The port authority and the ECHO Program team are grateful for the ongoing support and participation of our many participants from across the marine transportation industry, including federal agencies, shipping associations, ship agents and operators, pilots and others. Last year, thanks to the voluntary participation of over 80 marine transportation organizations, underwater sound intensity was reduced by nearly half in key foraging areas within southern resident killer whale critical habitat. This significant reduction in underwater noise couldn’t be achieved without our valued participants from across the marine transportation industry, as well as our many partners, advisors and collaborators.
Participating marine transportation organizations
Participants in the ECHO Program’s 2023 voluntary initiatives are listed below:*
| ACGI Shipping Inc. | Alaska Tanker Company |
| Barika Marine Ltd | Canpotex Shipping Services Limited |
| Carnival Cruise Line | Colley West Shipping |
| Council of Marine Carriers | CSL Americas |
| CSX Intermodal | Disney Cruise Line |
| DRAX | Egon Oldendorff GmbH |
| Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corporation | Fairmont Shipping (Canada) Ltd |
| Fednav International | GFY Marine Group Inc. |
| Hapag-Lloyd | Hamburg Sud |
| Holland America Line | HMM America Shipping Agency, Inc. |
| Hurtigruten Expeditions | Inchcape Shipping Services |
| Kirby Offshore Marine | LBH Shipping Canada Inc. |
| Maersk | Mason Agency Ltd. |
| MOL (Americas) LLC | Montship Inc. |
| MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company (Canada) | Mur Shipping BV |
| Navitrans Shipping Agencies West Inc | Norton Lily International Inc. |
| North Arm Transportation | Oceania Cruises |
| Pacific Basin Shipping (Canada) | Pacific Basin Canada Ltd. |
| Pacific Northwest Ship & Cargo Services | Pacific Industrial & Marine |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | Princess Cruises |
| Saga Welco AS | Robert Reford |
| Seaspan | SAAM Towage Canada |
| SM LINE Corporation | Sino Star Management Ltd. |
| Seabourn | Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network |
| Swire Bulk Pte | Tidewater Transportation Canada Inc. |
| Trans Mountain | Trans-Oceanic Shipping Agency Ltd. |
| Vancouver Island Agencies | Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd. |
| Varamar | Waterfront Shipping Ltd |
| Westward Shipping Ltd. | Westwood Shipping Lines Inc |
| Wheelhouse Shipping Agency Ltd. | Wilhelmsen Port Services, Inc. |
| Wilhelmsen Ships Service | Yang Ming Shipping (Canada) |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services |
*This list will be continuously updated as confirmation of organizations’ intention to participate is received.