ILTA Honors Safety and Leadership Excellence at 2025 Awards Breakfast

Annual awards highlight industry commitment to safety, service, and professional growth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC (June 20, 2025) — The International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) proudly recognized outstanding individuals and companies during the ILTA 2025 Safety & Leadership Awards Breakfast, held Tuesday, June 10 as part of the ILTA 2025 Conference & Trade Show in Houston, Texas.

Each year, ILTA presents Safety Excellence Awards to member companies that demonstrate exceptional performance and a deeply rooted commitment to workplace safety.

To be eligible, ILTA members must complete both parts of the Safety Survey: one focused on leading indicators and the other on lagging indicators. To receive the 2025 ILTA Safety Excellence Award, companies must have scored in the top two quartiles on both portions.

Safety Excellence Award Recipients

• Advario North America LLC
• Benchmark River and Rail Terminals, LLC
• BWC Terminals
• Canal Terminal Company
• CITGO Petroleum Corporation
• Colonial Pipeline Company
• Delek Logistics Partners, L.P.
• Enbridge US Gulf Coast Terminals
• Energy Transfer
• Flint Hills Resources, LP
• Howard Energy Partners
• Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC
• Jefferson Energy
• Kinder Morgan, Inc.
• LBC Baton Rouge
• LBC Freeport
• Marathon Petroleum Company
• Martin Midstream Partners L.P.
• MIPC, LLC
• Motus Energy LLC
• Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
• ONEOK
• Saudi Aramco
• Shell Pipeline Company LP
• Stolthaven Terminals Houston, Inc.
• USD Group, LLC
• Vecenergy
• Vopak North America Inc.

Platinum Safety Award Winners

The Platinum Safety Award is ILTA’s highest honor for outstanding safety performance. To be eligible, companies must complete the Platinum Safety Award application, submit a proposal for the Terminal Operating Practices Symposium (TOPS), and complete both parts of the ILTA Safety Survey. There is no TRIR cutoff for eligibility. All applications are reviewed by ILTA’s Platinum Award Selection Committee.

• Small Company: Howard Energy Partners
• Large Company: Marathon Petroleum Company

In addition to safety excellence, ILTA also recognized outstanding individual contributions through its annual leadership awards.

Outstanding Young Professional Award Recipient

Marissa Karl, Buckeye Partners

Distinguished Service Award Recipient

Harold Laurence, Trinity Consultants

ILTA congratulates all of the 2025 award recipients and thanks them for leading the way in safety, service, and operational excellence.

About ILTA
The International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA) is the only trade association focused exclusively on the liquid terminal industry. ILTA advocates on behalf of its members in Washington, DC, delivers essential regulatory and operational resources, and connects the industry through world-class events, training, and networking opportunities.

Learn more at www.ilta.org.

Contact:
Loren Eisenlohr
Senior Director of Brand and Member Strategy
International Liquid Terminals Association (ILTA)
leisenlohr@ilta.org | 703-875-2011