Crowley gains more than 100 CSA awards

Back row, left to right: Jeff Hoffman; Mike Golonka; Admiral Joseph A. Servidio, USCG; Ralph F. Elroy; Fred Siefert. Front row, left to right: Nicole Mull, Vince Mull, and Ruth SiefertBack row, left to right: Jeff Hoffman; Mike Golonka; Admiral Joseph A. Servidio, USCG; Ralph F. Elroy; Fred Siefert. Front row, left to right: Nicole Mull, Vince Mull, and Ruth Siefert

NOVEMBER 20, 2013 — The tenth-annual Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C., this week saw Crowley Maritime Corporation being awarded 100 Certificates of Environmental Achievement for 2013 – more than any other company in the running. The certificates were awarded to Crowley-owned and operated vessels for having worked at least two consecutive years without an environmental incident. Additionally, Crowley was also presented with a membership award in recognition of five years of support to the CSA.

The Environmental Achievement awards are open to all owners and operators of vessels that work on oceans or inland waterways. This year, nearly 1,431 vessels from 76 companies, including Crowley, were recognized. In total, the honored vessels accumulated 10,282 years of safe operations, with a vessel average of 6.9 years. Two hundred and eighty of the vessels have logged more than 10 years each of environmental excellence.

Combined, Crowley’s vessels achieved a total of 1,066 years of service without incident. Fifty-three of Crowley’s vessels have gone without incident for 10 or more consecutive years, including the following: Saturn, 44 years; Kuparuk River, 43 years; Kavik River, 38 years; Pt. Oliktok and Stalwart, each with 31 years.

Crowley has been honored with Environmental Achievement Awards each year, since at least 2005.

“As the company’s No. 1 core value, safety is always in the forefront of our minds,” said Mike Golonka, vice president, ship management. “This recognition is a testament to the rigorous work of our crews who ensure that our vessels operate safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. We are honored to be recognized with these awards again in 2013.”

Accepting the awards on behalf of Crowley were Golonka; Jeff Hoffman, chief engineer, National Glory; Vince Mull, chief engineer, Achievement/650-8; Ralph Elroy, captain, Cape Decision; and Jeff Siefert, chief engineer, Charleston Express.

Joseph J. Cox, president of CSA said, “These awards celebrate the dedication to environmental excellence of our seafarers and the company personnel shoreside who operate our vessels to the highest standards. In today’s world, it seems our industry only gets front-page news when spills or other environmental problems occur. 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.”

The following is a list of vessels owned or operated by Crowley, or one of its subsidiaries, that received environmental excellence awards this year from the CSA:
 
Vessel Name     Consecutive Years without Incident
MV PILOT      13
MV PIONEER      9

Crowley Marine Services
MV NACHIK      4
ARCTIC HAWK      10
AVIK      9
BULWARK      10
GOLIAH      6
GUARDIAN      13
KALLUK      2
KUPARUK RIVER      43
LEADER      2
MASTER      15
MV AKU      13
MV BELAYA KUROPATKA      13
MV CHIEF      14
MV GAUNTLET      13
MV GUARD      8
MV GUIDE      14
MV GURADIAN      13
MV HUNTER      12
MV KAVIK RIVER      43
MV NAVIGATOR      4
MV PT OLIKTOK      31
MV PT. THOMPSON      16
MV RAMPART      13
MV SAG RIVER      38
MV SEA BREEZE      13
MV SEA HORSE      13
MV SESOK      4
MV SPARTAN      9
MV TIOGA      14
MV TOOLIK RIVER      13
MV VALOR      6
MV WARRIOR      13
PROTECTOR      2
RESPONSE      2
SATURN      44
SCOUT      14
STALWART      31
TANERLIQ      14
TUG ALERT      13
TUG ATTENTIVE      13
TUG AWARE      3
TUG BULWARK      13
TUG ENDURANCE      13
TUG NANUQ      14
TUG SEA VOYAGER      6
MV VIGILANT      13
      
Crowley Petroleum Services     
ATB ACHIEVEMENT/650-8      3
ATB COASTAL RELIANCE/550-4      10
ATB COURAGE/650-5      5
ATB GULF RELIANCE/650-2      7
ATB INTEGRITY/650-4      5
ATB LEGACY/750-1      2
ATB OCEAN RELIANCE/550-3      10
ATB PRIDE/650-7      4
ATB RESOLVE/650-3      5
ATB SEA RELIANCE/550-1      11
ATB SOUND RELIANCE/550-2      11
ATB VISION/650-10      2
MV GUARDSMAN      5
MV SEA PRINCE      9
     
Crowley Puerto Rico Services     
TUG ADVENTURER      13
MV SENTINEL      13
MV SENTRY      13
MV DEFENDER      13
MV ENSIGN      13
MV EXPLORER      13
MV MONITOR      13
MV PATRIARCH      13
     
Crowley Technical Management     
CAPE INSCRIPTION      2
CAPE INTREPID      7
CAPE TAYLOR      10
CAPE TEXAS      5
CAPE WASHINGTON      2
CAPE WRATH      7
COURAGE (ARC)      8
EMPIRE STATE      3
EVERGREEN STATE      2
FREEDOM (ARC)      2
GOLDEN STATE      3
INDEPENDENCE II (ARC)      8
INTEGRITY (ARC)      6
NATIONAL GLORY      5
OCEAN CHARGER      4
OCEAN TITAN      3
PELICAN STATE      3
RESOLVE (ARC)      5
SS CURTISS      14
SS WRIGHT      13
SUNSHINE STATE      3
      
Marine Transport Lines     
CAPE DECISION      10
CAPE DIAMOND      9
CAPE DOMINGO      8
CAPE DOUGLAS      6
CAPE DUCATO      7
     
Marine Transport Management     
CHARLESTON EXPRESS      15
PHILADELPHIA EXPRESS      15
ST LOUIS EXPRESS      15
YORKTOWN EXPRESS      12