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www.marinelink.com tinue to transit the oceans, rivers and bays of our marine environment, marine salvage and related services will be needed.

JAMES STARK, EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR, GICA GICA works closely with its members and federal and state stakeholders on waterways matters, focused on keeping com- merce moving throughout the five- state GIWW area. Although trend data for cargoes transported by the barge industry is still catching up to pre-recessional levels, I believe our industry remains solid. The GIWW plays a major role, behind only the

Mississippi River and the Ohio River in terms of tonnage moved on the inland waterways — over 108 mil- lion tons annually. Clearly, shippers on inland waterways are always look- ing at efficiencies and costs as they move their commodities to produc- tion plants and products to market.

The GIWW offers shippers an advantage in gaining those efficien- cies. As fuel costs rise and over the road transportation becomes increas- ingly congested, barge transporta- tion becomes more attractive and

GICA member companies have the capacity and expertise meet cus- tomers’ GIWW needs.

How is your company investing for the future?

JOHN ARNOLD WITTE, JR.,

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT,

DONJON Donjon continues to rein- vest in the equipment and personnel required to support our core busi- nesses. We promote from within and use both the experience of our long- term employees plus appropriate outside training to keep the employ- ee pipeline full. We have recently