Bob Pepper retired last month after 30 years with Foss Maritime. When Bob Pepper was growing up in northern Alabama, he didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life – but he knew what he didn’t want to ...
Foss Captain Andy Beeler on his career at sea, dramatic tug rescue
“For many years, I’ve heard captains say tug-boating is 90 percent boredom and 10 percent sheer terror. It’s very true.” Lindsey Foss Captain Andy Beeler was 11 when he learned how to detail and winterize the boats moored in his ...
Complementary careers key to couple’s early success
Nic and Marjorie Zoretic spent the past decade navigating parallel sailing careers and now shoreside positions with Foss, TOTE. Nic and Marjorie Zoretic first crossed paths at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Nic, born ...
Foss fleet engineering manager embraces shift from ‘kid’ to safety-conscious storyteller
“If you’re doing this for the schedule or the money, you may be missing the point,” he said. “I’ve been all over the world and got to see things many others will never experience.”
Tugging along
Foss Maritime Tug Captain Katrina Anderson on her family’s legacy and keeping afloat through pandemic best practices. Katrina Anderson is a born and raised Alaskan and – with her younger brother – the fourth generation to work the family business, ...
Iver Foss Captain celebrates 28 seasons at Red Dog Mine
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. ...
Three years later, Foss’s FMC stays steady course
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 ...
‘He got goosebumps and instantly teared up.’
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 ...
Navy vet focused on Foss internship
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 ...
Saltchuk’s Michele Seaver: ‘100-percent committed’ to dreams, family
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 ...