The Port of Anchorage and petroleum
distributor Delta Western have signed off on a 20-year lease for 2.5 acres of
land at the port, which Delta Western says it plans to use to build a bulk fuel
facility with a capacity of 360,000 barrels of petroleum products.
The agreement, which had been more than a
year in the making, was revealed April 3. It marks the first new long term
lease at the Port of Anchorage in over 20 years. The deal represents an
increase in fuel services offered by the private sector at the port.
“We are very proud to provide a waterfront
site that meets Delta Western Inc.’s business requirements,” Port Director
Richard Wilson said. “We are excited to be a part of a significant expansion to
better serve customers in rural Alaska and our own region.”
Delta Western, an independent distributor of
petroleum products and lubricants, offers direct delivery of fuel and
lubricants to many Alaskan towns and villages, marine vessels, airports,
logging and mining facilities and construction operations. The company has been
in Alaska since 1985.
The Port of Anchorage, which opened in 1961,
serves as the first point of entry for 90 percent of the consumer goods for 85
percent of Alaska.
