Joshua Juel has responsibility for regulatory affairs pertaining to vessel operations for both Algoma’s domestic and international fleets, including advocacy as industry leader for the company at all levels of the Canadian, United States and international governments. He is also the Company Security Officer (CSO).
Mr. Juel joined Algoma in 2018 and successfully directed all aspects of the Fleet Personnel function for Algoma’s domestic fleet prior to assuming his current role. Before that, Mr. Juel was a Manager for the marine division of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN), with a particular focus on Great Lakes Fleet and Compagnie de gestion de Matane (COGEMA). Before that, Mr. Juel worked in the cruise line industry in positions of increasing responsibility, the most recent of which was with Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) as a Human Resources Director.
Mr. Juel served as Vice Chairman of the Lake Carriers’ Association from 2017 to 2018, and holds degrees from the Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Cornell University. He also earned his license as a U.S. Merchant Marine deck officer for vessels of unlimited tonnage, in addition to marine pilotage from Duluth, Minnesota to Cape Vincent, New York. Mr. Juel is also a certified Class I Railroad Conductor.