Crowley buys Alaskan fuel distribution company

Crowley buys Alaskan fuel distribution company    Crowley Maritime Corp. has acquired Anchorage, Alaska-based fuel distribution company Columbus Distributing Inc. for an undisclosed amount.
   CDI has two business segments, wholesale fuel distribution and retail card lock service stations, handling approximately 26 million gallons of fuel annually.
   Crowley said the acquisition will allow it to strengthen its anchorage operations and expand geographically onto the Kenai Peninsula and into Fairbanks.
   The company will remain headquartered in Anchorage and will continue with fuel distribution as its core business, Crowley said.