Monday, February 23, 2015

Crowley helps U.S. Army provide Ebola relief in Africa



Crowley Maritime provided warehousing, trucking and emergency shipping through the Defense Logistics Agency and to the U.S. Army in Senegal and Liberia to combat the Ebola virus.

The company supported 3,000 U.S. troops and helped construct 17 Ebola treatment centers.

"Crowley has unique capabilities," said Bleu Hilburn, director of logistics for Crowley. "We have all of the traditional ocean shipping and trucking capabilities, but we also have special logistics capabilities well-suited for disaster relief."

One important solution Crowley provided was shipping 640 containers worth of building materials and medical supplies for the treatment centers.

"Now they have clinics, where they can be treated in sanitary conditions and stay isolated so they're not spreading the disease," Hilburn said. "It's a much better situation."

For more of the Jacksonville Business Journal story: www.bizjournals.com


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