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Crowley Presents Scholarships to

Webb Institute Students

Crowley Maritime Corporation re- cently awarded two Thomas B. Crow- ley, Sr. Memorial scholarships to a pair of students from Webb Institute.

Both recipients, juniors Matt Weklar and Nolan Conway, were selected for their leadership qualities, academic excellence and commitment to the maritime industry. Conway is Webb’s class of 2015 president, the student body’s education committee chair and the board of trustee’s student represen- tative. Weklar, who has been sailing since he was eight, has worked aboard sailing yachts and has competed in numerous regattas around New Eng- land. He serves as the Society of Na- val Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Student Section Chairman.

TITAN Salvage Receives

DLA Hurricane Sandy Award

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) recently presented Houston- based TITAN Salvage with its Hur- ricane Sandy Award for exhibiting “unprecedented support” immediately following the storm that devastated much of the Northeastern coast in late October 2012. The award was presented during the Business Alli- ance Awards ceremony in Fort Bel- voir, VA. During the ceremony, Vice

Adm. Mark D. Harnitchek, director,

DLA, presented TITAN’s Samina

Mahmood, U.S. commercial man- ager, with a framed fl ag hand-crafted by the agency’s “fl ag ladies,” the group of women who have been embroider- ing the country’s offi cial fl ags for more than 150 years.

Draft Coast Guard Shale Gas

Wastewater Policy

AWO submitted comments on the

U.S. Coast Guard’s draft policy for the bulk carriage of conditionally permit- ted shale gas extraction wastewater (SGEWW). AWO members account for more than 80 percent of domestic barge tonnage, and two-thirds of tow- ing vessel horsepower, moving cargoes essential to the American economy on the inland rivers, the Atlantic, Pacifi c, and Gulf coasts, and the Great Lakes.

AWO’s Senior Vice President – Nation- al Advocacy, Jennifer Carpenter, stated that the association strongly endorsed the premise of the Coast Guard’s draft policy letter that SGEWW can be safely carried by barge. She said that

AWO members will work closely with the Coast Guard to advance common objectives of ensuring the safe and ef- fi cient movement of shale gas waste- water. “AWO is committed to the goal of zero harm from our industry’s operations – to human life, to the en- vironment, and to property,” Ms. Car- penter noted. “AWO members have a strong record of success in moving en- vironmentally sensitive cargoes safely, securely, and effi ciently.”

EBDG’s Cole Pens History of

Northwest Fishing Vessels

Elliott Bay Design Group’s Jim Cole can now add book author to his long list of accomplishments in the fi eld of naval architecture and marine design.

The Naval architect and fi shing ves- sel expert recently unveiled the new book, “Drawing on our History: The

Fishing Vessels of the Pacifi c North- west & Alaska.” Cole’s book weaves a fascinating history of the evolution of fi shing vessel designs unique to the Pa- cifi c Northwest, from the cedar fi shing canoes and kayaks built by the Aleuts and other Native tribes to modern commercial fi shing vessels including state-of-the-art freezer longliners de- livered and launched in 2013.

Foss Vessels Honored for

Environmental Excellence in 2013

The Arthur Foss, the Justine Foss and many other Foss Maritime ves- sels have been free of environmen- tal mishaps for the past 20 years. In fact, 80 tugs and barges owned by the Seattle-based company are being recognized this year by a major mari- time organization for their outstand- ing environmental safety records. Rear

Admiral Joseph Servidio last month presented Susan Hayman of Foss the award for environmental achievement.

The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) announced the awards honor- ing Foss’ environmental achievements last month.

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