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Published Jan 24, 2008 12:01 AM by The Maritime Executive

NEW SEACOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND BORKIT INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURE WINS MAJOR TIER 2 OIL SPILL CONTRACT IN KAZAKHSTAN

SEACOR Environmental Services (SES), a global leader in emergency response solutions, announced today that recently established joint venture company SES•BORKIT has won a contract to provide Tier 2 oil spill response coverage to Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) in Kazakhstan. SES•BORKIT combines the global strength and international experience of SES and the local knowledge and established presence of Borkit International Ltd. (BORKIT), one of Kazakhstan’s leading oil field support service contractors. The new company will establish a spill response centre in the Caspian coastal town of Aktau, providing onshore, nearshore and offshore response services for TCO’s operations throughout western Kazakhstan.

Remarked Jim McHale, SES Vice President, Caspian & Black Sea Regions, “Establishment of this new joint venture with well known and respected BORKIT significantly expands SES’ presence in this rapidly developing region. With the formation of this new company, we look forward to the opportunity to provide a wide range of environmental and complementary services to TCO and other existing and new clients in Kazakhstan.”

“BORKIT has operated successfully in Kazakhstan for the past ten years,” said Phillip Ward, General Director of BORKIT. “Through this joint venture we’ll combine BORKIT’s local knowledge and on the ground experience with SEACOR Environmental Service’s operational expertise.”

SES, a subsidiary of SEACOR HOLDINGS Inc. (NYSE: CKH), is a global provider of risk management and environmental, industrial and emergency response solutions, primarily to the oil and gas, power, chemical and marine and port industries. SES provides customers with a range of services including oil and hazardous material response, waste management, industrial services, site remediation and emergency response & business continuity consultancy and training. SES is already well established in the Caspian & Black Sea region with operations in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan. For more information visit www.ses.seacorholdings.com

BORKIT established in Kazakhstan in 1997, supplies goods and a range of services to the oil industry, including the provision of oily water treatment, incineration, generators, reservoir sampling and equipment assessment and repair. BORKIT is sed in logistics management with experience in transporting, importing and exporting all over the world. BORKIT employs some 120 staff at three regional office locations in Kazakhstan. well ver

For additional information, please contact:
Neil Challis, President, SES International, at +44 207 4264500

NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ACQUIRES TRIDENT PORT SERVICES CORPORATION

NRC Environmental Services, Inc. (NRCES) announced today the acquisition of Trident Port Services, Inc. (D/B/A Trident Management, Inc. and Trident Management Company) a privately held company responsible for the management of the City of Alameda’s Port Operations. Trident has served public and private organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 12 years.

Strategically located in Alameda, California, Trident will complement NRCES’ already well positioned resources that provide rapid and efficient services throughout the Bay Area and greater Northern, Central, and Eastern California. In addition to several highly skilled employees, Trident also brings additional equipment (Four Deck Barges, a 65’ Crew Boat, Vessel Fendering, and an assortment of smaller equipment) to augment NRCES’ existing capabilities. By merging the strengths of Trident into NRCES, the company expects continued growth and service expansion within the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California.

“This transaction is a very strategic move for NRCES as we continue to expand our portfolio of services”, said Todd Roloff, NRCES Vice President. "We are excited to integrate the additional resources and expertise of Trident. This acquisition will further enhance our ability to provide rapid responses to our clients located in this region.” In addition to being the primary services provider for The Port of Alameda and its largest and most significant tenant, The Maritime Administration (MARAD), NRCES also looks forward to even greater participation in the Alameda/Bay Area community; recent outreach included the hiring and training of local personnel from the Oakland, CA based Ella Baker Center for Human Rights/Work Program to support the recent Bay Bridge oil spill clean up.

NRCES is part of SEACOR Environmental Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH). NRCES is the West Coast leader in providing land and marine emergency response services as well as environmental remediation and industrial services. NRCES has numerous West Coast offices including Seattle and Spokane, WA; Portland, OR; and Chico, Eureka, Sacramento, Alameda, Long Beach and San Diego, CA. For more information about NRCES’ services visit www.nrces.com.

Trident is a “hands on”, marine services company that offers boom operations, crane services, deck barge services, vessel tank cleaning and transfers as well as non hazardous waste water treatment services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Trident solves its clients’ environmentally related problems ranging from complex vessel oil transfers to non hazardous bilge water treatment and disposal.

For additional information, please contact:
Steve Candito, President (631) 224-9141 Ext 110 or Todd Roloff, VP (510) 749-1390 Ext 4121.

NRC ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF RIVER'S EDGE SERVICES

National Response Corporation (NRC) announced today the acquisition of River's Edge Services and Kemp's River's Edge Vactor Services (River's Edge), privately held remediation, demolition, excavation and industrial services firms based in Kent, WA. NRC will eventually merge River's Edge into their West Coast subsidiary NRC Environmental Services' (NRCES) existing Pacific Northwest operations. River's Edge owner Paul Kemp will assume a new leadership position in the region with NRCES.

"This acquisition provides a number of strategic benefits for both NRCES" and River's Edge's existing clients as well as NRCES as a whole," commented Steve Candito, President of NRCES. "NRCES' clients gain better access to River's Edge's eductor truck fleet and varied heavy machinery arsenal. River's Edge's clients benefit from the broader range of services, particularly environmental services, NRCES provides." Candito specifically noted "NRCES' clients have been looking for us to perform more of our services directly in order to streamline our management of their projects."

Paul Kemp, NRC's new Vice President Northwest Operations, commented, "We are looking forward to the added resources and greater range of services this merger provides to our clients. River's Edge had reached a point in its growth where it needed the support, both financially and operationally, that a larger organization can provide. NRCES is a great fit not only from the financial and operational perspectives, but culturally as well."

NRCES is part of the SEACOR Environmental Services group of companies, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CKH). NRCES is the West Coast leader in providing land and marine emergency response as well as environmental remediation and industrial services. NRCES has numerous West Coast offices including Seattle and Spokane, WA; Portland, OR; and Chico, Eureka, Alameda, Long Beach and San Diego, CA. For more information about NRCES' services visit www.nrces.com.

River's Edge, founded in 12999, provides remediation, demolition and industrial services to various commercial and government entities within the Pacific Northwest.

For additional information, contact Steven Candito, President, NRC at (631) 224-9141 Ext. 110 or Paul Kemp, VP Northwest Operations at (253) 872-8988 or visit NRCES' Website at www.nrces.com.