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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS

Hite Crowley Maritime Corp. Allard Blount

St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). With the new service, this fast, reliable schedule also provides custom- ers shipping time-sensitive cargo the advantage of end-of-week departures with early-week arrivals in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

ABS Clients Lead the Way in

SubM Compliance

The ? rst towing vessel owners to re- ceive US Coast Guard (USCG) Cer- ti? cates of Inspection (COIs) demon- strating SubM compliance, on all three

U.S. coasts and in the USCG District 8, are all ABS clients. “ABS is guiding owners to ? nd the right compliance so- lution – suited for their unique needs – while also considering operational demands,” says Paul Hite, ABS Sub- chapter M Operations Coordinator. “This succession of ? rsts all around the

U.S. clearly demonstrates how ABS is leading the way on Sub-Chapter

M compliance.” Marine Towing of

Tampa’s MV Endeavour received the ? rst COI on the Gulf Coast, followed by Vane Line Bunkering’s vessel MV

Brandywine on the East Coast and

Tidewater Barge Lines’ MV Crown

Point on the West Coast. ABS acts as the Third Party Organization (TPO) for each of these towing vessel compa- nies, conducting vessel surveys and au- dits to maintain statutory compliance.

Blount Boats, MAPC Ink

Sub-License Agreement

Blount Boats has signed a sub-license agreement with Marine Applied Phys- ics Corp. (MAPC) for the building www.marinelink.com

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