Robert Wagoner:‘It takes a village, constant effort, and focus to achieve success.’ By Hilary Reeves Five days after Hurricane Maria savaged her way through the Caribbean last September, Foss Maritime Director of Cargo Operations Rob Wagoner was on the ground ...
ROVs, lasers, and more open a world of future possibilities for the storied tug company By Hilary Reeves Foss Naval Architect and Marine Engineer Amanda Dayton knew early on that she’d be pursuing a career in engineering. “I went to ...
Ron Costin: ‘It’s like winning the World Series…there was so much team effort put forth: no spill to water since 2006, and a nearly 10-year record of no lost-time injuries.’ By Hilary Reeves For Foss Maritime Operations Manager Ron Costin, ...
Capt. Greg Phillips joined Foss Maritime in 1989 By Hilary Reeves Foss Maritime Captain Greg Phillips was recently named the 2017 recipient of the Michael D. Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in Safety. “I’ve been at Foss for 28 years, ...
Chris Wolf: ‘There’s little to limit the potential…’ By Hilary Reeves Chris Wolf joined Foss Maritime as a dispatcher in 1984. “I’ll never forget my interview with Steve Scalzo,” he said. “I made a commitment that I was in for ...
Engineer Approached Problems ‘Like a Logic Computer’ By Bruce Sherman – This article first appeared in the April 2017 Issue of Towbitts, the official publication of Foss Maritime. Does John Barrett, Director of Fleet Engineering, have any regrets about his 42 years ...
Foss Quality Assurance Manager Randy Lau draws upon decades of Logistics experience in the Hawaiian Islands. By Hilary Reeves Randy Lau grew up in Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. His grandfather immigrated to the island chain from Japan as ...
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 ...
Milt Merritt and his son, Dave, share a passion for all things maritime By Hilary Reeves Milt Merritt was just 13 the first time he carried his sleeping bag onto the 136-foot M/V Willis Shank, a converted Navy minesweeper chartered ...
Originally from Hawaii, Megan Rycraft said sense of ‘community, family, and teamwork’ keep her spirits high in the Arctic By Hilary Reeves Megan Rycraft’s parents moved from California to the Hamakua Coast outside of Hilo, Hawaii when she was just ...
