Crowley Delivers Relief Supplies to Haiti
Crowley Maritime Corp. teamed up with the U.S. Transportation Command to deliver more than 460 containers of relief supplies to Haiti, which is still struggling in the aftermath of last month’s devastating earthquake.
The Jacksonville, Fla.–based freight company made four relief-supply trips, stopping three times in the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and twice in Rio Haina, where supplies were then trucked to Port-au-Prince. Three of the trips were made by the Marcajama and one was made by the Crowley Americas, both Crowley ships. The Marcajama is expected to make another trip to Port-au-Prince under contract with USTRANSCOM to deliver more relief cargo. So far, the company delivered 462 containers of relief cargo to the area.
“With every voyage we are able to make, we bring much-needed supplies to the people of Haiti, allowing them to begin the process of rebuilding their lives, their country and eventually re-establish commerce,” said John Hourihan, senior vice president and general manager, Latin America services
Crowley has temporary suspended its scheduled commercial cargo services to and from Haiti. The company has set up a customer-service group to answer questions—including assisting customers in sending relief supplies to Haiti. All relief cargo bookings much first be qualified by the Haiti Team customer-service group. For information, call (800) 490-3321 or e-mail haitifeliefcargo@crowley.com.
Crowley Maritime Corp. is owned by Crowley Holdings Inc., an 118-year-old privately held family- and employee-owned company.
The company operates six lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services. The company’s services include liner container shipping, logistics, contract towing and transportation, ship assist and escort, energy support, government services, petroleum and chemical transportation, and distribution and sales. Crowley also operates two subsidiaries, TITAN Salvage, which provides salvage and emergency response services, and Jensen Maritime, which overseas vessel management, vessel construction and naval architecture.—Alison A. Nieder
