Assistant Foreman Bill Pittman is relatively new to Foss, but not to the shipyard itself. “I worked for an outside vendor out of the yard here at Foss for 10 years, and I decided to make the switch and come
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Steve Sorg has been welding since he was 10 years old, helping his father on the family dairy farm in Prosser, Wash. “Yeah, I know all about cows. The best milk comes from dipping a five-gallon bucket into the huge
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Johnny Warnes isn’t afraid of making big moves. The Rigging Shop foreman was born in Morton, Wash., but grew up in West Seattle. “By the time Jeremy came along, we were living in the Burien area. Then we moved from
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“When I started, I didn’t know which end of a paintbrush to grab,” said Bill Ibsen. Three decades later, Ibsen knows painting: prep work, brush and roll, spraying and everything in between. But five years ago, the Everett native and
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Guy Walston has worked for Foss Maritime for 27 (and a half) years, and – with a quick laugh – can recall seemingly every minute since his hiring: “I was working in the tire business at the time, and one
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Employee success story fuels $150,000 gift to grow the program in King, Pierce Counties By Hilary Reeves Saltchuk Resource’s Washington Giving Committee recently announced a $150,000 gift to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound – news that couldn’t
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The Florida-based Caribbean shipping powerhouse has joined Saltchuk Resources; Murrell “absolutely delighted.” By Hilary Reeves Saltchuk Resources, Inc. has announced the purchase of Florida-based Tropical Shipping and Construction Co., Ltd., a Caribbean shipping powerhouse led by Rick Murrell, whose four
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An interview with Chris Coakley, Vice President of Government Affairs at Saltchuk Chris Coakley has the distinction of being Saltchuk’s only employee in Washington – Washington D.C., that is. He spends his days on “The Hill,” educating lawmakers and advocating
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A whole new way of looking at the world By Michael Moore – This article first appeared in the August edition of Totem Ocean News, the official publication of Totem Ocean Trailer Express. For the last fifty years, low-orbit satellites
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Grace Greene definitely came prepared for her responsibilities as Alaska General Manager of Totem Ocean Trailer Express. Behind a nice smile and mild mannered exterior beats the heart of a true warrior – a fact which is borne out by
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Back From the Edge of Extinction By Michael Moore – Alaska’s wood bison are finally getting a home of their own – after a 100-year absence from central Alaska’s meadows and forests along the Yukon River, the Western Hemisphere’s largest
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New Boeing 737-300 “stands tall with unselfish pride,” key to company’s growth By Hilary Reeves A ceremony to name and “bless” Aloha Air Cargo‘s new Boeing 737-300 freighter took place under cloudy Hawaiian skies, a circumstance all too familiar to
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Foss cadets are on track for a career in the towing maritime industry By Bruce Sherman –This article first appeared in the June 2014 Issue of Towbitts, the official publication of Foss Maritime. For his senior project at Monroe (Washington)
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