Environmental
Policy
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
Dino Cheramie is the owner and president of Cheramie Marine, LLC and
brings over 30 years experience to the company. His career began with a
family-owned company, Cheramie, Inc., where he served as the general
manager overseeing all operational aspects of the company for fifteen
years. He was then recruited by and served as VP of Operations &
Marketing for Crosby Tugs, LLC for seven years. In 1994, Dino purchased
and began operating a small fleet of inland barges, establishing his
first in a series of successful marine companies. Cheramie Marine, LLC,
as it is known today, was established in 2003 with four utility boats,
and has since prospered into a diverse fleet of seven vessels, including
supply, mini-supply, and utility vessels.
- ZERO SPILLS
- To use as few hazardous waste products as
possible.
- To replace hazardous waste products with
non-hazardous waste products whenever possible.
- To eliminate or alter processes that generate
hazardous waste so that hazardous waste is not generated.
- Manage stocks to prevent expiration.
- Ensure that all processes that do generate
hazardous waste are designed to ensure that only minimal amounts are
generated.
- Ensure that hazardous wastes that are generated
are recyclable and/or returnable to the supplier. CHERAMIE
MARINE LLC's objective is that we generate as little waste as
possible and none that requires disposal.
- Ensure that only waste generated by CHERAMIE
MARINE LLC's vessels through pre-approved processes is the only
waste accepted or located on CHERAMIE MARINE LLC's vessels.
(i.e. spent abrasive, paint waste, drums)
- Demonstrate genuine concern for the environment
through CHERAMIE MARINE LLC's actions.
- The key is to avoid whenever possible the
use of materials which become hazardous waste. We must as well
understand that we cannont legally transfer our responsibility for a
hazardous waste by allowing someone else to dispose of it.
INTEGRITY
- Earn and maintain customer trust and respect through
open communication with them and each other.
- Reflect fairness, respect, and the highest quality
standards of ethical conduct.
ENVIRONMENTAL
- Educate and ensure that we do not pollute our
environment.
- Provide the resources required to protect our
environment.
- Demonstrate genuine concern for the
environment through our actions.
