KEYSTONE SHIPPING CO. CAPABILITIES & FLEET SAFETY QUALITY & THE ENVIRONMENT ABOUT CAREERS CONTACT About Keystone Shipping Our Committment to Excellence The Keystone team represents the full array of maritime disciplines, which include: Information Technology Fleet Operations Insurance & Risk Management Marine Services Marine Personnel & Labor Management Chartering Safety Management Finance & Accounting Quality Management Engineering Environmental Management Security While Keystone’s vessels are engaged in many different trades, they all operate to one exceptional standard. Keystone’s highly trained and experienced workforce, both onshore and at sea, underpins the steadfast commitment to excellence that has been a Keystone Shipping hallmark since the Company was founded. Learn More About our Fleet Keystone Shipping’s onboard crews are supported by an onshore management team with thousands of years of cumulative maritime knowledge. Keystone’s Legacy Keystone Shipping’s management and work culture is the embodiment of the values and entrepreneurial spirit of the Company’s founder, Charles Kurz. From humble beginnings, Charles Kurz began his career in 1909 as an errand boy for a Philadelphia custom house broker. In the ensuing years, he became a highly respected shipping agent, commodities trader, and ship owner. By World War II, Charles Kurz was managing a fleet of 75 merchant ships as head of the United States War Shipping Administration. What distinguished Charles Kurz throughout his remarkable career was his passion for innovation, his dedication to his customers, his undisputed integrity, and his willingness to take on seemingly impossible challenges and bring them to fruition. The tradition of excellence which Charles Kurz established more than a century ago continues today under the leadership of Donald Kurz and his son, Donald Kurz Jr. – representing the third and fourth generations of Kurz family leadership. Industry Leadership Keystone Shipping is known for its close-knit, participative management culture and its commitment to superior performance, customer service, and industry leadership. We are recognized as a force for innovation in the maritime industry – pioneering the significant upsizing of tankers, the development of double-hulled tankers and parcel tankers, the use of specialized tank cleaning operations, and the development of dual-fired propulsion systems. These innovations, initially pioneered by Keystone, have ultimately become industry standards. Industry Affiliations & Awards Keystone personnel take a leadership role in various industry affiliations, Boards and committees, including but not limited to, the following: AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING (ABS) COUNCIL ABS AMERICAS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ABS AMERICAS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF SHIPPING AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE CHAMBER OF SHIPPING OF AMERICA Board Member INTERNATIONAL TANKER OWNERS POLLUTION FEDERATION Board Member LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION Board Member NORTH AMERICAN MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION Board Member NORTH OF ENGLAND P & I ASSOCIATION Board Member TANKER STRUCTURES COOPERATIVE FORUM U.S. COAST GUARD CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE Keystone Shipping News & Announcements At Keystone Shipping we are proud of our accomplishments. Our unwavering dedication to excellence has allowed us to thrive and excel in the maritime community. View All News SUMMER SAFETY LINE – 2021 August 26, 2021 The summer issue of the Safety Line from Keystone Shipping is here! We welcome back the NS Savannah, look at a recent MIRT training exercise and more. Read the full 2021 Summer Safety Line LEARN MORE THE INTREPID VOYAGE OF THE TS KENNEDY January 20, 2021 Read the U.S. Naval Institute article about the successful training voyage of the TS Kennedy here. LEARN MORE TS KENNEDY COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TRAINING VOYAGE August 12, 2020 Keystone Shipping Co. provided a professional crew for a training transit of TS Kennedy with 44 cadets from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, California Maritime Academy, Great Lakes Maritime Academy and Maine Maritime Academy. They traveled from Mobile, AL to Buzzard’s Bay, MA earning a Bravo LEARN MORE ©2018 Keystone Shipping Co. All rights reserved. Website Design by Inverse Paradox. Careers Environmental Policy Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Sitemap