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Friday, June 22, 2012

2011 Jones F. Devlin Awards for Maritime Safety

On June 12, 2012, the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) honored the U.S. Maritime Industry for safe marine operations at the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans. Jones F. Devlin Awards are given to vessels that have operated for at least two years without a lost-time injury.

At Canal Barge Company, we know that confidence starts with good people and we are proud to announce a total of 17 CBC towboats and 3 Illinois Marine Towing (IMT) towboats earned 2011 Jones F. Devlin honors. Two CBC vessels have operated 16 consecutive years without a lost-time injury! Canal Barge continues to be proud of our exceptional crews for demonstrating our strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.

MV ELIZABETH HUGER – 16 years
MV ELIZABETH LANE – 16 years
MV NED MERRICK – 13 years
MV CHOCTAW – 10 years
MV LIBERTY – 10 years
MV SPIRIT – 10 years
MV MARY LUCY LANE – 8 years
MV CAROLINE – 6 years
MV MARIAN HAGESTAD – 6 years
MV HAMILTON – 5 years
MV ELLY LANE – 5 years
MV JOSEPH M. JONES – 5 years
MV LAKE CHARLES – 5 years
MV BULL CALF – 4 years
MV KILLIAN L. HUGER – 4 years
MV MERRICK JONES – 3 years
MV INNOVATOR – 3 years
MV CHANNAHON – 2 years (IMT vessel)
MV WILLIAM C – 2 years (IMT vessel)
MV WINDY CITY – 2 years (IMT vessel)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Responsible Carrier Program Major Factor in Oil Spill Reduction

The recent U.S. Coast Guard Report to Congress released May 7, 2012 on Improvements to Reduce Human Error and Near Miss Incidents cited the Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) developed by the American Waterways Operators (AWO) as a key significant factor in the decline in oil spills from the towing industry since the late 1990’s. The report was mandated by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, which directed the USCG to identify the types of human error that could cause oil spills and the most frequent types of near-miss oil spill incidents involving vessels, identify gaps, and make recommendations for improvements. Canal Barge Company is proud to be fully compliant with the AWO Responsible Carrier Program and believe that Safety Management Systems like the RCP are the best way to achieve our goal of zero incidents.

Click here to read the June 8, 2012 AWO Newsletter which featured a story on the report. To access the full report given to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, click here.