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1993-2002

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  • Crowley played a leading role in the cleanup of a major oil spill off the beaches of San Juan, Puerto Rico 
  • Scheduled service to the Bahamas from Port Everglades, Florida began 
  • Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., was unanimously elected to the position of Chairman of the Board, President and CEO following the passing of his father 
  • Crowley initiated a multi-year program, Focus 2000, to revitalize the Crowley philosophy of "Customers Come First." 
  • Crowley formed two joint ventures, Marine Response Alliance and Clean Pacific to efficiently provide emergency services according to the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 
  • A new technology tractor tug building program was launched for two 120-foot, 5,500-bhp Protector-class tugs, featuring Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers 
  • Crowley won a unique design-build-operate contract with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for two 153-foot, 10,192-bhp tractor tugs designed for tanker escort and spill response operations 
  • Crowley took delivery of six new 140-foot, 10,912 horsepower Prevention and Response Tugs (PRTs) and deployed them for Alyeska in Valdez and Prince William Sound
  • Crowley added vessels and weekly fixed-day sailings to both the Northern and Southern Zones of Central America 
  • A weekly Intra-Caribbean service was launched linking Central America with Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic 
  • Crowley launched a new, weekly Gulf Express service linking Houston with Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Panama
  • Chile was included as part of an enhanced service between the U.S. East Coast and West Coast South America service 
  • Three new 2,400 TEU capacity CAT-class container ships were deployed in the East Coast South America service
  • Crowley became one of the first companies of its kind to launch a web site. Within years, the site was made interactive so customers could track their cargo, make bookings, obtain rate quotes, print Internet bills of lading in their own offices applications, etc. 
  • The Company received ISO 9002 certification for most of its major locations and operations around the world
  • Crowley sold its South America liner business and the name Crowley American Transport to Hamburg Sud. The remaining liner business was renamed Crowley Liner Services, Inc. 
  • Crowley acquired all of the outstanding shares of Marine Transport Corporation, which is primarily engaged in the business of carrying petroleum, petroleum products and chemicals in specially designed tankers. Upon its acquisition, Marine Transport Corporation became a part of Oil and Chemical Distribution and Transportation Services and continues to operate under its existing name 
  • Crowley sold MTL Petrolink Corp., a subsidiary of Marine Transport Corporation, which was engaged in lightering operations in the U.S. Gulf 
  • Crowley acquired Miami-based Speed Cargo Service, a transportation services provider, adding the company to its growing logistics operations 
  • Three new Articulated Tug-Barges were delivered and deployed for customers on the U.S. West Coast
 

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