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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Bauschka Damude Rodriguez Brooks Paulson Tortorich operative container security programs Port Authorities (AAPA) President and cargo over greater distances using less on behalf of the US Government and CEO Kurt Nagle lauded DOT grants energy and water and creating less the broader international maritime but also said, “AAPA urges that 25 per- waste.” Ingram Barge Company is the supply chain system, when making the cent of TIGER grants be provided for ? rst barge carrier in the history of the selection. He has worked closely with port-related and connector infrastruc- Partnership to receive this distinction, the U.S. Congress and federal agen- ture, since ports are one of the four representing the best environmen- cies, and various other stakeholders eligible areas (along with highways/ tal performers of SmartWay’s nearly involved in cargo container and inter- bridges, transit, and freight/passenger 3,000 Partners. modal transportation security. rail) for the TIGER program.”

NOIA Comments on

Sen. Murray Honored Crowley Breaks Ground Statoil Alaskan Pullout

The Daniel K. Inouye Institute hon- on San Juan Terminal

NOIA President Randall Luthi, re- ored U.S. Senator Patty Murray on Crowley Puerto Rico Services has cently remarked on Statoil’s decision

Tuesday, November 17 for her long- broken ground on a $48.5-million to exit the Alaskan Arctic markets, time support of the American mari- construction project for a new pier at saying, “Statoil’s decision to withdraw time industry. Dozens of maritime its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, from the Alaskan Arctic is disappoint- and Senate leaders gathered on Capi-

Puerto Rico. The project includes the ing yet understandable given current tol Hill to honor Sen. Murray as the development of a new 900-foot-long, tough economic and regulatory con- ? rst recipient of the Daniel K. Inouye 114-foot-wide concrete pier and all ditions. These are challenging times

Maritime Guardian award – an award associated dredging to accommodate for the oil and gas industry with con- given to a recipient who embodies Crowley’s new lique? ed natural gas tinued low commodity prices making strong leadership and commitment to (LNG)-powered, Commitment Class for hard choices, and I know this was the U.S. maritime industry. The award ships. In all, Crowley is investing a dif? cult one for Statoil. The com- was presented by Irene Hirano Inouye, about $500 million in its Puerto Rico. pany has a substantial investment widow of Sen. Inouye, to Sen. Murray.

The ? rm has served the Puerto Rico in the U.S. Arctic and had hoped to market since 1954, longer than any become a producer of both energy other carrier in the trade. and economic growth there for Alas-

Port Projects Win $44m kans and for our nation. Hopefully, in TIGER Grants another company will step in to ? ll

Ingram Wins EPA Award

After evaluating 627 applications, 50 of which were from ports, for the FY Ingram Barge Company was honored the void left by Statoil, but given the 2015 Transportation Investment Gen- today with a SmartWay Excellence harsh economic climate and the dif- erating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Award from the U.S. Environmental ? culty obtaining lease extensions, the grants, U.S. Department of Trans- Protection Agency as a true industry outlook is rather bleak.” portation (USDOT) last month an- leader in freight supply chain environ- nounced 39 awards for $500 million mental performance and energy ef? -

SCA Pans Jones Act Link- in funding. Of those, ? ve awards total- ciency. Chuck Arnold, Ingram’s VP age to El Faro Tragedy ing $44.3 million, or about 9 percent of Business & Strategic Development Claims of a causal link between the of total funding, are going to commer- said, “For Ingram and for our barg-

Jones Act and the loss of the cargo cial seaports. American Association of ing customers, it means moving more

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