At the recent Pacific Maritime Association's (PMA) Southern California 58th Annual Safety Awards Banquet that recognized safety in the workplace for 2006, Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals operations in National City won two first place awards.

PST - San Diego won the Group B Stevedoring First Place Area Award and the Group B Stevedoring First Place Coast Award.

Ken Keane, PST maritime safety & security director, acknowledged the dedicated efforts of management and labor, working together as a team.

"Providing and sustaining a safe working environment is a primary goal of Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals,' Keane said. 'We are pleased to receive these prestigious safety awards because they not only reflect favorably upon our company's values, but also upon the personal commitment to safe working practices by our management team, foremen, and labor force. We congratulate all those whose personal commitment to safety resulted in this recognition."