COMPANY OVERVIEW Crowley Maritime Corporation provides diversified transportation services in domestic and international markets by means of four operating lines of business: Liner Services, Logistics, Marine Services and Petroleum Services. The primary services offered by these four business lines include: The company supports all four of its business segments by providing corporate services (such as Purchasing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Public Relations and Advertising), and by providing Vessel Construction/Architecture Technical Services, which involves supervising construction of new vessels and maintaining ownership of vessels that are chartered for use in Crowleys operating lines of business. The company employs approximately 4,300 people and provides its services using a fleet of more than 280 vessels, consisting of RO/RO (roll on roll off) vessels, LO/LO (lift on lift off) vessels, tankers, tugs and barges. Crowleys land-based facilities and equipment include terminals, warehouses, tank farms, office buildings, trucks, trailers, containers, chassis, cranes and other specialized vehicles. The company's history began in 1892 when founder Thomas Crowley, the grandfather of current Chairman, President and CEO Thomas B. Crowley, Jr., purchased an 18-foot Whitehall boat to provide transportation of personnel and supplies to ships anchored on San Francisco Bay. The present structure, in which Crowley Maritime Corporation is a holding company for the business lines, was put in place in 1992. |
