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 ...
Lisa Marquiss: ‘You quickly get a strong idea of what these men and women are made of.’ By Hilary Reeves Lisa Marquiss, Carlile Transportation’s Corporate Director of Safety and Compliance, started with the company in June of 1988. She was ...
Jeff Fiser, President and CEO, Tropical Shipping. Six new container vessels specifically designed for Tropical’s ports of call mark the largest shipbuilding program in Jeff Fiser’s storied career with the company. By Hilary Reeves On the morning of his first ...
Guam native Percy Larimore moved to Honolulu in 1971, spent 40 years at YB. By Hilary Reeves Young Brothers Payroll Supervisor Percy Larimore moved to Honolulu in 1971, but the island of Guam is forever where her heart lies. “I ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trout died Nov. 20; remaining original shareholders remember his ‘grateful heart.’ By Hilary Reeves Whenever Everett “Ev” Trout told the well-worn story of his initial April 1, 1976 meeting with the group of men responsible for the burgeoning startup Totem ...
Clay Moyle turned his childhood love of sports into a lifelong passion By Hilary Reeves Clay Moyle remembers walking home with his parents after his first day of Kindergarten. It was about a mile between his house and the school, ...
Sponsor Lynne Parrott: ‘(Captain) Alapa‘i…was loved by all who knew him.’ By Hilary Reeves The Kāpena Raymond Alapa‘i – the second of four new ocean-going tugs slated to begin neighbor island service for Young Brothers – was christened on October ...
Tropical St. Thomas Island Manager Nisha Aubain re-created a 30-year-old photo to remind co-workers of their importance to life on the island. By Hilary Reeves When Nisha Aubain lifted an old, dusty photo from a storage-room box about to be ...
