For Immediate Release
June 3, 2003
NEW ORLEANS, LA…. U.S. maritime
industry publicly recognizes the women and men responsible
for safe ship
operations at the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held at
the Hilton New Orleans Riverside on May 29, 2003. Over
170 people, representing 42 companies, attended the annual
industry-sponsored event.
Since the mid-1950’s, the Chamber of Shipping of
America (CSA) has sponsored two safety programs – the
Jones F. Devlin and Ship Safety Achievement Awards. Jones
F. Devlin Awards are awarded to vessels that have operated
for two full years or more without a lost-time accident
and Ship Safety Achievement Awards are presented in recognition
of outstanding feats of safety that contribute to saving
a life or a ship.
In opening remarks, Joseph J. Cox, CSA
President said: “CSA’s
involvement in safety is longstanding. We continue to represent
the industry, domestically and internationally, on safety
issues encompassing every facet of ship operations. It
is therefore only fitting that an industry so focused on
safety, publicly recognizes the skills and dedication of
the women and men who are responsible for safe ship operations
and for actions in keeping with the highest traditions
of the sea – aid to those in peril.”
This year, Highest Honors went to two vessels. The M/V
AUTOMOBIL ACE of SEIWA Navigation Corporation, Ltd. for
successful recovery and eventual airlift of two ill crewmen
aboard a sailing vessel in the Pacific Ocean, regrettably,
with the loss of life of the ship’s bos’n during
recovery operations. The Tugboat BEARCAT of Westar Marine
Services also received Highest Honors for without regard
to personal safety, the crew, and, in particular, Captain
Eugene Orloff, for the rescue of the driver of a submerged
vehicle in Richmond, CA. Captain Orloff, upon observing
the of control vehicle as it hit the water, jumped into
the water, dove down to the passenger compartment, successfully
opened the jammed door and assisted the driver, who was
unable to swim, to safety ashore.
The CSX DISCOVERY of Horizon
Lines, LLC received Citation of Merit for search and rescue
under adverse weather conditions
and at great personal risk in conducting a flawless recovery
of the entire crew of a disabled sailboat in calendar year
2002. Citations of Merit were also awarded to the C/S
NORWEGIAN STAR of Farsund Shipping ASA; the M/V
OSPREY of Exxon Mobil
Corporation; the CROSBY FAITH of Crosby Tugs, LLC; the
SS FREDERICKSBURG of Fredericksburg Shipping Co.; the S/R
SAN JACINTO and S/R BEAUMONT of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.;
the GULF RAMBLER, MADONNA TIDE, TERRY TIDE, CARLSON
TIDE, and the DICKERSON TIDE of Tidewater Marine, L.L.C. and
the SEA-LAND INNOVATOR of U.S. Ship Management, Inc.
The
PATRICIA GAIL of AEP/MEMCO LLC; the M/V
JEFFREY A. RAIKE of American Electric Power–River Transportation
Division, the ASHLEY LAY of B & H Towing, Inc.; the
C/S HARMONY of Crystal Cruises, Inc.; the M/V
TREIN MAERSK of The Maersk Company, Ltd.; the M/V
RICKMERS HAMBURG of
Rickmers Reederei GmbH Cie.KG; the M/V MOL VALPARAISO of
Masumoto Shipping Company; the M/V NECHES of Kirby Inland
Marine, Inc.; the MORMACSUN of Marine Transport Lines;
the PERSEVERANCE of Maritrans; the S/R CARQUINEZ and S/R
LONG BEACH of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.; and the RUSSELL
TIDE of Tidewater Marine, L.L.C. were awarded Letters of
Commendation.
The 2002 Jones F. Devlin Awards were presented
to 697 vessels representing 38 shipping companies.
Recipients
of the 2002 Jones F. Devlin Awards were AEP/MEMCO LLC, AHL
Shipping Company; Alaska Tanker Company, LLC;
American Commercial Barge Line; American Commercial Barge
Line de Venezuela; American Electric Power; River Transportation
Division; Canal Barge Company, Inc.; ChevronTexaco Shipping
Company LLC; Crescent Towing Company; Crosby Tugs, LLC;
Dixie Offshore Transportation; Horizon Lines; LLC, Ingram
Barge Company; Interocean Ugland Management Corporation;
Keystone Shipping Co.; Kilgore Offshore, Inc.; Kirby Inland
Marine; Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC; Marine Transport
Corporation; Moran Towing Corporation; Ocean Ships, Inc.;
Petroleum Service Corporation; Puerto Rico Towing & Barge
Co.; Reinauer Transportation Companies; Seabulk International,
Inc.; SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.; Southern Towing Company;
TECO Barge Line; TECO Ocean Shipping; Teekay Shipping;
Tidewater Marine, Inc.; Totem Ocean Trailer Express; U.S.
Ship Management, Inc.; United States Shipping, LLC; Vela
International Marine Ltd.; Weeks Marine, Inc.; Westar Marine
Services; and Western Towing Company.
The Chamber of Shipping
of America represents 23 U.S. based companies that own,
operate or charter oceangoing
tankers, container ships, and other merchant vessels engaged
in both the domestic and international trades and other
entities that maintain a commercial interest in the operation
of such oceangoing vessels.
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