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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

AOTOS Award Toohey Watts

Academy. Michael Atwell, a senior at to Maritime Management, Admiralty Toohey said, “Some things are worth

GLMA, is in the deck of? cer program Law, Marine Accident Prevention, Eco- the wait and this is certainly true for and working to earn an unlimited third nomics of Shipping and an internship the FY ’16 Omnibus Appropriations mate’s license with ? rst class pilotage. with a maritime-related ? rm. agreement that provides record-level

Kings Point cadet William Murray is funding for the Corps’ Civil Works a ? rst class midshipman studying lo- mission. The $1.3 billion above the

Crowley Selects Eagle LNG gistics. Peter Tolles, also from Kings Administration’s request for the Corps’ as Marine Fuel Provider

Point, is a ? rst class midshipman at Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc. overall funding will help to modernize

King’s Point majoring in logistics and has selected Eagle LNG Partners our nation’s waterways infrastructure, intermodal transportation. USMMA (Eagle LNG) as the lique? ed natural facilitate exports, create jobs, make

First classman Robert Tirrito is study- gas (LNG)-supplier for the company’s more ef? cient the transportation sup- ing systems engineering with a minor new LNG-powered, Commitment ply chain and increase American com- in oceanography. In 1994, Crowley Class ships, which will be delivered in petitiveness in world markets.”

Chairman and CEO, Tom Crowley 2017 for use in the U.S. mainland to

Jr., established the Thomas B. Crow-

Gulf and Hendry Marine

Puerto Rico trade. To support Crow- ley Sr. Memorial Scholarship Program, ley’s LNG needs, Eagle LNG will

Consolidate Operations in honor of his father, and has also do- build a natural gas liquefaction plant Gulf Marine Repair Corporation is nated more than $2 million to support (LNG plant) offering a capacity of consolidating operations with Hendry myriad educational programs.

200,000 gallons per day (87,000 gal- Corporation, its af? liated company lons per day initially) in Jacksonville. and fellow shipyard. By combining

Nicholls College of Busi-

The state-of-the-art facility is slated to the activities of these two shipyards, be operational by early 2017. Gulf Marine will operate more ef- ness Maritime Manage- ? ciently and be better positioned for ment Program Grows additional growth. Rick Watts, the

The College of Business Administra-

FY ’16 Omnibus Appropri- newly appointed President of Gulf tion at Nicholls State University began ations Yield Record Fund-

Marine, explained, “The intent of this offering students the option of mari- ing for USACE time management as a degree concen-

The Waterways Council (WCI) last consolidation is to create a focus, ? ex- ibility and competitiveness that will tration in the fall of 2013. In addition, a month applauded the work of nego- minor in Maritime Administration was tiators to reach a ? nal agreement last meet both the needs of existing cus- tomers and the emerging markets.” approved this December. The program night for an FY 2016 Omnibus Ap- started with 24 students and had grown propriations bill that funds the Corps to almost 90 students this fall. The goal of Engineers’ Civil Works program

November U.S.-Flag Laker of the maritime management concen-

Cargo Plunges under the Energy & Water Devel- tration is to prepare the student for a opment Appropriations bill. FY ‘16 U.S.-? ag Great Lakes freighters (lak- career in general management in the funding for the Corps’ Civil Works ers) carried 7.9 million tons of cargo maritime industry, with particular focus mission is $5.99 billion, a 27 percent in November, a decrease of 15 percent on the oil and gas sector, as well as pe- increase above the President’s budget compared to both a year ago and the riphery businesses. The program, fully request of $4.732 billion. The Corps month’s long-term average. Year-to-date funded by local and regional businesses, will decide where the funding will be U.S.-? ag cargos total 79.8 million tons, includes courses such as Introduction allocated. WCI President/CEO Mike a decrease of 1 percent compared to the

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