James MacFarlane

James MacFarlane is the sole owner of Atlantic Commercial Materials, Inc. and Atlantic Marine Ship Services, LLC; two companies engaged in the marine agency and land based logistics services business. The Companies form the Atlantic Group which specializes in coordinating limousine travel, airline bookings, hotel accommodation, emergency medical services sourcing, spare part delivery and the facilitation of Immigration formalities with the United States Customs and Immigration Services for Foreign Crew Members and Vessel Technical Staff entering the United States of America.  

Mr. MacFarlane entered the maritime services industry in the early-1980’s in Philadelphia, where he began work as a Steamship Agent in the Port of Philadelphia, representing the interests of a wide spectrum of international ship owners.

In the late-1980’s, Mr. MacFarlane joined Camden Iron & Metal (CI&M), in Camden, NJ, as a Senior Vice President responsible for developing special projects, one of which included forming a public-private partnership to recycle US Naval vessel’s at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. During his tenure with CI&M, he became involved in all aspects of ship recycling as well as the international scrap metal business. The capacity of CI&M to process scrap metal grew to exceed one million tons per year during his tenure. 

Following his association with CI&M, Mr. MacFarlane formed Atlantic Logistics, Inc., a project management and logistics firm. Beginning in 2000, BritishPetroleum (BP) contracted Atlantic Logistics to manage the retirement of four 165,000 DWT crude oil tankers. On behalf of BP, Mr. MacFarlane planned, coordinated, and assisted with the movement of the tankers from Portland, Oregon to China, and helped arrange for the dismantling of the ships as well as the sale of reusable spare parts and usable equipment harvested from the vessels.

In the early 1990’s, MacFarlane was actively involved in the formation of the Rustec Corporation as President, which operated Scientific Laboratories with Russian and American scientists. The Company focused on technology development simultaneously in St. Petersburg, Russia and Philadelphia in the United States.  A number of innovative Patented industrial machines were created in the powder metallurgical crushing, X-ray mixed metal separation and pulsed electrical power disciplines.  Mr. MacFarlane was inducted as a Member into the prestigious Engineering Academy of St. Petersburg, Russia for his practical successes in science.  He was also recognized by President Clinton at the White House in Washington, DC for his pioneering work in international scientific cooperation.

Mr. MacFarlane has advised the Mobil Exxon Corporation regarding the disposition of their oil tanker fleet as these ships reach the end of their operational lives.  Mr. MacFarlane is widely recognized as having expertise in international ship dismantling protocols. In 2008 he was a founding member, serving on the Board of Directors of the International Ship Recycling Association based in The Hague, Netherlands from its inception.

In 1995, James MacFarlane was elected onto the Board of the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority.  This Utility focuses on Waste Water Treatment and Environmental Projects, being one of the largest of its kind in the State of New Jersey.

MacFarlane turned his passion towards music into two professional organizations. He first formed DreamQuest Records, which is a company recording music and releasing music on the DreamQuest Label for artists in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.  In association with DreamQuest Sound in Japan, MacFarlane has participated in professional performances on an intercultural basis in both the United States and Japan.  In 2014, MacFarlane joined with his long time music collaborator, Clayton Sears, in forming the American Deluxe Entertainment company.  American Deluxe provides musicians as individual performers as well as ensembles for Corporate and Private Clients.  American Deluxe draws it’s musician pool from the ranks of seasoned professional performers who support major recording and touring artists, including Jay Z, Beyonce, Rianna, Sting, Queen Latifah, Ne Yo, Paul Simon, John Mayer, etc.    

In addition to his professional commercial activities and civil service responsibilities, MacFarlane has had a long running leadership role with the Heart of Camden Housing Foundation which helps provide affordable housing to low income families in the economically challenged City of Camden, NJ.  He heads up the annual fundraising drive providing much needed operational funding for the Organization.