b'APRIL 18 - MAY 15, 2022PACIFIC COAST PORTS 15Lynden makes the tough stuff ordinaryTherunfromHouston,TexastoPrudhoeBay, Alaska is 4,500 miles and there is nothing regular about this regular run. Then again, Lynden which provides services to Alaska specializes in working in tough environments.By Matt Miller, AJOTLyndenInternationalpro- the mainland US and Canada. vides a regular service link- Toaccomplishthis,Lynden ingHoustonwithPrudhoeusesawidevarietyofhard Bay,thesiteofAlaskasassets that range from barges largest North Slope oil field.and hovercraft to C-130 Her-Itsbynomeansarun-of- culestransportsandlanding the-mill journey. craft, from PistenBully Snow-Tobeginwith,therescats pulling a sleigh to big rigs thedistancesome4,500pulling specialized trailers.miles. Then, theres the needThats not only what sets forthreedifferenttypesofthis company apart, said McK- Lynden flew to the rescue of American and Canadian auto makers this winter when protestors blocked the streets trucks:Onethattransportsallor. Were not just a truck- of Ottawa, protesting against vaccine mandates for truckers and other COVID-19 precautions. Members of the the equipment from HoustoningcompanyorafreightFreedom Convoy blockaded U.S.-Canadian border crossings including the busiest and most important, the to Canada. Another that picks(ORDINARYcontinued onAmbassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, MI. Chrysler, Ford, General Motors and Toyota shut up the journey from Canadapage 17) down or scaled back production at plants due to parts shortages and the lack of truck transportationto Fairbanks. And a third that completesthejourneyover largely rough gravel roads in often punishing conditions.Itsquitearun,said Alex McKallor, Lyndens execu-tive vice president and COO. Between Fairbanks and Prud-hoe, you just dont take some guy off the street in Houston andputhimontheDalton HighwaywherethereareSPEED TO avalanches and steep grades and its below zero. You need someone with a ton of expe-rience, who wants to work inMARKETthis kind of environment. Its tough stuff.LOWER COSTExperience proves cargo shipped from Asia through Alex McKallor, Lyndens executivethe Seattle+Tacoma gateway gets there faster. Let VP and COO us show you the difference less congestion, efficient Thecargoisinevitablymultimodal operations, and best-in-class customer challenging itself, as Lyndencare can mean to you. When time to market is mustoftendelivergoodscritical, choose The Northwest Seaport Alliance. NWSeaportAlliance.comand equipment such as drill-ing tools, pipes and supplies relatedtooilproductionto thefield.(Twoyearsback, Lynden moved North Amer-icaslargestland-basedoil rig from its construction site in AlbertatoPrudhoeBay, butthatwasamere2,400 miles.Therigwasshipped oversixmonthsinmore than 320 separate truckloads and then reassembled into a 5,250 tons behemoth.)M aking thet oUgho RdinaRyBased in Anchorage, Lynden prides itself in making tough stuffordinary.Ithasbuilta thriving logistics business by connecting the vast stretches ofAlaska,andAlaskawith'