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CITB team with Johnson, second from right.

CITB team’s incremental approach earns award for safety innovation

November 1, 2022 Hilary Reeves 2616 Views Alaska, Anchorage, arctic class tugs, Awards, cook inlet, Cook Inlet Tug and Barge, leadership, Safety, safety award, Safety Culture, Saltchuk Alaska, saltchuk family, Saltchuk People, Tug Captain, tugboat, tugs

President Jeff Johnson: ‘independent streak’ of Alaskans fuels culture of advancement and safety Cook Inlet Tug and Barge (CITB) crews meet the return of winter this month armed with a series of mariner-engineered safety improvements aimed at addressing the inherent

Eric Nyce smiles in hard hat and PFD. A vast stretch of ocean behind him.

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Safety Q&A with Eric Nyce, Mate, Cook Inlet Tug & Barge

August 16, 2022 Hilary Reeves 2783 Views Alaska, Anchorage, arctic class tugs, Awards, cook inlet, Cook Inlet Tug and Barge, leadership, Safety, safety award, Safety Culture, Saltchuk Alaska, Tug Captain, tugboat, tugs

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Mate Eric Nyce was nominated for a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award for his help in planning, installation and testing of a Man Overboard recovery winch that is mobile and portable to any side of a

Corey poses in front of a Foss sign, at the Rainier Foss shipyard.

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Rainier Shipyard foreman, crew put finishing touches on third Foss tug

February 27, 2017 Emily Reiter 943 Views arctic, arctic class tugs, Foss, Foss Maritime, Mariner, oregon, rainier, shipyard, tugs

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