Valdez, Alaska

Harbor Ship Assist and Tanker Escort

In Valdez, Alaska, our personnel and tugs help protect the environment through a contract with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company's Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS). As part of this commercial partnership we provide tug escorts for tankers traveling through Prince William Sound to and from the Valdez Marine Terminal, assuring safe passage, even under the most extreme winter weather conditions. We also provide secure docking and undocking operations at the oil product loading terminals.

Our primary tugs located in Alaska are the Alert Class and Prince William Sound Class tugs. These vessels, which feature best-in-class technology, were specifically designed for tanker escort and assist work in the region, and have firefighting, emergency and oil spill response capabilities.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company's Ship Escort/Response Vessel System (SERVS) is the largest oil spill prevention and response organization in the world, with a mission to prevent oil spills and to protect the environment by providing rapid and effective response services to the Valdez Marine Terminal and Alaska crude oil shippers.

The following tugs are in operation in the Valdez region:

Vessel Name	Horsepower	Bollard Pull	Propulsion
Alert	10,192	300,000 lbs	Ulstein Azmuthing
Attentive	10,192	300,000 lbs	Ulstein Azmuthing
Aware	10,192	300,000 lbs	Ulstein Azmuthing
Nanuq	10,192	210,500 lbs	Voith-Schneider Cycloidal
Tan'erliq	10,192	210,500 lbs	Voith-Schneider Cycloidal
Sea Voyager	7,200	240,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional (Kort Nozzle)
Bulwark	7,200	150,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional
Invader	7,200	150,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional
Stalwart	7,200	150,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional
Endurance	5,750	180,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional (Kort Nozzle)
Guardian	5,750	135,000 lbs	Twin Screw Conventional