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2 0 1 3 A N N U A L R E P O R T 58 USMX PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIP AT CONTAINERIZATION & INTERMODAL INSTITUTE'S EAST COAST AWARDS On December 9, 2013, as part of the Connie Awards ceremony at the Newark Club, retired New York Shipping Association President, Joseph C. Curto, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, commemo- rating his four decade career in the maritime industry in the port of New York–New Jersey. The Lifetime Achievement Award is tendered to those who have not been operationally involved in transportation, but who have made significant contributions in support businesses. As part of that commemoration, USMX awarded a scholarship in Mr. Curto's name to Ms. Dawn Jaeckel. Ms. Jaeckel is a student in the Supply Chain Management undergraduate program at the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University, Mr. Curto's alma mater. The scholarship was presented by Mr. Ole A. Sweedlund, USMX's Executive Vice President, Administration. The Connie Award was presented to Mr. H. Winston Thurber III, owner of Norton Lilly International, for his pioneering efforts on behalf of containerization. Mr. Thurber's efforts in the revitalization of the shipping agency concept and of Norton Lilly, have been applauded by the industry. Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, Norton Lilly International represents many container companies, as well as handling full cargo, tramp and tanker business. Mr. Thurber's 1999 purchase of the company made Norton Lilly, founded in 1841, the oldest shipping agency in America. MISSION The mission of the Container- ization & Intermodal Institute is to promote and support the business of international trade and the intermodal container transportation community. The Institute focuses on industry awareness, preserving the history of intermodalism, and engaging scholarly interest in the field by organizing educa- tional conferences and semi- nars, serving as an information resource, providing networking opportunities, offering career guidance, arranging internships. and facilitating scholarships. INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS (continued)

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