Bob Pepper retired last month after 30 years with Foss Maritime. Before a long maritime career and recent retirement, when Bob Pepper was growing up in northern Alabama, he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life –
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Julissa Moreta calls ‘time out’ on unsafe work situations in her native Dominican Republic Saltchuk Safety Award finalist Julissa Moreta was born and raised in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Her father, a regional sales manager, and her mother,
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Nic and Marjorie Zoretic spent the past decade navigating parallel sailing careers and now shoreside positions with Foss and TOTE maritime. Nic and Marjorie Zoretic first crossed paths at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York.
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Eric Nyce: ‘On the day I was approved to begin substitute teaching, my former manager here…reached out to me with a job opportunity. I’m still going strong 12 years later.’ When Eric Nyce joined Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB),
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Van Kent, Tropical: ‘We’re always the first to arrive after a storm, and we not only help our employees but also provide help to entire communities. You don’t see that from a lot of other companies.’ Van Kent’s mother worked
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Now comfortably ensconced in Anchorage, NAC warehouse pro Dion Bourdukofsky’s career journey led him from the Aleut island community he calls home. Dionisy (Dion) Bourdukofsky’s heritage is evident in both his name and his childhood spent on Saint Paul Island,
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Kevin Sibley: ‘We’ve come a long way in the past seven years.’ Kevin Sibley was working as a night cook when he graduated from high school in 1987. He thought about joining the military, but a buddy of his who
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Justin Ryan’s idea led to a pilot program that gives Cook Inlet Tug & Barge crews immediate access to proper PPE in common (and remote) work areas. Living “off-grid” in a cabin in King Salmon, Alaska, Captain Justin Ryan knows
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“If you’re doing this for the schedule or the money, you may be missing the point,” he said. “I’ve been all over the world and got to see things many others will never experience.”
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Clendenin is Chief Mate on the SS Pacific Tracker when the vessel is activated for missions for the Missile Defense Agency. He began his career with TOTE Services in 2005 aboard the SS Chesapeake.
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Foss Maritime Tug Captain Katrina Anderson on her family’s legacy and keeping afloat through pandemic best practices. Katrina Anderson is a born and raised Alaskan and – with her younger brother – the fourth generation to work the family business,
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“How do we want it to be when we go back to old ‘normal’? What do we want to keep from our old lives? What do we want to keep from our new lives? That’s what leaders think about. Leaders tell the truth about what’s happening, reimagine the future, come up with ways to make changes, and – above all – leaders support and encourage everyone at all levels. That’s exactly what Senior Leadership at Tropical Shipping is doing right now. I’m confident we will emerge even stronger than before.”
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Shoreside Logistics Driver Allen McKnight is the 2019 recipient of the Mike Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in Safety. He began his truck-driving career almost 50 years ago on Aug. 29, 1971.
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