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PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: ‘Frosty’ Leonard promoted to director of Crowley operations in Valdez
Crowley Alaska said on March 1 Nathaniel F. “Frosty” Leonard will assume the position of director of operations in Valdez, Alaska. In his new position, Leonard is responsible for all of Crowley Alaska’s marine activities in support of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System in Alaska.
In this new position, Leonard will remain domiciled in Valdez and will report directly to Rob Grune, vice president and general manager, ship assist and escort.
Leonard has been employed by Crowley since graduating from Maine Maritime Academy as deck officer in 1983. Throughout his 21 years, he has held positions of increasing responsibility within the company including Senior Port Captain of Harbor Services and Outside Towing in Jacksonville Fla., and Seattle Wash., as well as his most recent position as operations manager in Valdez where he has been responsible for the operational management, training and security of the Ship Escort and Assist fleet chartered to Alyeska Pipeline Services.
“We are pleased to have Frosty expand his role within our Valdez team,” said Grune. “While this is a new position for him it isn’t a new venture. He has been an integral part of the Crowley/Alyeska team for years and he played a key role in the development and deployment of the advanced tractor tugs that we currently operate in Valdez today.”
Crowley owns and operates one of the most advanced fleets of ship assist and escort tugs in the world. Harbor towing services in San Diego and Los Angeles, Calif., as well as Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., consist of escort and docking services for tankers, container ships and other vessels as they enter and depart from the harbors. Tugs in Valdez and North Puget Sound assist large tankers and provide both tethered and untethered escort services. Crowley tugs based in these areas are outfitted for firefighting services, and barges based in Valdez also provide oil spill response services. Tague promoted With this promotion also comes the promotion of Walt Tague from Port Captain in Valdez into Leonard’s former position of operations manager, Valdez.
Oakland-based Crowley Maritime Corp., founded in 1892, is primarily a family- and employee-owned company engaged in worldwide logistics, liner services, contract towing and transportation, energy support services, ship assist and escort services, vessel management and petroleum and chemical marine transport.
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