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Crowley Maritime Corporation

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1.1 - Primary company name

Crowley Maritime Corporation

1.3 - Head office location

Jacksonville, Florida

1.4 - Website

https://www.crowley.com/

1.6 - Number of ships operated

167

1.6.1 - Number of ships owned

1.6.2 - Total DWT of ships owned

739135

1.6.3 - Number of ships chartered

1.6.4 - Total DWT of ships chartered

219460

1.7.1 - Please specify

Tugs, Barges, ConRo

1.8 - Please provide a brief introduction to your company

Crowley, founded in 1892, is a privately-held, U.S.-owned and operated logistics, government, marine and energy solutions company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Services are provided worldwide by four primary business units – Crowley Logistics, Crowley (Government) Solutions, Crowley Shipping and Crowley Fuels. Other services provided within these business lines include contract transportation; ship assist and escort; energy support; salvage and emergency response; vessel management, and petroleum and chemical transportation, distribution and sales. Crowley owns, operates and/or manages a fleet of more than 200 vessels, consisting of RO/RO (roll-on-roll-off) vessels, LO/LO (lift-on-lift-off) vessels, articulated tug-barges (ATBs), LNG-powered container/roll-on, roll-off ships (ConRos) and multipurpose tugboats and barges. Land-based facilities and equipment include port terminals, warehouses, tank farms, gas stations, office buildings, trucks, trailers, containers, chassis, cranes and other specialized vehicles.

1.9 - What is your overall approach / positioning on ship recycling?

Crowley companies selling vessels likely to be recycled will implement practices to ensure that these vessels are recycled at facilities that meet standards consistent with the Hong Kong Convention.

2.1 - Does the company have a written policy on ship recycling for its owned vessels?

Yes

2.1.1 - Is it publicly available?

2.1.3 - Since when has this policy been applied?

2018

2.1.4 - How many ships does the policy apply to?

>75%

2.2 - Does the company keep records of ships which have been sent for recycling?

2.4 - Does the EU Ship Recycling Regulation apply to the company’s owned ships?

2.6 - Does the policy contain restrictions based on geography and/or recycling methods?

2.7 - Does the company have a written policy for selecting a yard or buyer for recycling?

2.8 - Does the company make ship recycling part of the company’s sustainability goals?

2.9 - Does the company include ship recycling information in its sustainability reporting?

2.10 - Does the company have a ship recycling standard* (or similarly named) in force?

3.1 - Does the company have a policy to promote responsible recycling of owned vessels sold for further trading?

Yes

3.1.1 - Please provide further details

Policy excerpts: 1. Include a clause in the vessel sale agreement that requires the vessel, if recycled within two years of the date of sale, to be recycled by Ship Recycling Facilities that meet the standards for Ship Recycling Facilities outlined in the Hong Kong Convention. 2. For vessels sold directly to a Recycling Company or to intermediaries: 3. Only sell to intermediaries who intend to resell the vessel to a Recycling Company that meets the standards for Ship Recycling Facilities outlined in this policy. 4. Only sell to Recycling Companies that meet the standards for Ship Recycling Facilities outlined in this policy.

3.2 - Does the company impose legally binding covenants or offer commercial incentives to the buyer to encourage responsible ship recycling?

3.3 - Does the company take steps to promote responsible recycling of vessels chartered for 5 years and over, released for redeployment or recycling?

Never

3.4 - Does the company take steps to promote responsible recycling of vessels chartered for 2 years and over released for redeployment or recycling?

Never

3.5 - Does the company take steps to promote responsible recycling of vessels owned through JVs?

Never

4.1 - Does the company follow a Standard Contract for the sale of vessels for green recycling (e.g. RECYCLECON from BIMCO)?

Never

4.2 - Does the contract include an explicit requirement to recycle the vessel at a specific ship recycling facility?

Never

4.4 - Does the contract require compliance with the company’s written policy on ship recycling?

Yes

4.5 - What protection is in place for the seller to ensure that milestones can be set, that access to the ship and monitoring can be maintained throughout the ship recycling process?

Policy excerpts: 6.1 Ship Recycling Facilities must be able to demonstrate compliance with the requirements outlined in the Hong Kong Convention and the Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling, or at the discretion of SSQE, demonstrate substantial compliance with standards consistent with the Hong Kong Convention Guidelines for Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling. 6.1.1 Demonstration of compliance may take the form of authorization as a ship recycling facility under the Hong Kong Convention as certified by a Party to the Convention or their designee. 6.1.2 For the purposes of this policy, inclusion on the European List of Ship Recycling Facilities will serve as demonstration of compliance.

5.1 - Does the company have a Ship Recycling Plan for each vessel?

5.2 - Does the company provide the buyer or ship recycler with a Class approved IHM, at the time of finalising the ship recycling contract?

Never

5.3 - Does the company provide all relevant ship certificates, plans, procedures and documents, to enable the yards to follow applicable ship recycling guidelines (and the relevant standards from question 2.2. that the company is aligned to)?

Always

5.4 - Does the company have specific requirements for handling hazardous materials as listed in The Stockholm Convention?

Yes

5.4.1 - Please provide further details

Policy excerpts: 1. Vessel operating unit management will: 2. Ensure that a current Inventory of Hazardous Materials is available for all vessels offered for sale that are likely to be recycled. 3. Conduct operations in the period prior to vessel sale in order to minimize the amount of cargo residues, remaining fuel oil, and wastes on board the vessel. 4. In the case of tank vessels, deliver the vessel to intermediaries or Ship Recycling Facilities with cargo tanks and pump rooms in a condition that is ready for certification as safe-for-entry and-or safe-for-hot work. 5. Where applicable, provide the Recycling Company that will recycle the vessel with all available information relating to the vessel for the development of a Ship Recycling Plan.

5.5 - If owning or operating tankers, does the company have specific requirements to ensure that tankers arrive at the Ship Recycling Facility in a condition ready for certification as Safe-for-entry or Safe-for-hot-work?

6.1 - Does the company require the ship recycling facility to have a Hong Kong Convention statement of compliance issued by a Classification Society?

Never

6.2 - Does the company carry out additional audits to verify compliance prior to recycling?

Never

6.3 - Does the company monitor yard compliance during the recycling process?

Never

6.3.3 - Please provide further details

Does not apply

6.4 - Does the company have the contractual right to stop work at the facility, in case of unsafe operations or other non-compliances?

Sometimes

6.5 - Does the company require facilities to provide a process whereby yard workers can voice and resolve concerns and grievances regarding all workplace issues without fear of retribution?

Never

6.6 - Does the company require facilities to enable yard workers to associate and bargain collectively?

Never