Gary May’s three-months-on, one-month-off schedule has led to many “wonderful” professional friendships. By Hilary Reeves Foss Maritime Tug Captain Gary May didn’t come into his profession by accident – he knew all along who and what he wanted to become. ...
Career mariner Art Dahlin was named General Manager of Foss’s Columbia Snake River region – and the Fleet Monitoring Center – in 2018. By Hilary Reeves Foss Martime’s Fleet Monitoring Center (FMC) debuted to much fanfare on June 1, 2016 ...
NAC Director of Crew Services Trisha Reyes and her father, Richard “Dick” Banks, in Arizona. NAC’s Trisha Reyes’s familial discovery led her on a hunt for Foss treasure. By Hilary Reeves Trisha Reyes’s father Richard “Dick” Banks peppered her childhood ...
Wade Clark is finishing his QMED certification at Seattle Maritime Academy. By Hilary Reeves Wade Clark knew he wanted to stay in the maritime industry after his discharge from the Navy in 2017. More specifically, he knew he wanted to ...
From left to right: Saltchuk Principal Shareholders Nicole Engle, Michele Seaver, and Denise Tabbutt. Seaver passed away on April 26, 2019. By Hilary Reeves The day before Michele Seaver’s sudden passing on April 26, she joyfully assisted in the birth ...
David Castner aboard the Henry Foss in Tacoma. David Castner crews up in Bellingham on the five-man Lindsay Foss. By Hilary Reeves David Castner was an up-and-coming sous chef at a popular restaurant in the historic waterfront city of Gig ...
Foss manager found friends, fulfillment in maritime. By Hilary Reeves While Erin Pierson was still living in Seattle, working for Foss Maritime as a security officer, she connected with a Cal Maritime freshman through the school’s alumni association. “She was ...
Foss Senior Petroleum Coordinator Patrick Mulcahy tells the story of an old WWII barge from his office on its deck. By Hilary Reeves When Patrick Mulcahy joined Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co. (PacTow) in 1991 he was assigned an unusual ...
Janic Trepanier is managing the construction of four 90-ton harbor tugs; she fell in love with the maritime industry in her hometown of Quebec City. By Hilary Reeves Janic Trepanier grew up in Quebec City, Canada and spent every summer ...
Scott Merritt helped navigate the company through the waters of a challenging industry. If Scott Merritt regrets anything about his 35 years at Foss Maritime, it’s his attitude as a cocky, self-assured young Cal Maritime graduate during his first 10 ...
