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MARCH2014FOGHORN5LETTERFROMTHEExEcuTIvEDIREcToRJohnGroundwatercarryingtheMessageForwardWeweeextemelyftuatelastmththavehstedaveysuccessfulPVAAualCvetiatMaiTeds2014cvetiiHust.Attedacewasstadthepamfsessisadevetswasveydivese.oukeytespeakesdiscussedev-eythifmtuismtedstudestad-itheecmyfmCastguadpiitiesttakiyubusiessttheextlevel.WeweepaticulalypleasedthaverADMJsephA.SevidiAssistatCmmadatfPevetiPlicyU.S.Castguadjiusaaiasakeytespeake.Weappeciatedhiswdsfpaiseadecu-aemetabutthepasseevesselidustysstellasafetyecd.rADMSevidiudescedPVAsstsafetyietatiadcultueadecizedPVAsefftstdevelptheewsafetymaaemetpamFLAgSHIP.oulyalMaiTeds2014exhibitsadspssffeedabadaayfpductssevicesadjustplaiadvice.Theseidividualsadtheicmpaiesaesimptattthesuccessfucvetibecausetheipeseceestablishesyetatheimptatesucefmembesttapittslvecuetpeatialpblemsadtexplefutuepptuities.needlesstsaythseiattedaceatthePVAAualCvetiatMaiTeds2014weeabletleashaeideasaddiscussimptatidustyissues.ItisveyimptatthatPVAmembesathetetheithiswayadthePVAcvetipvidesaimptatplatfmfpasseevesselidustypess.ImmediatelyfllwithePVAAualCvetiatMaiTeds2014PVAmembesadstaffpaticipat-edithe2014geatLakesWatewaysCfeeceiCleveladoH.ThishihlyespectedaualidustyevetbistetheimptatplayesfmtheUitedStatesadCaadawhaeivlvedishippithetwbatadbaeidustythepasseevesselidustyadawide-aayfmaitimeidustyveds.IaddititheevetivlveskeyleadesitheU.S.CastguadtheU.S.AmyCpsfEieestheU.S.MaitimeAdmiistatithenatialoceaaphicadAtmspheicAdmiistatinoAAtheCaadiaCastguadadTasptCaada.PVAmembespaticipatedasspeakesthepamadshaedtheikwledeadexpetisetpicselatitpasseevesseladmaiepeatis.DuithecfeecePVAhstedaspecialve-metaffaisluchewhichicludedViceAdmialrbetC.PakeCmmadeftheAtlaticAeaadCmmadefDefeseFceEastreaAdmialFedM.MidetteCmmadenithCastguadDistictadealy30PVAmembes.ThisluchpvidedaexcelletpptuityfPVAaditsmembestdiscussissuesfimp-tacewiththem.ItalsaveusachacetbetteudestadthechalleesadpsitisfacithesetwCastguadleades.PVAmembesadstaffalsplayedavisibleleithepamfthe2014IladWatewaysCfeecewhichwasheldthismthinewoleas.Thisevetivlvesmstmaitimepeatsthenatisiladwatewaysalwithkeyfedealvemetaecies.PVA2014PesidetTeiBesteijiedreaAdmialKeviCkCmmadeftheEihthCastguadDistictadMajgeealJhPeabdyDeputyCmmadigeealfCiviladEmeecyopeatisU.S.AmyCpsfEieesipeitheevetwithawelcmespeech.IheemaksTeidewattetitthefactthatPVAwasfudedi1971itheIladrivesadthatthesmallupfpasseevesselpeatswhstatedtheassciatiweeequallypassiateabuttheiladivesystemadtheiivebats.SheemphasizedtheimptacefaizatissuchasPVAibiipeatstethetdiscussissuesfcmmccewhilealseaiepesetativesfvemettbuildeateudestadiadtust.TeihihlihtedthepasseevesselidustysstsafetyecdaddiscussedPVAsicmmitmettctiuusimpvemetithesafetyadiskma-aemetaeasastheidustycaiesmetha200millipasseeeachyea.Shefuthestessedtheim-ptacefctiuitwktwadachievifutheTWICelieffpasseevesselpeatstheeedteducetheeativeimpactfucdiatedeulatismallbusiesstheimptacefpassitheWateresucesDevelpmetActtesuethemaiteaceimpvemetaddedifuwatewaysadtheeedtmakepemaetthesmallvesselexemptifmtheVesselgeealPemit.PVAwillalspaticipateithe2014Mid-AtlaticWatewaysCfeecescheduledApil8-10atthereaissacePtsmuthHtelWateftCfeeceCeteiPtsmuthVA.WewilljiwiththesithebademaitimeidustyitheMid-Atlaticeitdiscussissuesadshaeideas.LeadesletterfromtheexeCutIveDIreCtorCoNtINueDoNPage24