William Hryb is a freelance writer and port shipping agent. He is a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) and Superior Scribes, a professional Thunder Bay writer's guild. He is a contributing writer to various publications such as CANADIAN SAILINGS / TRANSPORTATION & TRADE LOGISTICS, BAYVIEW, CRUISE SHIP NORTH AMERICA, ON THE LEVEL, and the UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. He is also a broadcast journalist - currently the producer and co-host of Crime Beat, a weekly radio program on the ArtistFirst World Radio Network. www.artistfirst.com.
Mr. Hryb is the former general manager of a major shipping company in Thunder Bay. He began his career in the marine industry in 1975 and under his management he successfullly represented a world-wide network of ship owners and charterers from a broad range of agricultural, mining and special project cargo sectors. In 2010 Mr. Hryb took leave from his former company and is now operating as an independent Port Agent at the Port of Thunder Bay. He continues to represent ship owners/charterers nationally and internationally.
Born in Oberlahnstein, Germany, he emigrated to Canada at an early age. Ukrainian by heritage, Hryb attended local schools studying Communication Arts, majoring in Broadcast Journalism. After completing his studies he travelled extensively throughout South America as freelance journalist.
Mr. Hryb was appointed by the International Joint Commission (IJC) in 2007 to the Public Information Advisory Group (PIAG) for the International Upper Great Lakes study (IUGLS) . The members of PIAG are comprised of 20 American and Canadian individuals representing diverse groups having interest in water level issues in the upper Great Lakes. His term runs through 2012.
Based in Thunder Bay, Canada, Mr. Hryb represents the commercial navigation interests for the STUDY on the Canadian side. He is associated with the 'Shipping Federation of Canada' who represent over 90% of ocean-going vessels (international cruise and cargo ) trading to and from ports in Atlantic Canada, the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes.