April 25, 2005

At this year’s round of the Pacific Maritime Association annual safety awards banquets, Marine Terminals Corp. re-established its number one stevedore position in Southern California as its Long Beach/Los Angeles operations were awarded both “Coast” and “Area” First Place Group A Stevedoring for Lowest Injury Rate - So. Calif. as well as Reduced Injury/Illness Incident Rate.

Other MTC sites recognized with awards for safety include Vancouver USA First Place “Area” Group B Stevedore Lowest Injury Rate – Oregon, Second Place “Coast” Group B Stevedore Lowest Injury Rate, and Reduction in Injury Rate two consecutive years; Port of Hueneme “Coast” and “Area” Second Place Group B Stevedore Lowest Injury Rate – SoCal. and Reduction in Injury Rate; Puget Sound Second Place Group B Container Operator Lowest Injury Rate -- WA Area; Terminal 6, Portland “Coast” Second Place Group C Container Operator Lowest Injury Rate and, for the second consecutive year, Reduction in Injury Rate; Sacramento Second Place Group C Stevedore Lowest Injury Rate – NorCal Area and Reduction in Injury Rate; San Francisco Bay Reduction in Injury Rate, and The National Lines Bureau Reduction in Injury Rate.

MTC Exec. VP Operations Dave Adam commented on MTC’s overall accomplishments.

“Safety has always been a top priority in all MTC’s operations,” Adam said. “MTC regional safety departments are all ISO registered and hold their own ISO certification from Worldwide Quality Assurance, United Kingdom. However, we know these achievements represent a group effort that could not have been accomplished without the tremendous support of our ILWU labor force.”

Oakland-headquartered Marine Terminals Corp., a family-owned contract stevedore and terminal operating company, has served the U.S. West Coast shipping community since 1931 and the U.S. East Coast since 2001. Combined, MTC has stevedoring and terminal operations in more than 26 West Coast locations and five East Coast ports. The company handles more than six million TEUs per year in addition to providing a comprehensive network of stevedoring, terminal operations and related cargo-handling services for automobiles, refrigerated commodities, steel, forest products, general cargo, bulk, rolling stock, yachts, heavy lifts, military and special projects. MTC’s diversified services to the transportation industry are enhanced and expanded through joint ventures with major ocean carriers and their many affiliates that specialize in insurance, warehousing, equipment, M&R, and software development.

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