Oil patch bits: Lynden delivery boosts Arctic village's economy

Petroleum News

As reported by Lynden News Sept. 10, when Lynden customer TBI Construction Co. asked for assistance to move eight modular food processing plants 3,722 miles from Finland to remote St. Lawrence island in the Bering Sea, it set in motion a unique Lynden multi-modal move. "This project was a great opportunity to support the entire supply chain," says Lynden COO Alex McKallor. "Our unique combination of equipment and capabilities allowed us to handle the transportation and logistics from the very beginning to the very end."

The real winners in the project are the residents of the village of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. A traditional Yupik community, Savoonga has a strong cultural foundation in fishing, hunting, and reindeer herding. The mods are being used to build a meat and fish processing facility that will allow the island to expand its meat product distribution, creating new economic opportunities for island residents.

The shipment began with the 16,000-pound modules trucked from the plant to the Port of Rauma, Finland. From there, they were loaded onto a feeder vessel bound for Bremerhaven, Germany, then transferred to the main roll-on, roll-off vessel to the Port of Tacoma.

Alaska West Express trucks were at the dock in Tacoma ready to transport each mod to Alaska Marine Lines from Seattle to Nome, AK. In Nome, Alaska Marine Trucking handled shoreside operations, then Bering Marine Corp. took the final leg by delivering the mods via landing craft vessel to Savoonga on St. Lawrence island. For more information visit www.lynden.com.