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Great Lakes Carrier Crowley same point in 2014, and a drop of 3 percent compared to the long-term av- erage for the January-November time- frame. Iron ore cargos have decreased 8 percent compared to a year ago. Coal shipments are up 4 percent. Limestone loadings have increased 8 percent. Lake

Carriers’ Association represents 15

American companies that operate 56

U.S.-? ag vessels on the Great Lakes.

Gibbs & Cox Acquires Don- ald L. Blount & Associates

Gibbs & Cox, Inc. announced the ac- quisition of Donald L. Blount and As- sociates, Inc. (DLBA), a Chesapeake,

Va.-based naval architecture and ma- rine engineering ? rm, specializing in the technical development of high-per- formance marine craft consulting ser- vices related to the design, evaluation, testing and construction management of motor yachts, custom sport ? shing boats, production boats, commercial, military and paramilitary vessels.

Crowley Opens VA Gov- ernment Services Of? ce

To better serve government agencies such as the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and the U.S. Maritime Admin- istration (MARAD), Crowley Maritime

Corp. has opened a government services of? ce in downtown Norfolk, Va. Addi- tionally, this new location will be used to better service the Norfolk Naval Base and several of Crowley managed ships located there, including three ROCON ships, ? ve BOBO class ships and seven

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