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O'Rourke leases ACL Channelview property

O’Rourke Marine Services LP has signed a long-term lease agreement with American Commercial Lines Inc. to lease the company’s facilities in Channelview.
Houston-based O’Rourke will provide full-service towboat fueling and lubricant services to the inland marine industry, according to a news release issued by Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Lines (NASDAQ: ACL).
Provided by O’Rourke also will collect used oil and bilge discharge at the facility, which is located in the Houston Ship Channel.
“This partnership is a win for both ACL and O’Rourke,” Dan Jaworski, American Commercial Lines general sales manager for liquids, said in a news release. “Having O’Rourke as a tenant at our Channelview facility will enable us to more efficiently fuel our towboats, and, as part of the agreement, O’Rourke will utilize ACL’s towing and barge services as the need arises.”
American Commercial Lines closed its liquid tanker barge headquarters in downtown Houston in late March as a cost-cutting measure. for more information see www.houstonrealtyadvisors.com