Foss Quality Assurance Manager Randy Lau draws upon decades of Logistics experience in Hawaii. By Hilary Reeves Randy Lau grew up in Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. His grandfather immigrated to the island chain from Japan as a
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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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Original shareholder Leonard Shapiro passed away on March 12; colleagues remember a confident leader and family man who always kept his word. By Hilary Reeves Ev Trout first met Leonard Shapiro on April 1, 1976. Trout had flown to Seattle
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Marisol Schmidt reflects on her early years spent in Puerto Rico and her four decades in the shipping industry By Hilary Reeves Marisol Schmidt was born in the Bronx. Her mother, a native New Yorker, and her father, raised in
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Khac Do has been working with the company’s computer system since 1986. By Hilary Reeves Originally from Vietnam, Khac Do lived briefly in San Francisco and Ann Arbor, Michigan before settling in Palm Beach, Florida in 1980. He was 19
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Mike Riley and his team of Bethel Search and Rescue volunteers have saved dozens of lives during his 26-year tenure with the organization By Hilary Reeves A wooden sign marks the wind-whipped trailer serving as headquarters for Bethel Search and
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Corey Cook spent the past 13 years building new boats instead of just repairing them, a trend he hopes will continue By Hilary Reeves As Foss Maritime prepares to launch the Nicole Foss – the third of three state-of-the-art Arctic
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Leona Sprinkle: “We knew he was coming, we just didn’t know he was coming home with us that day.” By Hilary Reeves When Leona Sprinkle’s grandson was born in July, the anticipated celebratory title of “Grandma” took a swift backseat
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With 28 ports of call in the Bahamas and the Caribbean, Saltchuk companies Tropical Shipping and StratAir deliver everything from fresh food to construction supplies needed for life and business in the islands. Serving The Bahamas & Caribbean: Tropical Shipping
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With scheduled air cargo service and twice weekly sailings from Jacksonville to Puerto Rico, Saltchuk companies deliver everything from fresh food to construction supplies needed for life and business on the island. Serving Puerto Rico: TOTE Maritime StratAir Shoreside Logistics
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The Delta Western barge was christened in October after employee Antril Sanguinetti, who died in 2014 By Hilary Reeves On a wet and gusty morning last October in Tacoma, Washington, Delta Western personnel gathered to christen the company’s new 326’
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Maria del Mar Rodriguez said Tropical Shipping Puerto Rico will continue to focus on the wellbeing of the people and countries it serves. By Hilary Reeves As a child in Puerto Rico, Maria del Mar Rodriguez spent countless hours on
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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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