Crowley Maritime

Two GLMA cadets awarded Crowley scholarships

Crowley Maritime Corp. has awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) cadets Tristan Barnett and Jackson Dagata for their achievements and interest in maritime careers.

Named in honor of former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas B. Crowley Sr., the scholarships benefit promising maritime students. While earning their bachelor’s degrees at GLMA, both Barnett and Dagata also participated in Crowley’s cadet shipping program where they worked...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/inland/two-glma-cadets-awarded-crowley-scholarships/

10 Minutes with Crowley’s Jonathan Zier

At March’s TTB 2021, Jonathan Zier, manager-business development of offshore services for Crowley Maritime, spoke on tug and barge opportunities for U.S. offshore wind installations. Last month, Zier told us more.

Marine Log (ML): Crowley has recently partnered with Watco and Esvagt on U.S. offshore wind related projects. Can you tell us more about these partnerships and Crowley’s plans for offshore? 

Jonathan Zier

Jonathan Zier (JZ): Crowley is taking a “cradle-to-grave” approach with respect...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/tugs-barges/10-minutes-with-crowleys-jonathan-zier/

Among Piers: Container record, terminal opening and COVID-19 vaccines

Port Houston

Container moves at Port Houston in March climbed 20% year-over-year — and set a monthly record.

Port Houston handled 297,397 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in March compared to 248,840 TEUs in the same month last year. The March figure is the highest monthly total ever, surpassing the record set in October by 1,187 TEUs. 

“We are seeing significant increases in cargo,” Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther said in a statement this week. “As container demand surges across...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/among-piers-container-record-terminal-opening-and-covid-19-vaccines

Made in the USA: The Jones Act

As the presidential race heats up before the Nov. 3 election, Jones Act observers are keeping an eye on what candidates are saying about the 100-year old shipping law and how they would deal with it during their administrations.

Normally the Jones Act has been an untouchable and relatively quiet cabotage law that protects the U.S. shipping industry from foreign intrusion, garnering strong bipartisan support in Washington, while drawing scant public attention — unless efforts are made to...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/trump-biden-support-the-jones-act/

Video Highlights Cadets’ Work and Learning Experiences Aboard Crowley Ships

Juliett Vendl

Video Highlights Cadets’ Work and Learning Experiences Aboard Crowley Ships

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; June 3, 2020) ­– Crowley Maritime, the largest private Jones Act employer of U.S. mariners, has expanded its cadet shipping experience at sea aboard company vessels to further focus on developing the next generation of diversified leaders for the U.S. maritime industry.

As highlighted in this new video shot before the Covid-19 pandemic, two U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) students...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/06/03/video-highlights-cadets-work-and-learning-experiences-aboard-crowley-ships/

Congress mulls pandemic assistance for maritime industry

Congress has begun to consider ways to help the maritime industry weather the pandemic and the aftershocks of an economic recession.

A House subcommittee held a hearing last week by video conference with representatives of the domestic industry to discuss how the maritime supply chain has been impacted by COVID-19 and determine what Congress could do to help this essential industry.

The maritime sector was not eligible for federal aid in earlier economic stimulus bills passed by Congress this...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/congress-mulls-pandemic-assistance-for-maritime-industry/

AWO members elect Crowley’s Art Mead as Chairman

The members of the American Waterways Operators, the national tugboat, towboat and barge industry association, elected a new slate of leaders this week during the association’s Spring Board of Directors / Annual Membership Meeting. This year, COVID-19 precautions meant that the event was held virtually rather in Washington, D.C.

Arthur F. Mead, Vice President and Chief Counsel at Crowley Maritime Corporation, was elected Chairman; Del Wilkins, President of Illinois Marine Towing, Inc. was...

https://www.marinelog.com/coastal/inland/awo-members-elect-crowleys-art-mead-as-chairman/

Puerto Rico terminal joint venture stays the course

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said an amendment to a joint venture agreement between two marine terminals at the Port of San Juan in Puerto Rico will become effective today.

The FMC did not stand in the way of the formation in late August 2019 of the 50/50 joint venture between Luis Ayala Colon and Puerto Rico Terminals to form Puerto Nuevo Terminals (PNT), a affiliate of TOTE Maritime, despite competition concerns by some commission members.

However, the maritime regulator said it...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/puerto-rico-terminal-joint-venture-stays-the-course

Crowley to install FleetXpress on a majority of its vessels

Following successful trials on the Aframax tanker California in Alaska, and on the recently reflagged containership Rio Grande Express, Crowley Maritime Corp. has agreed a contract to install Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress high-speed broadband service on a majority of its vessels.

The trials helped showcase the combination of high-speed Fleet Xpress on Ka-band with continuous back up from FleetBroadband on L-band, significantly enhancing stability of communications and available uptime.

“Communication...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/crowley-to-install-fleetxpress-on-a-majority-of-its-vessels/

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