BP Shipping, Inc. and Crowley Marine Services were presented with the prestigious 2005 Legacy Award at the annual meeting of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force, held July 27th in Anchorage, Alaska.The Task Force gives Legacy Awards for projects, accomplishments, or leadership that demonstrates innovation, management commitment, and improvements in oil spill prevention, preparedness, or response resulting in enhanced environmental protection.
The 2005 Annual Legacy Award was given to BP Shipping, Inc. in acknowledgment of its “sustained superior performance in the prevention of petroleum spills along the West Coast,” according to the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force. BP Shipping is involved in operating tankers that carry Alaska crude oil to West Coast refineries; oil spill prevention is a daily and central aspect of their business practices.
Crowley received the award specific to their operation their subsidiary Marine Transport Corporation (MTC), which operates a fleet of four articulated tug and barges (ATBs) transiting Alaska, Hawaii and the North American Pacific Coast. MTC has loaded and discharged over 44 million barrels of oil in 1,031 transfers in the TAPS trade without a single oil spill.
According to the Oil Spill Task Force the Legacy Award Program began in 1999. The Task Force has since given awards in the following categories: tanker operators, cargo vessel operators, tug and barge operators, oil spill response organizations, public interest organizations, state agencies, federal agencies, private citizens, public agency employees, response industry employees, and government/industry teams.
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