Executive Management
Andrew Black
President
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Andrew serves as President of Moran Shipping Agencies. He received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2019. Prior to law school, Andrew gained extensive experience in the commercial maritime industry working for Moran as a Ship’s Agent in Texas and California, Operations Manager in New York and New Jersey, and Quality Manager company-wide. This upbringing exposed him from an early age to the complexities of international sea-borne trade and provided Andrew with the opportunity to personally attend, and direct, over 1,000 vessel turnarounds in an array of U.S. ports. As prior VP, he also focused on improving the scope and quality of Moran Shipping’s services.
While in law school, Andrew served as a Judicial Intern in the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for the Honorable Judge Bruce Selya. He also worked as a Student Attorney for the Startup Law Clinic, which provides strategic legal and business advice to student entrepreneurs in the BU and MIT communities. Following the completion of his legal studies, Andrew gained additional corporate law experience working as In-House Counsel for Moran Shipping. In that role he was involved in all aspects of the company’s management, including its ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
Andrew then further developed his legal skills as a Litigation Associate for Farrell Smith O'Connell LLP - a full-service law firm with a focus on maritime, admiralty, and general civil litigation. As an associate, Andrew represented dozens of clients on a variety of legal issues including cargo loss events, vessel arrests, salvage awards, limitation of liability actions, defense of maritime insureds against crewmember injuries, and contract disputes.
