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MN tablishing partnerships and standards to ensure success –

C ROWLEY matching our commitments with measurable action and

Anyone reading up on some of the latest trends in the year-over-year progress.”

U.S. maritime industry—decarbonization, alternative fu- els and electri? cation, autonomous vessels, offshore wind,

H G ARVEY ULF etc.—will surely come across the name of one of the nation’s

I MNTERNATIONAL ARINE largest and highly regarded shipping and logistics compa- nies: Crowley Maritime Corporation. The 130-year-old Harvey Gulf International Marine, founded in 1949, company is helping to drive change within the industry is a privately owned and operated marine transportation as it aims to become the most sustainable and innovative company that specializes in providing fast supply vessels, maritime and logistics company in the Americas. offshore supply and multipurpose support vessels for deep-

As part of this ambitious goal, Crowley recently an- water operations.

nounced its aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. As a leader in the supply boat industry supporting U.S.

Other priority areas for the company include adopting oil oroduction, Harvey Gulf has always strove to set the low- to zero-carbon fuels and supporting new energy de- standards for ? nding ways to improve the U.S. economy velopment; increasing talent diversity, growth and reten- by performing with top ef? ciency, while exceeding safety tion; and supporting people and communities. Among expectations. “We have risen to every challenge to show recent highlights, Crowley is working to advanceme alter- not only the industry fore-front but to succeed even in native power technology and vessels such as the fully elec- challenging times,” the company said in its MN100 appli- tric, battery-powered tugboat eWolf — the ? rst of its kind cation. “Our leadership has navigated economical changes, in the U.S. — and a public-private partnership to develop a pandemic and numerous literal storms, always ? nding an offshore wind services terminal in Salem, Mass. ways to succeed despite, and even often because of, the way “The needs of our planet and people are changing, and we have encountered these opportunities.” alongside our partners, we are working each day with Harvey Gulf is well known for its strides in alternative customers to reduce the environmental footprint of their fuels, batteries and vessel emissions reduction. Asked about supply chain utilizing ocean transport, which continues the business case for “going green” and why doing so is im- to be the greenest way to transport goods,” Tom Crowley, portant and bene? cial to Harvey Gulf, Shane Guidry, Chair-

Crowley’s chairman and CEO, said when the company man of the Board and CEO, Harvey Gulf, said, “Back in released its sustainability report earlier this year. “We are 2011, we saw this as the future of our business as we planned proud of our accomplishments and initiatives . . . Our ahead for drastic emissions standard changes due to occur in commitments are deliberately ambitious, and we are es- 2016 and 2020. We wanted to build for the future.” www.marinelink.com MN 33|