(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) has awarded 109 vessels owned and/or operated by Crowley Maritime Corp. with certificates of environmental ahievement in recognition of their strong safety records and environmental protection.
The 109 vessels include containerships, tankers, articulated tug-barges (ATBs), tugboats and more, representing a combined 1,171 years without an environmental incident. Forty-nine of these Crowley-owned and/or -operated vessels have gone at least 10 years without an incident.
“The safety of the environment is crucial to our operations in every place where we work. These awards are testaments to the dedication and hard work of the men and women who make up our crews,” said Capt. Boren Chambers, director, marine operations, Crowley Shipping, who represented the company at the Nov. 7 awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. “Safety is our No. 1 core value, and we appreciate the recognition earned by crewmembers’ commitment to environmental stewardship.”
The awards are open to all owners and operators of vessels that operate on oceans or inland waterways. The association’s awards honor companies for operating vessels without any environmental incidents, displaying a commitment to respecting and protecting the environment on oceans and inland waterways. More information on the awards program can be found on CSA’s website, www.knowships.org.
“These awards celebrate the dedication to environmental excellence of our seafarers and the company personnel shore-side who operate our vessels to the highest standards,” said Kathy J. Metcalf, president of CSA, at the ceremony. “It is encouraging to see how many vessels go for years achieving environmental excellence. It should be clear to the American public that we in the maritime industry take our stewardship of the marine environment very seriously. Safe and environmentally responsible operations is a culture fully embraced by the maritime industry as a whole and as evidenced by the performances of the award recipients recognized tonight.”
A full list of Crowley vessels honored and their years without an environmental incident is listed below by service.
CROWLEY FUELS
MV AKU 18
MV AVIK 5
CROWLEY GLOBAL SHIP MANAGEMENT
EMPIRE STATE 8
EVERGREEN STATE 7
GOLDEN STATE 8
NATIONAL GLORY 10
OCEAN CRESCENT 3
OCEAN FREEDOM 6
OCEAN GRAND 3
PELICAN STATE 8
SUNSHINE STATE 8
TEXAS 3
CROWLEY GOVERNMENT SERVICES
CAPE WASHINGTON 3
SS CURTISS 19
SS WRIGHT 13
USNS EFFECTIVE 3
USNS HOWARD O. LORENZEN 2
USNS IMPECCABLE 3
USNS INVINCIBLE 3
USNS LOYAL 3
USNS SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON 2
USNS VICTORIOUS 3
CROWLEY MARINE SERVICES
GUS E 19
MV ADMIRAL 6
MV BELAYA KUROPATKA 3
MV CHIEF 19
MV GOLIAH 11
MV GUARD 13
MV GUARDIAN 18
MV GUIDE 19
MV HUNTER 5
MV KAVIK RIVER 48
MV KUPARUK RIVER 48
MV LEADER 7
MV MASTER 20
MV NACHIK 9
MV NAVIGATOR 4
MV OCEAN SKY 5
MV OCEAN SUN 5
MV OCEAN WAVE 6
MV OCEAN WIND 5
MV PROTECTOR 7
MV PT. THOMPSON 21
MV RESPONSE 4
MV SAG RIVER 43
MV SCOUT 19
MV SEA PRINCE 14
MV SESOK 9
MV SIKU 5
MV TIOGA 20
MV TOOLIK RIVER 18
MV VALOR 11
MV VETEREN 18
MV VIGILANT 18
ROGER G 19
SEA VOYAGER 4
STALWART 5
TANERLIQ 19
TUG ALERT 18
TUG ATTENTIVE 5
TUG AWARE 8
TUG BULWARK 18
TUG ENDURANCE 3
TUG GUARDSMAN 10
TUG NANUQ 19
VALDEZ STAR 27
CROWLEY PETROLEUM SERVICES
ATB ACHIEVEMENT/650-8 8
ATB COASTAL RELIANCE/550-4 5
ATB COMMITMENT/650-6 4
ATB COURAGE/650-5 10
ATB GULF RELIANCE/650-2 11
ATB INNOVATION/650-9 5
ATB INTEGRITY/650-4 10
ATB LEGACY/750-1 7
ATB LEGEND/750-2 6
ATB LIBERTY/750-3 5
ATB OCEAN RELIANCE/550-3 10
ATB PACIFIC RELIANCE/650-1 12
ATB PRIDE/650-7 5
ATB RESOLVE/650-3 10
ATB SEA RELIANCE/550-1 16
ATB SOUND RELIANCE/550-2 16
ATB VISION/650-10 4
FLORIDA 5
LONE STAR STATE 2
LOUISIANA 2
MAGNOLIA STATE 2
OHIO 2
PENNSYLVANIA 6
WEST VIRGINIA 2
CROWLEY PUERTO RICO SERVICES
MV DEFENDER 18
MV ENSIGN 18
MV EXPLORER 18
MV MONITOR 18
MV PATRIARCH 18
MV SENTINEL 5
MV SENTRY 18
TUG ADVENTURER 5
TUG RANGER 18
TUG WARRIOR 2
MARINE TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
CHARLESTON EXPRESS 20
HORIZON ENTERPRISE 3
HORIZON PACIFIC 3
HORIZON RELIANCE 3
HORIZON SPIRIT 3
PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS 20
ST LOUIS EXPRESS 20
WASHINGTON EXPRESS 6
YORKTOWN EXPRESS 17
