What Pacific Environmental does

Pacific Environmental Corporation (PENCO), founded in 1985 and headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a privately-held environmental services contractor and subsidiary of American Marine Services Group. The company operates from three regional offices — Honolulu (headquarters), Anchorage, and Deadhorse on Alaska's North Slope — and has participated in nearly every major Pacific Basin oil spill cleanup since its founding. It is classified by the U.S. Coast Guard as a Class B Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) with a 1,250 barrel-per-day capacity for harbors and shoreline response, and staffs over 100 HAZWOPER-trained personnel in Alaska alone.

PENCO's service portfolio centers on 24/7 emergency environmental response and remediation. Core offerings include oil spill response, containment, and cleanup using a fleet of skimmers (skim pack, T-disk, roller, Oleo, Desmi), pumping systems, vacuum trucks, and marine vessels (workboats, tugboats, barges); Level A and B hazardous material emergency response with one-hour call-out; above-ground and underground storage tank removal, cleaning, and disposal; bulk fuel filtering and hazardous waste disposal; marine vessel services including preventative booming and bilge pumping; oil field services for North Slope operations; and facility inspection, repair, and trenching services. All operations are conducted under OSHA, EPA, DOT, API, and state regulatory standards.

The company generates revenue under a professional services, project-based model with quote-based pricing — no public pricing is disclosed. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, serving federal agencies (U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service), state agencies (State of Hawaii Department of Health, DOT Harbors), oil and gas majors (Chevron), oil spill cooperatives (Alaska Clean Seas, Cook Inlet Spill Response & Prevention), maritime operators (Crowley, Foss, Matson, Horizon Lines), port authorities (Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles), and a long tail of homeowners and small businesses. Customer concentration is moderate-to-high with material exposure to government and oil and gas accounts.

Name

Pacific Environmental

Legal name

Pacific Environmental Corporation

Website

https://penco.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pacific Environmental Corporation (PENCO) is a Hawaii-based, privately-held environmental services contractor founded in 1985 that provides 24/7 oil spill response, hazardous material emergency response, tank cleaning, hazardous waste disposal, and marine vessel services to federal and state agencies, oil and gas clients, and maritime operators across the Pacific Basin and Alaska.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Emergency Response Services: 24-hour emergency response services for oil spills, hazardous material incidents, and environmental remediation. Services include spill response, containment, clean-up, and regulatory compliance support.
2. Environmental Remediation and Maintenance Services: Ongoing environmental services including tank cleaning, waste disposal, facility maintenance, inspection and repair services for storage tanks and facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Pacific Environmental Corporation delivers integrated environmental response and remediation services centered on 24/7 emergency oil spill response (as a USCG Class B OSRO contractor at 1,250 barrels/day) and hazardous material response. Its portfolio spans tank cleaning, AST/UST removal and disposal, hazardous waste disposal, bulk fuel filtering, marine vessel services, oil field services, facility maintenance, and trenching and excavation, sold primarily through direct contracts with government agencies, oil and gas operators, and maritime companies in Hawaii and Alaska.

Product overview

Pacific Environmental Corporation (PENCO) is an environmental services company offering a unified portfolio of integrated emergency response and remediation services. The core offering centers on 24/7 oil spill response and hazardous material emergency response capabilities, complemented by tank services (AST/UST removal, cleaning, and disposal), marine vessel services, facilities maintenance, and hazardous waste disposal. The company operates as a single-source solution provider, combining equipment, supplies, and staff expertise to deliver coordinated environmental services from its Hawaii headquarters and Alaska regional office. Services include oil spill cleanup, hazardous material response, tank cleaning, waste disposal, and facility maintenance—all delivered by trained personnel with HAZWOPER certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oil Spill Clean-Up Services Class B, 1,250 barrel per day U.S. Coast Guard-classified Harbors and Shoreline Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) contractor providing 24/7 emergency oil spill response, containment, and cleanup services using skim pack, T-disk, roller, Oleo, and Desmi skimmers, submersible, diaphragm, peristaltic, and centrifugal pumping systems, and vacuum truck support. Serves government agencies, oil and gas operators, maritime companies, and port authorities.
• Hazardous Material Emergency Response Highly trained HAZMAT Response Team providing Level A and B emergency hazardous material response, including field hazardous categorization (Hazcat) testing, material disposal, Incident Command System (ICS) implementation, and one-hour rapid response capability. Targeted at federal and state agencies, oil and gas operators, and industrial clients.
• AST/UST Removal, Cleaning & Disposal Full Underground Storage Tank (UST) and Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) removal, cleaning, and disposal services performed within OSHA, EPA, DOT, API, and State requirements, including permitted Oil Transfer Facility operations. Serves oil and gas clients, commercial property owners, and government agencies.
• Facilities Services Facility inspection, repair, and maintenance services including tank and piping inspections, cleaning, relocations, demolition, containment area construction and repair, coating application and repair, and UST removal for clients throughout Alaska. Serves industrial and oil and gas clients in Alaska.
• Marine Vessel Services Marine vessel services including preventative marine containment booming, marine vessel tank cleaning, bilge pumping, and sub-surface oil recovery. Targeted at shipping lines, tugboat operators, and maritime companies including Crowley Maritime, Foss Maritime, Matson, and Horizon Lines.
• Oil Field Services Comprehensive oil field services including well cellar maintenance, fire-watch, gravel crews, boom crews, containment construction, dewatering, oil-water separation, tank cleaning, and routine oilfield activities. Serves oil and gas operators in Alaska, including on the North Slope.
• Hazardous Waste Disposal Hazardous waste disposal services including bulk fuel filtering, used oil processing and disposal, waste oil disposal, and waste manifesting, packaging, labeling, and transportation. Serves industrial, commercial, and government clients.
• Trenching and Excavating Trenching and excavating services supporting environmental and facility projects, including containment area construction and repair.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1250 barrel/day oil spill response capacity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• American Marine Services GroupcoreOthersPENCO was formed in 1985 as part of American Marine Services Group to provide emergency marine oil spill response and related environmental services. The combined assets and experience of American Marine Corporation and Pacific Environmental allows for a wide base of operations for marine oil spill response.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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