2013 Jones F. Devlin Awards for Maritime Safety

On May 29, 2014, the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) honored the U.S. Maritime Industry for safe marine operations at the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans. Jones F. Devlin Awards are given to vessels that have operated for at least two years without a lost-time injury.

At Canal Barge Company, we know that confidence starts with good people and we are proud to announce a total of 17 CBC towboats and 3 Illinois Marine Towing (IMT) towboats earned 2013 Jones F. Devlin honors. Six CBC vessels have operated 10 consecutive years or more without a lost-time injury! Canal Barge continues to be proud of our exceptional crews for demonstrating our strong commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.

MV ELIZABETH HUGER – 18 years
MV NED MERRICK – 15 years
MV CHOCTAW – 12 years
MV LIBERTY – 12 years
MV SPIRIT – 12 years
MV MARY LUCY LANE – 10 years
MV MARIAN HAGESTAD – 8 years
MV HAMILTON – 7 years
MV ELLY LANE – 7 years
MV JOSEPH M. JONES – 7 years
MV BULL CALF – 6 years
MV KILLIAN L. HUGER – 6 years
MV MERRICK JONES – 5 years
MV INNOVATOR – 5 years
MV COUSHATTA – 3 years
MV INTEGRITY – 2 years
MV SUSAN L. STALL – 2 years
MV CHANNAHON – 4 years (IMT vessel)
MV MARY C – 3 years (IMT vessel)
MV LEMONT TRADER – 2 years (IMT vessel)

As always, our goal is the elimination of all incidents and injuries.