by giving them the highest level of service and proving our dedication to meet their goals and deliver superior results. I also cherish knowing that the business our clients do with us will make a positive impact in the communities we work in; they will provide jobs and income to our vendors, as well as our staff and all of those that are touched by our operations.”

Vero currently lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and three children: big huggers who love to travel together.

Ask Vero how she can help see your shipment through from deck to door at veronica@delveragents.com.

Rosemarie Susino

Rosemarie Susino

Director of Marine Logistics

Rosemarie is Director of Marine Logistics at Horizon Air Freight — an essential pillar who has served with us in Logistics for her entire career of 38 years. Her decades of service have given her the opportunity to see every department and angle, and she is an invaluable teacher who generously shares the lessons of her extensive experience with others.

About her work, Rosemarie says that finding solutions and delivering results when the circumstances dictate it to be difficult or impossible is one of her favorite parts. She is also adept at discovering new solutions and developing them into services to help our customers succeed in all things logistics. Continually challenging our team and herself to bring added insight and optimized decision making to our customers’ daily logistics requirements, Rose is an invaluable partner who looks to bring a unique value to every customer’s individual needs.

A native resident of Long Island, Rose is a mother of two. Though spare time is hard to come by in Logistics, outside of work she does enjoy music, long beach walks, and hiking — so long as there are no bugs around.

Ask Rosemarie how she can help see your shipment through from deck to door at rose@haf.com.

Josh Roman

Josh Roman

Chief Commercial Officer

Our Chief Commercial Officer, Josh Roman, is a recent addition to Horizon, but spent most of his career in Marine Services / Supply Chain and Logistics, and has fit in seamlessly with our mission and our team, in part because he steadfastly remains solution oriented at all times (critical in work and life). Josh’s experience in our industry has taught him that identifying problems and seeing roadblocks ahead may be easy work, but it’s what you do with them that makes you stand out.

About his work, Josh says: “I enjoy being able to remove a burden from a customer’s plate. Everyone faces challenges, but a true partnership is when you can rely on your partners for solutions. Having the confidence in our excellent team to be able to say to a client, ‘We’ve got it handled,’ so they can go home is a privilege.”

A native of Oakland, CA, Josh continues to represent Horizon Air Freight on the West coast where he currently resides in Long Beach, CA with his wife and their two huskies. As a child, he also lived in Germany for a short time, which gave him a passion for traveling as well as German food and beer. You’re also likely to find him playing ice hockey, when he’s not in the office.

Ask Josh how he can help see your shipment through from deck to door at josh.roman@haf.com.

Bridget Aglio

Bridget Aglio

Senior Routing Manager

Bridget is Senior Account Manager at Horizon Air Freight, whose 30 years of combined experience in the transportation industry have taught her to treat every shipment as though it is the most important one. She excels at guiding customers through every step of the shipment process, and recently navigated a complicated 125,000 kilo shipment from Japan to South Korea in only 10 days.

About her work, Bridget says her favorite part is getting to learn so much from our customers about their different cultures all over the world.

A native New Yorker, Bridget currently resides in Long Island, NY. Outside of work, she enjoys Broadway shows, boating, and traveling with her family.

Ask Bridget how she can help see your shipment through from deck to door at jfkbrid@haf.com

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Sheryl Crespo

Director of Technology and Engineering

Sheryl is Director of Technology and Engineering, whose extensive education and experience is helping her lead the digital transformation at the company. Though relatively new to the Horizon team, her creative solutions and desire to not only maintain, but improve, the premium level of client service we can provide is already separating Horizon from the competition

About working at Horizon, Sheryl says: “When I joined in 2021, I knew that I was entering a space where technology had not yet caught up to the needs of the industry – and I knew that I could help bring about real change to offset that deficit.”

Outside of work, Sheryl is a fan of traveling, video games, creating costumes, reading, and dance.

Ask Sheryl how she can help see your shipment through from deck to door at sheryl.crespo@haf.com.

Alex Durante

Alex Durante

Director Cruise Operations

Alex is Director of Cruise Operations at Horizon Air Freight, where his long history at Horizon — which includes three years in operations and twelve years as Director of Global Sales — come together to serve the unique technical and hospitality needs of cruise ships worldwide. Recognizing a need in the cruise industry for more reliable, cost-effective support, Alex led creation of this new division of Horizon’s services.

An entrepreneur at heart, Alex is always on the lookout for challenging problems Horizon can solve and new opportunities Horizon can offer to support the success of our current and future customers.

A native New Yorker, Alex enjoys athletics. He has served as a volunteer basketball coach for the past nine years, and he raises funds for cancer research and patient support through Swim Across America.

Ask Alex how he can help keep your cruise ships sailing and your passengers traveling in comfort and style at JFKalex@haf.com.

James Gassert

James Gassert

Executive VP of Operations

James “Jimmy” Gassert is Executive Vice President at Horizon Air Freight, and has spent his 40 year career in our offices. He is deeply dedicated to satisfying and exceeding customer expectations by solving not just the daily — but the difficult.

Jimmy’s favorite part of work is leaving each day knowing that all known issues will be solved, whether that’s at 5:00 PM or 10:00 PM. He is a beloved and dedicated team player, who finds his own success in aiding the success of others.

A native resident of Long Island, Jimmy is an avid music fan of all genres, and serves in the energizing role of our “unofficially official” office DJ. Outside of work, he’s also a classic car enthusiast (his favorite is the 1960’s Lincoln Continental from the 1960’s with the suicide doors), and provides his handyman skills for friends and family.

Ask Jimmy how he can help see your shipment through from deck to door at jfkjimmy@haf.com.

Pixie Gibbs

Pixie Gibbs

Export Manager

Pixie Gibbs is the Export Manager at Horizon Air Freight, and has been dedicated to our customers for over 28 years. Recently she played an essential role in coordinating an urgently-needed spares delivery from Louisiana, Missouri, and Florida to a ship stuck in Panamanian dry dock. She is an expert at continual communication, who truly enjoys interacting with our customers to fully understand beyond their most immediate problems.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Pixie’s favorite part of her work is moving around the office and warehouse, touching every critical aspect of the shipments she handles. It’s part of what helps her do the absolute best for our customers each day.

A native of Trinidad and Tabago, Pixie currently lives in Queens, NYC. Outside of work, she enjoys running and biking — when she isn’t planning and enjoying family get-togethers. If your birthday’s coming, Pixie is also the one to help celebrate, as those are her favorite.

Ask Pixie how she can help see your shipment through from deck to door at jfkpixie@haf.com.

Alex Leondis

Alex Leondis

VP of Finance

Alex Leondis is Business and Data Analytics Manager at Horizon Air Freight, who uses his background in finance to drive Horizon’s business forward. He continually challenges our team and himself to bring added insight and optimized decision making to our customer daily logistics needs.

Alex’s favorite part of his work is solving the unique questions, challenges and requests from customers utilizing data, while helping them harness the power of information. He thrives when partnering with each client to bring a unique value to their individual needs.

A native New Yorker, Alex is the grandson of Horizon’s founder Anthony Leondis. He’s also a former NCAA soccer player, who still loves the sport as much as ever. Outside of work, he also enjoys traveling both the United States and other countries of the world, and is an avid supporter of charitable endeavors.

Ask Alex how he can help see your shipment through from deck to door at alexl@haf.com.

Dave Rector

Dave Rector

Chief Financial Officer

Dave Rector serves as Chief Financial Officer at Horizon Air Freight, where his expertise at developing talent and teams across the organization has already proven to be vital to our success.

Dave’s favorite part of working with our clients is meeting their emergency shipment needs. About his work, he says: “In the Finance and Accounting departments, we aim to provide the same level of service to our internal clients as we do external ones . . . And we throw in a smile for free!”

Originally from Newport, RI, Dave currently resides in Ridgefield, CT with his wife of 26 years, Kim. He is also the proud father of two college-aged children. Outside of work he enjoys travel with the family, golf with his wife, yoga, cycling, and Beer League Hockey.

Ask Dave how he can help see your shipment through from deck to door at dave.rector@haf.com.

George Savich

George Savich

Domestic Traffic Manager

George Savich joined Horizon Air Freight as a self-described “Hustler” with a combined education from military high school, an associate’s degree in Surveying, Construction Engineering and Drafting from Alfred University, and his stint as a semi pro soccer player. He began at Horizon in 1987 as a messenger, truck driver, and warehouseman, but has worked as Domestic Manager in our Import Department for the last 23 years.

George’s long years of experience at Horizon have taught him to improvise, adapt, and overcome in order to deliver excellence in every shipment, every day. He is a relentless problem solver who not only believes in but embodies the idea that “Failure is not an option.” His favorite part about working with our clients is providing them with trust and top tier service.

Proudly hailing from Queens, NY, George currently resides there with his wife of 27 years, Anne, and is the proud father of Paul who is a professional musician. George and Anne also share their home with a dog, two cats, and a parrot whom George insists will outlive him.

Ask George how he can help see your shipment through from deck to door at jfkbrew@haf.com.

Steve Leondis

Steve Leondis

Chief Executive Officer

Steve is Horizon Air Freight’s CEO, a position he took on in 2014 after 31 years in various roles that included everything from loading trucks to leading the growth of Horizon’s foreign agencies network, allowing Horizon to offer truly global marine logistics support to all our customers. A lifelong student of world history, he brings an international perspective and a long-term view to the shipping industry’s importance in the evolution of the human condition.

Leading the company his father founded more than 50 years ago, Steve appreciates the family atmosphere Horizon has nurtured and preserved even as our global operations grow by leaps and bounds. He enjoys both his decades-long relationships with veteran Horizon leaders and the fresh ideas and energy brought by our newest generation of team members.

A star college basketball player while at Yale University — he was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1980 — Steve majored in history, with a particular interest in the period of European history between World War I and World War II.

With his daughter Devon, Steve co-founded and sits on the board of Project Nyame Nsa, an organization dedicated to building villages with holistic support services for vulnerable and orphaned children in remote areas of Ghana and Zambia.

Ask Steve for his insights and strategies for the shipping industry’s global macrotrends at steve@haf.com.

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