2010 Environmental Achievement Awards Dinner
The 2010 Environmental Achievement Awards Dinner is Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Bldg. & International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Wash., DC 20004 (Located at the corner of 13th Street & Pennsylvania Ave., NW). Note: This is a Government Building and ALL attendees must show your ID at the Security Desk. Also, if you enter the bldg. at the 13th St. & PA Ave. entrance, you will have a short walk down the hall to the Horizon Ballroom (where the reception will be held) and around the corner to the elevators to the Rotunda where the dinner will be held.
Agenda:
1800-1900 – Reception Environmental Achievement Awards in the Horizon Ballroom
1900-2200 – Environmental Achievement Awards Dinner in the Rotunda
(directions to the facility are provided in the underlined links in the above paragraph)
Dinner Registration Information:
Registering online is quick and easy... Go to the CSA Member Log in
You will have to log on using your email address and password. If you need a new password click on the "Forgot your Password" link and a new password will be sent to you. After successfully logging in, click on the link entitled Upcoming CSA Events. Then, click on the 2010 Environmental Achievement Awards Dinner link and follow the prompts to register.
Alternatively, you can register for the dinner using a paper form.
Please secure your lodging reservations at our contracted hotel by clicking on this link: Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters, 1615 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Wash., DC – a short Metro Train Ride or Taxi Ride to the dinner location. The room rate single/double is $160.00 plus taxes and room occupancy tax per night and $20.00 more for a suite. Reservations must be made no later than Tuesday, October 12, 2010. There is a 72-hour cancellation policy on all reservations. “No Shows” will be charged one (1) night’s room and tax. All reservations must be guaranteed by either valid credit card or one night’s deposit.
If anyone is interested in staying closer to the location of the World Trade Center located at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW where the Awards Dinner will be held, the J.W. Marriott is located at 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004. We do not have a contract for lodging at the J. W. Marriott. The toll free reservation number is 1-800-228-9290.
*October 12, 2010 is the absolute deadline to register your attendance at the meetings and to confirm your hotel reservations for the Awards Dinner. Hotel information and registration link is on the Upcoming Meeting Info page.
The Environmental Achievement Awards are a great opportunity for owners and operators to recognize the accomplishments of their mariners and shore-side staff. While the public hears of instances when there are environmental problems, they should know that this industry has an excellent record of environmental accomplishment. The awards were initiated to let our seagoing and shore-side personnel know that we appreciate all they do as good stewards of our marine environment. The Board encourages all vessel owners and operators to nominate their compliant vessels for this award.
To be eligible for the award, a vessel must have at least a two-year period of the following:
- No reportable spills (a report of a “potential spill” is not disqualifying)
- No U.S. Coast Guard citations for violations of MARPOL
- No port state citations for violations of MARPOL
- No violations of state/local pollution regulations
Vessels are eligible for awards beyond the initial two year period. Companies wishing to receive information about the program may contact Ms. Odell Moore at the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA).
The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) represents 33 U.S. based companies that either own, 
operate or charter oceangoing tankers, container ships, dry bulk vessels engaged in both the domestic and international trades and companies that maintain a commercial interest in the operation of such oceangoing vessels.
Current members include companies that own or operate U.S. flag or foreign-flag ships. A company owning or operating only foreign-flag tonnage must have an office in the United States to qualify for membership.
CMA Membership List