New York, NY – July 21, 2022 – U.S.-based shipping company Foremost Group (“Foremost”) celebrated contracts with Namura Shipbuilding for two new Capesize bulk carriers and with NYK Group for two long-term charter contracts this week at the Harvard Club.
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…
In this interview, Angela Chao talks about her experience becoming the CEO of Foremost Group, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global shipping industry, and her philanthropic efforts. Angela Chao is the chairman and CEO of Foremost Group, a New York–based shipping company with worldwide operations. Founded in 1964 by her father, Dr. James…
Growing up in a family of seven women, Angela Chao and her five older sisters rarely considered being female a limiting factor for success. “My parents raised us to be self-sufficient and productive members of society. Our gender was never an issue,” Chao told Fairplay. “We just took it for granted that we would get…
To say Angela Chao grew up with shipping is an understatement. Her father, James Chao, built New York shipowner Foremost Group from the ground up as he and wife Ruth Mulan Chu Chao raised six daughters. When she was just nine, Angela began joining her father on ship visits, exploring the vessels from the inside…
Founder of Foremost Group and recipient of the Lloyd’s List Americas Lifetime Achievement Award explains his philosophy of education, life-time training and a commitment to always being the best By Lambros Papaeconomou IT WAS Dr James S.C. Chao who built Foremost Group as one of the most respected dry cargo shipping companies in the world,…
Dinner honors Foremost Group’s Dr. James S.C. Chao and Angela Chao, and Turner Construction’s Joseph Byrne ‘89 $800,000 raised for scholarships to support next generation of maritime leaders THROGGS NECK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SUNY Maritime College held its 15th annual Admiral’s Scholarship Dinner, which honors industry executives and raises funds to help the next generation of maritime…
Sign up with your email address to receive our weekly news