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Crowley Continues to Support Education, as it Awards Scholarships to Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies students |
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Monday, 17 May 2010 21:17 |
Students from Universities and Colleges across the U.S. get an Opportunity to Learn about the Oceans
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 17, 2010) Four students from very diverse backgrounds each got a chance to attend the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, thanks in part to Thomas B. Crowley Sr. scholarships.
Crowley Maritime Corporation awarded scholarships to Virginia Steiner, Morgan Wilson, Hannah Holland and Caroline Crowell during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Steiner, a history major from Mount Saint Mary College, currently works at the Mystic Seaport Museum as a historical interpreter, is a member of their demonstration squad and the Anchor Watch educational program. She also participates in Officer Candidate School for the United States Marine Corps.
A native of Olalla, Wash., Crowell is a junior at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. An English major, Crowell is captain of the archery club and student representative on the library policy review board. She plans on attending graduate school and majoring in library science.
Wilson, a Mount Holyoke College environmental studies major, attended the program to better understand the relationship between people and oceans. Her love for the sea began when she was growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast and living aboard a 1948 Chris Craft.
"I'm deeply interested in the human relationship with the environment and how that relationship has evolved over time and continues to change. My education at Mount Holyoke College has been nothing short of fantastic, however the Environmental Studies Department focuses on terrestrial studies rather than aquatic studies," Wilson said. "The Williams-Mystic Program has afforded me the opportunity to focus more closely on that aspect of the environment that interests me the most - the oceans."
Holland, a Birmingham-Southern College history major, said she was forever transformed while participating in the program.
"I moved a thousand miles away from home to study the ocean, something with which I had only ever had brief interactions, and I was transformed. Williams-Mystic provided me with a chance to dream bigger than I had ever thought possible and to have fun every single day. Plus, I got to drive a Crowley tugboat, and I can now talk confidently about the economic and social implications of global container shipping. How many college women from Alabama can do that?" Holland said.
In the fall of 2009, Crowley expanded the scholarship program with the Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, increasing its donation from $10,000 to $20,000 a year for deserving and need-based students in the program. This has allowed four students, two in the fall and two in the spring semester, to take part in the program, instead of one student per semester.
Over the years, Crowley Chairman, President and CEO, Tom Crowley Jr., has continued to give scholarship dollars to deserving students at the maritime academies and other select institutions in the U.S., Alaska and Puerto Rico in the name of his father Thomas B. Crowley Sr., who guided the company to extraordinary heights before passing away in 1994.
Since 1984, Crowley has provided more than half-a-million dollars in scholarship funding for approximately 190 students studying at maritime academies and other select institutions. The company has also donated more than $2 million over the years to support other educational programs. In 2006, the program expanded to Central America and to date has provided financial assistance to 20 students in that region.
The Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program at Williams College is a one-semester interdisciplinary ocean and coastal studies program integrating marine science, maritime history, environmental policy and literature of the sea. For more information, visit www.williams.edu/williamsmystic.
Jacksonville-based Crowley Holdings Inc., a holding company of the 117-year-old Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a privately held family and employee-owned company. The company provides diversified transportation and logistics services in domestic and international markets by means of six operating lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services. Offered within these operating lines of business are the following services: liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response through its TITAN Salvage subsidiary; vessel management; vessel construction and naval architecture through its Jensen Maritime subsidiary; government services, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Additional information about Crowley, its subsidiaries and business units may be found on the Internet at www.crowley.com. |
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King River Class: Built for the Extreme Challenges of the Arctic |
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Wednesday, 12 May 2010 14:34 |
SEATTLE, May 10, 2010 - Foss Maritime and Cruz Marine LLC have partnered to launch the first of the King River class of tug: a shallow draft vessel designed specifically for remote, extreme environments like the north slope of Alaska, the Canadian Arctic and the Russian Far east. Gary Faber, President and COO of Foss Maritime, lauded the Dana Cruz for reflecting both the core competencies and the core values of the Foss/Cruz partnership. The Dana Cruz is the first of a new King River tug class. Said Faber, "When our customers talk to us about what they need in places like Alaska or the Russian Far East, we listen. That's why we reached out to Cruz Marine, another company with extensive knowledge of extreme environments. The Dana Cruz is our answer to the shallow-draft ports, the hazardous weather and the ice you encounter in spades working above the Arctic Circle." Said Kevin Weiss, Director of Marine Operations at Cruz Marine, "Our two companies bring decades of local Alaska knowledge to the table. We appreciate our Foss partnership because we know the value Foss places on innovation. Just look at the challenges Foss overcame 200 miles above the Arctic Circle at the Red Dog Mine. The Dana Cruz is designed with those same challenges in mind." Said Faber, "We know what we're up against when we go North. Bad weather and ice can limit the shipping season to fewer than 100 days. There's no margin for error. You have to be extremely efficient. That's why we partnered with Cruz Marine to build a tug with the Dana Cruz' capabilities." The tug's features include:
- A working draft of between three feet nine inches and five feet nine inches;
- An hull arrangement and strength members to resist damages due to contact with ice;
- Holding tanks for sewage and oily water;
- Fuel tank separated from hull with voids for extra margin of safety;
- Electric deck and towing winches to eliminate the opportunity for a release of lubricants to the environment;
- Hospital grade engine silencers;
- An aqua-drive anti-vibration system; and,
- Infrared navigation.
The Dana Cruz is powered by three low-emission Caterpillar EPA Tier 2 engines. The tug was designed by AG McIlwain with an ABS Load Line and is 92 feet long and 36 feet wide. Built to work in remote, shallow draft environments, the Dana Cruz will be headed north to support the summer ice-free construction season in Western Alaska and the North Slope. Foss Maritime employees and vessels have supported the oil and gas industry in Alaska since 1929. | |
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