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Tug & Barge deep draft vessels and dry bulk grain transport with its ? eet clearly demonstrated, for example, during the pandemic.

of self-unloading covered barges. The company provides Shaver has two new tugs under construction. The com- customized harbor and general marine services. It has man- pany operates 20 dry bulk grain barges ranging from aged break-bulk transport of over-sized North Slope drilling 2,500- to 4,200-short-ton capacity. In September two modules from Vancouver WA to the Paci? c. Shaver was the new 3,600-ton grain barges joined the ? eet. The company ? rst carrier to provide emergency river-to-ocean transport operates four ? at deck barges for inland assignments. It for juvenile salmon and other ? sh, established in response stands ready for vessel rescues, high, wide and heavy trans- to summer river conditions. Currently 12 of Shaver’s 16 port and just about any customized program.

tugs are constructed with Tier III and IV propulsion or were One new operating initiative includes a move to paper- repowered from non-tiered to Tier II and III powerplants, less log sheets. Another is a virtual vessel maintenance and greatly reducing fuel consumption and lowering emissions. A repair program (MobileOps), a move already bene? tting priority: “Constantly innovating with our ? eet to be the most vessel and shop crews and Shaver’s operations team.

ef? cient and environmentally respectful carrier we can be.” On the regulatory side, Shaver is keeping a close eye on

A core Shaver strength: its employees, described as “in- volatile fuel costs, challenged by shifts in federal and state credibly stable and invested.” Shaver has been able to at- energy priorities. The company notes: “fuel stability means tract top-tier, career minded professionals “whether multi- customer stability, a win-win for all.” Shaver points out: generational or straight from the hawsepipe or Academy.” “Waterborne transport in the United States is the only

Shaver’s team understands the company’s central position mode of transportation that has signi? cant room to expand in the northwest maritime environment, a commitment its volumes without adding a single piece of infrastructure.”

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