American Marine Services Group: excellence in operations.

• Author: Dawson, Paula
• Position: Business Spotlight - Pacific Environmental Corp.

Thirty years of experience, hard work, ingenuity and persistence has made American Marine Services Group a company capable of solving some of the world's toughest challenges. This multi-faceted company has locations in Alaska, Hawaii and California, and operates under the names American Marine Corp. (AMC) and Pacific Environmental Corp. (PENCO). Diversity has contributed to the success of this company that serves as one of today's top leaders in marine construction and engineering, with divisions specializing in environmental response and hyperbaric medicine.

In Alaska, AMC and PENCO specialize in commercial diving, marine construction and repair, salvage operations, vessel support, crew boat services, vessel inspection and repair, environmental remediation, emergency spill response and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

AMERICAN MARINE CORP.

For the divers of American Marine Corp., working in dangerous situations is part of the job, whether performing pipeline inspections in Cook Inlet or repairing the underwater stabilization of an oil platform. A bonded, full-service specialty marine contractor with more than 200 highly trained personnel on staff across the country, AMC has become a single-source provider for businesses looking to take their projects from the initial planning stages through final acceptance.

In Alaska, American Marine is under the direction of Alaska Regional Manager Tom Ulrich. "Our abilities are unquestionable, but what makes this company stand out is our attention to safety and compliance issues while getting the job completed quickly, efficiently and in the most cost-effective manner possible." With 40,000 to 50,000 hours of diving and marine operations logged annually, AMC boasts an enviable safety record.

Highly regarded for its expertise in underwater diving operations, AMC currently contracts to a number of companies in the oil and gas industry, providing inspection, repair and maintenance of their facilities' underwater infrastructure. This includes International Marine Contractors' Association compliant diving operations for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s underwater operations.

To comply with the Department of Transportation's pipeline regulation requirements, AMC has a fully developed operator qualification program, including an underwater welding certification program, and NACE-, API-, ASNT- and AWS-certified inspectors.

American Marine's rugged, flat-bottomed 70-foot dive-support vessel, The DSV Shamrock, was built...