At Saltchuk, we strive to be a place we would all be proud for our children to work. We believe that is the highest bar to which we can hold ourselves – a place where safety is the first priority, where reliability and commitment to each other, the community, and the environment are our core values. We are proud to have many multi-generational families working within our companies. The first collection in the “Family Ties” series featured the families of the Foss Shipyard in Seattle. A snapshot in time captures ten families: fathers and sons, and a father-daughter team to be reckoned with.
These are the People of Saltchuk.
Nevin Garcia is a second-generation Foss employee who attended Ballard High School’s Maritime Academy By Hilary Reeves Nevin Garcia is a second-generation Foss employee, born and raised in Seattle, and recently promoted to Port Captain of the El Sagundo/PAL in
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For Chris Mack, Foss Maritime is a family affair By Hilary Reeves The first time Chris Mack saw the painting of the Craig Foss propped up in Foss Maritime headquarters last spring, there was a jolt of recognition. “I can’t
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Delta Western Safety Director Leon Dwiggins and Carlile Senior Project Manager Christen Van Treeck are always ready for the next adventure. By Hilary Reeves Leon Dwiggins and Christen Van Treeck could have been high school sweethearts. “We actually met right
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Engineer Approached Problems ‘Like a Logic Computer’ By Bruce Sherman – This article first appeared in the April 2017 Issue of Towbitts, the official publication of Foss Maritime. Does John Barrett, Director of Fleet Engineering, have any regrets about his 42 years
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Ed Severino chose sunny Florida over snowy Connecticut almost 30 years ago and has watched the company grow from the inside out. By Hilary Reeves In 1989, Ed Severino received a call that would change his life forever. “It was
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Milt Merritt and his son, Dave, share a passion for all things maritime By Hilary Reeves Milt Merritt was just 13 the first time he carried his sleeping bag onto the 136-foot M/V Willis Shank, a converted Navy minesweeper chartered
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Cody Potter worked alongside his father, Bill Potter, for years before recently joining Delta Western By Hilary Reeves Bill Potter is a self-proclaimed “lubricants nerd.” “I’ve done everything during my career from warehousing, driving and operations management, to sales, to
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Dave Hocker and his three daughters have all been shaped by careers at Carlile By Hilary Reeves Dave Hocker was inducted into Carlile Transportation‘s “Million Mile Club” in 2007. The honor is awarded to drivers who have logged one million
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By Hilary Reeves The Miller brothers’ introduction to the trucking profession began on a whim. Their father was a truck driver, and was hauling for Monfort when he was dispatched from Denver to Montana with a load. He decided to
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After a weekend that began with hope and ended in heartbreak, more than 7,500 employees around the world marked a moment together. By Hilary Reeves At 11 a.m. on October 6, the bell on the Midnight Sun rang out across
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Blessie Goco and Ina Burke managed risk, rewards on paths to careers at Saltchuk, Foss By Hilary Reeves On July 4, 1993, Ina Burke watched her mother become an American citizen. She was five years old. “No one would take
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With more than 60 years combined experience at Hawaii Petroleum, sisters Debra Morioka, Sheri Fujikawa and Tammie Fujikawa prove that when it comes to close family, working together works best. By Hilary Reeves Debra Morioka is the eldest of five
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John Tarabochia came to Seattle in 1962 “I was born in Croatia in 1960. My parents, older brother and I left for New York, then went to Seattle following my aunt and uncle.” He joined Foss in the mid-1980s, but
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