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MoschosKazmierskiBrandLarkinCollarPrendergastYTD Cargo through Seaway up 3% Continued demand for iron ore, coal, and general cargo for the industrial and manufacturing sectors lifted the tonnage numbers along the Great Lakes-Seaway System to the positive column. For the period March 22 to November 30, year-to- date total cargo shipments were 34.6 million metric tons, a rise of 2.67% over the same period in 2011. The St. Lawrence Seaway reported an 11% increase for total cargo shipments during the month of November ? 5.1 million metric tons ? compared to November 2011. VT Halter Marine Breaks Ground on Pascagoula, MS Expansion Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and of cials from VT Halter Marine announced a major expansion at the company?s Port of Pascagoula shipyard, breaking ground on VT Halter Marine?s new ship repair facility. The new ship repair facility is expected to be operational by March 2014. VT Halter Marine?s three Gulf Coast facilities build vessels ranging from 200 to 720 ft. through modular fabrication to maximize productivity. Marad Issues Enviro Grants The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a combined $1.5m for three demonstration projects intended to reduce marine emissions by repowering ship engines to use alternative fuels and technologies. The funding is the  rst-ever awarded by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for competitive selection of environmental innovation projects and will demonstrate innovative technologies and share data on the results. Foss Maritime will receive $600,000 to convert the Los Angeles Harbor-based tugboat Alta June to a new fuel-ef cient diesel hybrid engine. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will receive $400,000 to replace the engine of the Seattle-based tugboat Island Chief with a low-sulfur diesel engine and to support a student internship program between the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and Seattle Central Community College?s Maritime Academy to provide students with  eld?based training and experience. The Southeast Missouri Planning Commission will receive $500,000 to replace the engine of the Mississippi River-based towboat Jimmy Brown with an engine capable of running on biodiesel fuel. Kirby Announces Changes to BoD Kirby Corporation announced the retirement of C. Berdon Lawrence from the Kirby Board of Directors. Lawrence was the founder and former President of Hollywood Marine, Inc., an inland tank barge company acquired by Kirby in October 1999. William M. Waterman, the former President of Penn Maritime Inc., acquired by Kirby on December 14, 2012, was elected to the Kirby Board effective December 31, 2012. Kirby, based in Houston, Texas, is the nation?s largest domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along all three U.S. coasts and in Alaska and Hawaii. PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS GulkusYunta NoyerQuirkHourihanMatsudaJanuary 2013 40 MNMN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 40MN Jan2013 Layout 32-42.indd 401/2/2013 4:31:25 PM1/2/2013 4:31:25 PM