Advocacy in Action:2015 Congressional

Tugboat/Towboat Tours

Board of DirectorsOctober 16, 2015

Tugboat & Towboat Tours:Year in Review

3 Representatives

52 U.S. Senate Staff

61 U.S. House Staff

2 State Legislators

23 Tugboat & Towboat Tours

January 28, 2015: Los Angeles / Long Beach, CA

Foss Maritime Company hosted congressional staff from the offices of Sen. Diane Feinstein and Rep. Mimi Walters onboard the m/v Carolyn Dorothy.

May 15, 2015:Oakland, CA

AmNav Maritime Services, Inc. hosted a congressional tugboat tour onboard the m/v Revolution for the offices of Sen. Diane Feinstein and Reps. John Garamendi, Barbara Lee, and Mike DeSaulnier.

May 27, 2015: Boardman, OR

Congressional staffers from the offices of Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Dan Newhouse were hosted by Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc. on a congressional towboat tour onboard the m/v Captain Bob.

May 28, 2015: Baltimore, MDMcAllister Towing hosted staff from the offices of Sen. Ben Cardin and Reps. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Steny Hoyer for a tour of the Port of Baltimore onboard the m/v Kaleen McAllister.

May 29, 2015: Baton Rouge, LA

Ingram Barge Company and Deloach Marine Services hosted a congressional towboat tour onboard the m/v E. Bronson Ingram for Rep. Garret Graves and members of his staff, along with staff from the offices of Sen. Bill Cassidy and Rep. Ralph Abraham.

June 4, 2015:Corpus Christi, TX

Bay-Houston Towing Company hosted a congressional tugboat tour for staffers from the offices of Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and Reps. Blake Farenthold and Filemon Vela.

June 10, 2015: Davenport, IAUpper Mississippi Fleeting, LLC and SCF Marine Inc. hosted congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Richard Durbin and Chuck Grassley and Reps. Rod Blum, Dave Loebsack and Cheri Bustos onboard the m/v Lindwood Endeavor for a tour on the Upper Mississippi River.

June 18, 2015: Catlettsburg, KYHosted aboard the m/v Galveston Bay of Marathon Petroleum Company, LP for a tour on the Ohio River were congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, and Shelley Moore Capito and Reps. Evan Jenkins, Alex Mooney, Brad Wenstrup, and Bill Johnson.

June 24, 2015: Tacoma, WA

Foss Maritime Company hosted congressional staffers from the offices of Sen. Maria Cantwell and Reps. Derek Kilmer and Adam Smith onboard the m/v Andrew Foss for a tour of the Port of Tacoma.

June 25, 2015: Nashville, TN

Four congressional staffers from the offices of Sen. Lamar Alexander and Reps. Jim Cooper and Scott DesJarlais were hosted by Hunter Marine onboard the m/v James H. Hunter for a tour on the Cumberland River.

July 7, 2015: St. Louis, MOAmerican River Transportation Company hosted 11 congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Claire McCaskill, Roy Blunt and Richard Durbin and Reps. Anne Wagner, Sam Graves, Rodney Davis, John Shimkus, Bob Dold, Mike Bost, and William Lacy Clay onboard the m/v Cooperative Spirit for a tour on the Mississippi River.

July 15, 2015: Chattanooga, TNSeven congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker and David Perdue and Reps. Tom Graves, Barry Loudermilk and Chuck Fleischmann joined host James Marine, Inc. onboard the m/v William Hank for a towboat tour on the Tennessee River.

July 15, 2015: Freeland and Anacortes, WA

Nichols Bros. Boat Builders, Crowley Maritime Corporation and Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC hosted three congressional staffers from the offices of Sen. Patty Murray and Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen for a shipyard and tugboat tour.

July 22, 2015: Pittsburgh, PAMurray American Transportation, Inc. hosted five congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Bob Casey, Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin and Reps. Keith Rothfus and Bill Johnson onboard the m/v Jonathan Robert Murray for a towboat tour on the Monongahela River.

July 28, 2015: Houston, TXBuffalo Marine Service, Inc. hosted a tugboat tour on the Houston Ship Channel for four congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and Reps. Brian Babin and John Culberson.

July 30, 2015: Chicago, IL

Illinois Marine Towing, Inc. hosted Illinois state senator Christine Radogno and staff, along with staffers of Sens. Mark Kirk, Richard Durbin and Joe Donnelly and Rep. Reid Ribble onboard the m/v William C. for towboat tour on the Chicago Area Waterways System.

August 4, 2015: Paducah, KY

Congressman Ed Whitfield and three staffers, along with a staffer from Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office, joined Ingram Barge Company onboard the m/v Ozzie for a towboat tour on the Ohio River.

August 6, 2015: Louisville, KY

American Commercial Barge Line hosted five congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Dan Coats, Joe Donnelly and Rand Paul and Rep. Todd Young onboard the m/v Larry Y. Strain for a towboat tour on the Ohio River.

August 11, 2015: New Haven, CTFour congressional staffers from the offices of Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Kim Himes joined host McAllister Towing onboard the m/v Buckley McAllister for a tugboat tour.

August 21, 2015: Memphis, TNMarquette Transportation Company, Inc., Wepfer Marine, Inc., and Economy Boat Store hosted six congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Lamar Alexander, John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Reps. Stephen Fincher, Steve Cohen and Rick Crawford onboard the m/v Rickie Robinson and the m/v Blake Denton for a towboat tour on the Lower Mississippi.

August 25, 2015: Cincinnati, OHAEP River Operations and McGinnis, Inc. hosted four congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Reps. John Boehner and Steve Chabot onboard the m/v Mountain State.

September 10, 2015: Cleveland, OH

Seven congressional staffers from the offices of Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown and Reps. Marcy Kaptur, Jim Renacci and Bob Gibbs joined The Great Lakes Group aboard the m/v Illinois for a tugboat tour of Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River.

Thank you to the AWO members that donated assets:

AEP River Operations Ingram Barge CompanyAmerican Commercial Barge Line James Marine, Inc.

American River Transportation Company Marathon Petroleum Company, LP

AmNav Maritime Services, Inc. Marquette Transportation Company, Inc.

Bay-Houston Towing Company McAllister TowingBuffalo Marine Service, Inc. McGinnis, Inc.

Crowley Maritime Corporation Murray American Transportation, Inc.

Economy Boat Store The Great Lakes GroupFoss Maritime Company Tidewater Barge Lines, Inc.

Hunter Marine Upper Mississippi Fleeting, LLCIllinois Marine Towing, Inc. Wepfer Marine, Inc.