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“Island Tug and Barge is a leading supplier of high
value marine services and rated the first Canadian tug and barge company
to be awarded the Exceptional Compliance Program Award from the
Washington State Department of Ecology for excellence in marine safety
and environmental stewardship. Our success has been built on our
guiding values of fairness, trust and strong relationships.”
Island Tug and Barge, in Marine News,
November 2008.
“We are very appreciative of this special ECOPRO
recognition and of the work done by Ecology to raise environmental
protection standards for the whole industry. Crowley has operated in
Puget Sound since 1923, and it’s special to us because we live and work
there. We have always believed that high environmental standards benefit
our company.”
Thomas Crowley, Jr., Crowley Marine's chairman, president, and chief
executive officer
"The ECOPRO Award means that SeaRiver is achieving
best-of-industry performance and is working in harmony with Washington
state to achieve operational excellence goals."
Gus Elmer, Former President of SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.
"Our crews have learned a lot from Washington’s ECOPRO
program and are using what they have learned in similarly sensitive
waters around the world. Implementing the ECOPRO standards and pursuing
excellence in our daily activities has made us a better organization
overall."
Emmanuel Vordonis, Executive Director of Thenamaris Ships Management
Inc. - Athens, Greece
"Washington’s regulations were
remarkably well thought out and, without a doubt, effectively reduced
the risk of a serious oil spill in the Pacific Northwest. INTERTANKO and
the oil companies should now voluntarily comply with these reasonable
requirements and demonstrate their commitment to prevention, which
everyone agrees is far cheaper than cleanup."
Opinion from The Maritime Executive Magazine
"As a direct result of initiatives
by the Department of Ecology, we have chosen a direction of operational
excellence and we are continuing to work towards meeting the
requirements of the Exceptional Compliance Program."
Canadian tank barge owner/operator
Operating under Washington’s initiatives for tank
vessels has helped our company, as a whole, to perform better and
operate our tank vessels more safely.
United States tank barge owner/operator
"Our company remains on record with
our desire and intention to achieve Washington State’s rating for
Exceptional Compliance. Rest assured that our intent is to meet or
exceed all Washington State standards and we will continuously evaluate
all recommendations and opportunities that may contribute to the
protection of the environment."
United States tanker owner/operator