The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology on March 13 honored
Crowley Maritime’s petroleum services division with the Exceptional Compliance
Program, or ECOPRO, award in recognition of excellence in marine safety and
environmental stewardship.
The ECOPRO program, which was founded in 1999, is a
non-regulatory environmental protection program for tank vessels, recognizing
operators that demonstrate exceptional compliance with the program’s strict
criteria. Crowley is one of the largest independent operators of tank vessels
in the US.
Ecology Department Deputy Director Polly Zehn, representing
the State’s Department of Ecology Spill Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Program, presented the award to Crowley during a ceremony at Seattle’s Odyssey
Maritime Discovery Center. Crowley’s West Coast marine operations director,
Capt. Mark Homeyer, accepted the award on behalf of the company before an
audience of US Coast Guard and Maritime Administration attendees.
“We are proud to be among the companies representing the
leading edge of operational excellence in petroleum transportation in the world
today,” Homeyer said. “Our business is built on a strong commitment to
environmental protection through safe and reliable petroleum transportation.”
Crowley-operated tankers and articulated-tug-barges
regularly trade in Puget Sound and transport and deliver petroleum to terminals
up and down the West Coast. The company Crowley first received the ECOPRO award
in 2005 for its ATB division.
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