Alherd Kazura
Alherd P. Kazura is Vice President of International Services for Horizon Lines, LLC. He is responsible for the Company’s Five Star Express (FSX) trans-Pacific service, which calls Shanghai, Ningbo, Los Angeles, Oakland and Apra Harbor, Guam. Mr. Kazura was previously Vice President International Planning and Development at Horizon, where among other responsibilities he led the transition team that established the carrier’s FSX service in December 2010. Mr. Kazura has nearly three decades of experience in the transportation field having worked in the cruise, terminal management and container shipping industries. After spending the first six years of his career working for cruise line operators, Mr. Kazura joined Sea-Land Service, Inc., the predecessor company to Horizon Lines in 1989. He has held positions of increasing responsibility at Sea-Land and Horizon Lines in various areas of the business, including corporate strategy, finance, business development and operations. Mr. Kazura received his Bachelor of Arts in Business and MBA in Finance from Rutgers University.