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CITB

CITB team’s incremental approach earns award for safety innovation

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 3 min read

President Jeff Johnson: ‘independent streak’ of Alaskans fuels culture of advancement 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 dangers of

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Robert Ackley, Tropical

Safety Q&A with Robert Ackley, Tropical Shipping

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 4 min read

Tropical Shipping Shipside Operations Supervisor Robert Ackley is a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award nominee after a series of pinch-point finger and hand injuries led to co-creating a tool that allows the company’s stevedores to hold lifting cables away from cargo,

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Jay Richardson and Jesse Schram

Safety Q&A with Jesse Richardson & Jay Schram, Foss Maritime

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 11 min read

Jesse Richardson and Jay Schram, both managers at Foss Maritime, were nominated for a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award for recognizing the need for and implementing new equipment into the company’s seasonal lighterage operation, located 200 miles above the Arctic Circle

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Carly Remm, Foss

Safety Q&A with Carly Remm, Project Manager, Foss Maritime

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 4 min read

Project Manager Carly Remm has proven to be a great asset for Foss Atlantic, having successfully triaged many of the safety issues encountered during the reactivation of a fleet of dilapidated vessels, returning (to date) five vessels back into safe

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Leray Leasure

Safety Q&A with Leray Leasure, Deckhand Engineer, Foss Maritime

August 30, 2022September 8, 2022 3 min read

As a new hire to Foss Maritime, Leray Leasure was nominated for a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award for stepping up to address safety issues within the company’s Columbia Snake River fleet. During the past two years, he’s championed improvements in

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Eric Nyce

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

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 4 min read

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

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Ed Ehler

Safety Q&A with Ed Ehler, Regional Operations Manager, PNW Oceans & Harbor, Foss Maritime

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 3 min read

Foss Maritime Regional Operations Manager Ed Ehler was nominated for a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award for working directly with customers and crew to make sure progress toward safer operations takes place. “This is not easy, and it is time-consuming,” said

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Michael Loomis, Foss

Safety Q&A with Michael Loomis, Project Manager, Foss Maritime

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 4 min read

Foss Maritime Project Manager Michael Loomis is a 2021-2022 Saltchuk Safety Award Nominee. He recently oversaw the contract/project management and execution of the final sea voyage of the USS Kitty Hawk under tow by the Michele Foss, a journey spanning

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Paul Stevens

Saltchuk SVP, former Foss pres reflects on 40 years in maritime

January 11, 2022February 8, 2022 8 min read

Paul Stevens: ‘I somehow fell in love with the industry.’ Paul Stevens never imagined a career in the maritime industry. A quintessential “gentle giant,” his imposing presence and breezy charisma belie his quiet Jersey upbringing. “New Jersey was a great

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Lisa Sundborg, APD

Forty years of fuel and family

September 23, 2021February 8, 2022 9 min read

The future looks bright for Alaska Petroleum Distributing – General Manager and second-generation business owner Lisa Sundborg said things changed for the better after joining NorthStar Energy in 2019. Lisa Sundborg has never created a resume, and she’s never filled

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Jack Hagey

Foss Chief Engineer wins President’s Award for Innovation in Safety

August 17, 2021February 8, 2022 7 min read

Jack Hagey, Chief Engineer onboard the Stacey Foss, created the “Hagey Handler,” a tool designed to assist deckhands with heavy or frozen lines. Foss Maritime Chief Engineer Jack Hagey is the winner of the 2020 Saltchuk President’s Award for Innovation

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Patrick Leahy, TOTE Services

2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Patrick Leahy, TOTE Services

August 12, 2021February 8, 2022 6 min read

In the final installment of a nine-part Q&A series, TOTE Services Chief Mate Patrick Leahy answers questions about his life, career, and nomination for this year’s awards. Patrick Leahy, Chief Mate of the UNSN Fast Tempo and USNS Wheeler, refused

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Bill Lounsbery, NAC

2020 Safety Award nominee Q&A: Matthew Jarrett and Bill Lounsbery, Northern Air Cargo

August 11, 2021February 8, 2022 7 min read

In the eighth of a nine-part Q&A series, NAC Ramp Lead Matthew Jarrett and Cargo Services Supervisor Bill Lounsbery answer questions about their lives, careers, and nominations for this year’s awards. On March 26, 2020, an inattentive former employee threw

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ABOUT THE MAGAZINE

People of Saltchuk was created in 2014 to highlight the hard working people dedicated to making Saltchuk companies the best in their industries. We think the transportation industry is fascinating, and hope you find the stories here interesting, inspiring and enlightening as you learn about the companies and people that make up the Saltchuk family. If you have a suggestion for a feature, please > contact Emily Reiter

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HILARY REEVES

Hilary Reeves spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before joining the Saltchuk family of companies as a consultant. Since People of Saltchuk launched in 2014, Reeves has interviewed more than 200 Saltchuk employees from operating companies all over the world. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Reeves is a former president of both the collegiate and local professional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, a graduate of the Society’s Ted Scripps Leadership Institute, and a Toastmaster. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, ski, and practice the piano. She lives in West Seattle with her husband and two young daughters.

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