American Waterways Operators

The American Waterways Operators Honor & Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Award recognizes rescues undertaken by AWO member company employees that demonstrate selflessness, skill and bravery. Check out our video highlighting recipients of this award, and the important role that tugboat, towboat and barge industry mariners play in keeping our waterways safe – learn more at https://lnkd.in/eXrt6_P7

Dan Wolf, Safety and Compliance Manager with Northern Marine and Illinois & Michigan Oil, says “there has never been a more interesting time to be in maritime,” adding that those with “the right attitude and a willingness to embrace new challenges” will find a career in maritime “fulfilling and enjoyable.” Read his full #safety profile, which was featured in the July edition of Navigating to Zero: https://ow.ly/qT7Y50TVJc6

Please join us in welcoming our new member, Industrial Maritime Academy! Industrial Maritime Academy provides an immersive training experience featuring simulations of real-world scenarios and corrective actions to educate mariners through experience, without the risks of on-the-job training. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQ653CWY

Read about the AWO Fall Convention and Board of Directors Meeting, an upcoming AWO webinar on the VIDA National Standards of Performance, and more in this edition of the AWO Letter https://ow.ly/nyOf50TSROh

Please join AWO in welcoming new member Stabbert Marine & Industrial, LLC! Stabbert Marine & Industrial is a full-service ship repair yard with two facilities, one in Seattle (Ballard), WA and one in Anacortes, WA. Learn more: www.stabbertmaritime.com

AWO Director of Safety & Sustainability Michael Breslin recently spoke with The Waterways Journal - Weekly about AWO and GICA’s new Bridge Events Recording Program – check it out: https://ow.ly/AOcX50TR2GZ #maritime #safety

Congratulations to AWO Chairman Kelly Teichman and all of this year’s Marine Log Top Women in Maritime! https://ow.ly/ICog50TQ7JB #womeninmaritime #maritime

Welcome aboard to new AWO member HF Sinclair! Based in Dallas, TX, HF Sinclair provides traditional and renewable fuels and lubricants - plus other essential products such as asphalt, roofing tar and components for medicines and cosmetics. Learn more: www.hfsinclair.com

Did you know? Shifting cargo to the waterways would produce immediate and dramatic benefits. Our marine transportation system has the capacity to take on more cargo, meaning these benefits can be realized today -- without the need for costly investments or supply chain disruptions. #maritime #supplychain #sustainability #didyouknow

AWO members are a tight-knit community - and Mary McCarthy, Moran Towing Corporation, and Cherrie Felder, Channel Shipyard Co, share a friendship that is a great example of the ties that connect the tugboat, towboat and barge industry. Mary explains: “I first met Cherrie two months after I started working at AWO in 2006. I moved down to New Orleans in August 2010 and Cherrie generously reached out to welcome me with dinner at the Southern Yacht Club. A few years later, Tim Morton, Elissa Deloach, and I co-founded ADMIRALTY, a young people in maritime networking group, and we invited Cherrie to be our first Legend (aka a guest speaker). In the intervening years, Cherrie’s and my work and personal lives have intertwined. We served together on Board of Directors of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and are active in the women in maritime groups WISTA and WIMOS. Cherrie hosted a bridal shower for me in 2016, and we have spent countless birthdays and just random weekdays drinking wine on our porches and talking about life, love, and barges. Cherrie has been a great friend, both personally as well as professionally. She is always my first call both when I have good news to share or need help. Even though we are members of different generations, we both emphatically agree that age is just a number. I am so grateful that the maritime industry brought us together and that I have made a friend for life in Cherrie Felder.” #ttbconnected #maritime