The stories behind the Saltchuk family of companies
Michael O’Shea: ‘I’ve really been blessed in my life. My only wish would have been to have my mom along for the ride.’ Not long after Michael O’Shea was born, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. “There was never a
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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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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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Saltchuk is building the best, by land, air, and sea. From the Bering Sea to Barrow, Anchorage to Aniak, and dozens of communities across the Last Frontier, Saltchuk is at home in Alaska. Our companies connect the roads, waterways, and
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