Crowley Maritime Corporation

gasoline brand in the U.S. It's a brand we are proud to be aligned with as we continue to expand our highway fuel distribution business." Crowley purchased Chevron's 30-million gallon Port of Anchorage fuel terminal in 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency – the Department of Defense's largest logistics combat support agency – stores military jet fuel destined for the nearby Elmendorf Airforce Base at the terminal. Crowley is currently in the process of a major upgrade to the terminal that will improve environmental protection, enhance safety and refurbish the tanks in order to expand the customer base. A subsequent purchase in 2012 from Chevron of its aviation gasoline (AvGas) business in Alaska made Crowley the exclusive wholesale distributor of the product for the state. Crowley purchases AvGas from Chevron's Richmond California refinery and barges it to Anchorage where it is available to all Alaska distributors and retail customers. Perhaps one of the most noteworthy commitments contributing to the expanding business was Crowley's formal entrance into project management in 2011. With a new business group called "Crowley solutions," the company solidified its commitment to providing complete turnkey project solutions as continued on page 14 Perhaps one of the most noteworthy commitments contributing to the expanding business was Crowley's formal entrance into project management in 2011. historical highlight: 2000 Transport, Position and Setdown Crowley Makes History with Osprey In 2000, Crowley transported, positioned and set down Osprey - an oil exploration platform - on the Redoubt Shoals prospect, west of Kenai, Alaska, in Cook Inlet. This unusual project required that the platform, which was loaded and towed on Crowley's barge 240-1, be held in exact position over the drilling area by several Crowley tugs until the tide went out and the legs of the platform could settle firmly on the bottom. At that point, the barge was extracted from underneath the platform. This project marked the first time that anyone had ever used a platform set down technique that employed the large tidal swings in Cook Inlet. Before the platform was set down it had to be assembled. For this stage, the three-story quarters module was added to the deck structure then it was all loaded onto barge 240-1 which in turn was loaded aboard heavy lift ship Swan, for transport to Port Graham, Alaska, where final assembly took place. Upon arrival, the 240-1 was floated off the Swan first followed by the platform legs. The legs were partially filled with water and the 240-1 was pulled through the legs and positioned so that the tops of the legs were just under the points where they would join the deck section. The legs were then deballasted and floated up in the water until they joined the deck and were welded in place. At this point, the entire structure was supported in the water by the 240-1 and the platform's legs were over each side of the barge and about 56 feet deep. Bulwark joined by Pt. Oliktok and Hunter towed the structure out of the fairly narrow entrance to Port Graham before Hunter and Bulwark took Osprey to its set down site about 90 miles away. Sea King joined the tow in Cook Inlet. 13

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