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This month in Newport News, VA, Host Agency participated in the 25th James River Partnership meeting! This group's goal is to foster navigational, economic, and environmental stewardship of the James River.
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Shoutout to our agency team in Houston, TX! Operations Boarding Specialists Vincente Gonzalez (left) and Hayden Logan (right) have recently shown their commitment to HOST’s customers by going above and beyond with quick correspondence and great service. https://t.co/NyJP8yJiil

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Since @tparkerhost announced their vision for Avondale Marine in 2018, the company has already generated 500 new jobs on the West Bank and handled over a million tons of cargo. This is just the beginning for the waterfront industrial park.

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Please join us in congratulating Baltimore, MD Senior Operations Associate Shawn Rollison on his 15th anniversary with HOST! His favorite party has been the comradery amongst Host Agency, in addition to the many relationships outside of the company. https://t.co/5NKJwCoyZ5

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From farming, to milling, to shipping, this load of ASR #sugar tells a sweet story of commerce right on the #Westbank of Louisiana. It was received and stored at #AvondaleMarine then loaded into an oceangoing barge. @JEDCO_News @JeffParishGov @GNOinc @jeffersoncoc @WBIAnola

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Today we recognize our dedicated team on #LaborDay! Thank you to our people who kept commerce moving throughout challenging times over the past few years, all while continuing to provide exceptional service to our customers. We thank our teams for their resilience & commitment.

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This month our agency office in Charleston, SC celebrates its 10th year! HOST opened this office in 2012 to expand our presence, serving many customers & commodities ranging from #aggregates, #cement, #liquidchemicals and more.
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Located on the @UnionPacific rail system, #AvondaleMarine is moving over 20 different products to over 50 destinations. Due to increased customer demand & UP’s support, we invested over $1 million to double our daily capacity from 15 to 32 cars & added 8 new jobs to load cars.

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Last week the Big River Coalition hosted and organized an event s to commemorate the historic deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel! The first 200 approximate miles have been completed https://t.co/Qt0JLmXGSF. @JEDCO_News @JeffParishGov @GNOinc @WBIAnola

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This week marks 36 years since HOST opened the second agency office located in Baltimore, MD — the first time we expanded our presence outside of Virginia! Baltimore marked the beginning of a period of tremendous growth for HOST as a whole. #shipping
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HOST's #AvondaleMarine team was grateful to recently host Executive Counsel for the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources J. Blake Canfield, along with Ruth Lawson President of the Jefferson Chamber!

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.@tparkerhost sails first vessel on Mississippi River with 50 ft draft
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Just around the riv-ah bend! Thank you Senior Operations Associate Michael Fogarty for capturing this stunning time lapse of an @oldendorff1921 vessel headed to load coal upriver.

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HOST has donated $60,000 towards humanitarian relief efforts for Ukrainians in need. With integrity being a core value that guides our actions and business, we have teamed up with United Coal Company, @MetinvestGroup and others.
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HOST is proud to announce the largest amount of cargo ever loaded on the Mississippi River on August 6th, sailing from United Bulk Terminals & coordinated by Host Agency! The M/V Capri loaded over 134,000 metric tons of coal from Javelin Global Commodities https://t.co/Qt0JLmG617

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Last week HOST’s Government Affairs Representative Jeff Keever met with District Director Demetric Mercadel & Community Liaison Lisa Ambrose from @RepTroyCarter 's office!

#ThisWeekatAvondale #localgovernment @JEDCO_News @JeffParishGov @GNOinc @jeffersoncoc @WBIAnola @GambelPR

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This week, HOST's Government Affairs Representative Jeff Keever and @gulf_wind CEO James Martin hosted the @UofNO Research & Technology Foundation, to discuss the opportunities of offshore wind development!

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This week's team member spotlight goes to Avondale, LA Operator Derrick Smith — known ad D-Rock! D-Rock prioritizes looking after his team members’ wellbeing by handing out water & making sure they’re hydrated. Actions like these have great impact in team member safety & care.

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The 575,000 square foot factory building, now a warehouse, at #AvondaleMarine received major upgrades! New floors, refurbished overhead cranes & added enclosures, including overhead doors to be installed, make this the optimal storage space for steel, metals and breakbulk cargos.

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This week we're proud to feature Port Allen, LA Foreman Darry Benzine for our team member spotlight! Darry is a foreman at a HOST-operated #grain facility and assists in overseeing vessel operations, also capitalizing on his skills to train new operators on #heavyequipment.