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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Luthi Murray Nagle Arnold Paxton

Caldwell container ship El Faro in Hurricane

Joaquin earlier this year sparked a ? rm response from Matt Paxton, President of the Shipbuilders’ Council of Amer- ica (SCA). As Jones Act opponents leveraged the tragedy, Paxton said in a prepared statement, “To imply that vessels that do not have to comply with rigorous U.S. safety standards are safer than those that do, de? es com- mon sense. To try and connect a law that works to protect our economic and national security to this tragedy, particularly during a period when our industry family is mourning such a loss is not only incorrect, but shameful.”

ARTCO: Cairo Harbor

Barge Fleeting Ops

American River Transportation Com- pany (ARTCO) announced plans to launch new barge ? eeting and switch- ing operations in the Cairo, Illinois, harbor starting January 1, 2016. The new operation will provide ? eeting and switching operations from mile 948 on the Lower Mississippi River to mile 29 on the Upper Mississippi and mile 974 on the Ohio River. Jason Porter, vice president, ARTCO operations said, “This new location provides strategic access to the Lower Mississippi, Up- per Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and will allow ARTCO to directly provide a complete range of services in the Cairo market without relying on any third- party support, giving our customers a truly one-stop solution to meet their worldwide transportation demands.” www.marinelink.com

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