American Maritime Officers members Chief Engineer Marc Dostie and Captain Scott Johnson (center) receive the Environment Achievement Award for Fairwater Holding Inc. With them is CSA Chairman Garrett Huffman and USCG Rear Admiral Michael H. Day.
More than 80 vessels operated under contract with American Maritime Officers were among those recognized in 2024 by the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) with Certificates of Environmental Achievement for attaining at least two years of environmental excellence in operations, with 24 vessels achieving 10 years or more without an incident.
The awards were presented November 12 in Washington, D.C. at a dinner honoring merchant mariners and maritime industry leaders. CSA awarded Certificates of Environmental Achievement to a total of 33 companies representing 1,371 vessels, both domestic and foreign, which achieved a total of 13,718 years of operation without incident. Of the 33 companies honored, 10 are contracted with AMO.
AMO-contracted companies operating vessels recognized for environmental excellence included Crescent Towing; Crowley Maritime Corporation; Intrepid Ship Management (Crowley); E.N. Bisso and Son, Inc.; Fairwater Tanker Management, LLC; Keystone Shipping Company (Key Lakes); OSG Ship Management, Inc.; Pasha Hawaii; TOTE Services; and U.S. Marine Management, Inc.(USMMI).
CSA President and CEO Kathy Metcalf recognized Fairwater and USMMI as the newest members of the influential coalition of U.S. based companies that own, operate or charter oceangoing tank, container, dry bulk vessels, roll-on/roll-off or special purpose vessels engaged in both the domestic and international trades and companies that maintain a commercial interest in the operation of such oceangoing vessels.