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Morton S. Bouchard III Highlights ? Promoted to President of Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. at the age of 32 ? Following the passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, he instituted the ? rst double hull barge construction program in the United States. ? The company started building ? at deck double hull ocean going petroleum barges in 1992 and continues to do so today. This aggressive approach has resulted in Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. owning and operating the largest ? at deck double hull petroleum barge company in the U.S. ? 2016 marked the conclusion of Bouchard’s most recent expansion program, which included the delivery of two 260,000 barrel ATBs, the M/V Kim M. Bouchard & B. No. 270, and the M/V Donna J. Bouchard & B. No. 272, as well as two 6,000 hp intercon tugs, the M/V Morton S. Bouchard Jr. & M/V Frederick E. Bouchard, which are pinned up to the B. No. 210 & B. No. 220, respectively.

? The Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. Tug & Barge Simulation Center – boasting the latest in Kongsberg Polaris Bridge simulation technology – opened its doors at SUNY Maritime College in October 2014. ?

In 2011 Mr. Bouchard established the Morton S. Bouchard Jr. Scholarship Program at SUNY Maritime in memory of his father. 62 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2016

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