Crowley Maritime Corporation

Below: This tank farm serves the communities of Kotzbue and Kotzbue Sound, as well as provides consolidating and loading services for products and general cargo bound for the North Slope. Alyeska's Ship Escort Response Vessels System (SERVS) was born. Since its inception, Crowley has been the contractor of record and the company's tugs have escorted over 19,000 tankers from their berths. Crowley tugs were first on the scene in March 1989 for the cleanup and remain there today. Crowley recently executed an eight-year contract with Alyeska and, as such, will continue to be the agency of record for escort service through 2017. Crowley expanded direct delivery of bulk fuels and packaged petroleum products to more than 100 coastal and river villages throughout Alaska and began expanding its petroleum storage (tank farm) offerings. 8 In 1985, Crowley purchased Chevron's Kotzebue and Nome fuel terminals to complement the marine fuel delivery operations already underway throughout western Alaska. Over time, Crowley expanded direct delivery of bulk fuels and packaged petroleum products to more than 100 coastal and river villages throughout Alaska and began expanding its petroleum storage (tank farm) offerings. In 2003, Crowley constructed a five million gallon tank farm in Bethel located on the Kuskokwim River, in cooperation with the Bethel Native Corporation. Then in 2005, Crowley acquired the Alaska-based fuel distribution business of Northland Fuel, LLC. The purchase consisted of the assets of Yukon Fuel Company (YFC) and Yutana Barge Lines, LLC (Yutana), as well as Service Oil and Gas, Inc., (SOG). At the time, YFC and the affiliated companies were based in Anchorage, employed 75 employees and operated petroleum storage facilities in 11 communities in rural Alaska. The companies distributed and sold petroleum products to a diverse customer base, including government entities, those in the aviation industry, electric utilities, school districts and individual consumers. Additionally, Yutana provided marine transportation and freight services throughout the major river systems and coastal areas of western and interior Alaska utilizing a fleet of tugs and barges, while SOG distributed petroleum products along the highway system connecting Anchorage, Valdez and Fairbanks. With the acquisition, Crowley simultaneously expanded its Western Alaska fuel distribution business and entered the Railbelt market for the first time with SOG's fleet of tank trucks and fuel distribution facilities throughout interior Alaska. The acquired businesses were added to Crowley's newly formed petroleum distribution business unit and seamlessly integrated into the company's diverse portfolio. In Western Alaska, tank farms were added in Bethel (south), Aniak and McGrath on the Kuskokwim River. Along the Yukon River, Nenana, Fort Yukon, Galena and St. Mary's were added while Hooper Bay, St. Michael and Iliamna were added along the coast. On the highway system, tank farms were added in Anchorage, Palmer, Valdez, Delta Junction, Wasilla, Fairbanks, Kenai, Glennallen and Talkeetna. Today, Crowley's 22 facilities have a storage capacity of 50 million gallons. "This acquisition made sense for a number of reasons," said Tom Crowley, Jr., chairman, president and CEO. "These Alaska-based businesses complemented one another as well as Crowley's existing fuel distribution and sales activities in the state. Combining assets, personnel and resources allowed

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