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) | OOCL |
| Pacific Northwest Ship & Cargo Services | Pacific Basin Canada Ltd. |
| Regent Seven Seas Cruises | Pacific Industrial & Marine |
| Saga Welco AS | Princess Cruises |
| Seaspan | Robert Reford |
| SM LINE Corporation | SAAM Towage Canada |
| Seabourn | Sino Star Management Ltd. |
| Swire Bulk Pte | Southern Gulf Islands Whale Sighting Network |
| Trans Mountain | Tidewater Transportation Canada Inc. |
| Vancouver Island Agencies | Trans-Oceanic Shipping Agency Ltd. |
| Varamar | Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd. |
| Westward Shipping Ltd. | Waterfront Shipping Ltd |
| Wheelhouse Shipping Agency Ltd. | Westwood Shipping Lines Inc |
| Wilhelmsen Ships Service | Wilhelmsen Port Services, Inc. |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | Yang Ming Shipping (Canada) |
*This list will be continuously updated as confirmation of organizations’ intention to participate is received.