Raising the Standard in Alaskan traffic

摘要

As the first new US-built and US-flagged vessel to enter the western Alaskan trade in more than 20 years, the 2,200dwt refrigerated cargo carrier Coastal Standard encapsulates a highly efficient side loading system and hydrodynamically optimised hull form. Following delivery from Dakota Creek Industries' yard at Anacortes, Washington, the bespoke addition to the fleet controlled by Coastal Transportation was phased into service on 17 February this year, linking the owner's Seattle terminal with small ports throughout the Alaskan peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Pribilof Islands.