Since its grand opening in July 2009, the Kloosterboer Dutch Harbour Port in Alaska has met with several major fishing companies seeking to use the facility as a one-stop logistical hub for the 2010 season, according to the facility's general manager.
"We're very pleased with the immediate demand and interest we've received in such a short time and feel confident that the new facility can be a major boost for the fishing industry in Dutch Harbour," said Steve Abernathy, General Manager of the Kloosterboer Dutch Harbour facility.
"With the opening of Kloosterboer Dutch Harbour, commercial fishing companies, both large and small, now have access to world-class port facilities and services that enable them to more efficiently unload and manage all of the logistics related to their cargo."
In addition to increasing efficiency, commercial fishing companies now have the opportunity to more aggressively promote safer and cleaner processes that enable their products to reach the marketplace in the best condition possible.
After decades of working in outdated conditions that included dilapidated and unprotected docks, Kloosterboer's new facility provides members of the fishing industry with a world-class facility that includes a new 305-metre-deep draught dock, 2,300 square metres of cold storage and sheltered areas for offloading.