Alex extended with another year at the Whitegate Terminal, Ireland.

Phillps66, Ireland has exercised one year option on the T/B Alex for tug operation services at the , Cobh, Ireland from February 2013. The extension of the contract follows several previous consecutive contract periods which commenced November 1997.
Lee Towage Limited – a subsidiary of Østensjø Rederi AS – is the owner and operator of the tug.