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. ...
Fred Pollino’s devastating medical discharge from the U.S. Army left him unsure of his future. By Hilary Reeves Fred Pollino grew up the youngest of five children in Billerica, Massachusetts, a blue-collar suburb of Boston. The first time he boarded ...
Ko and Lan pilot Boeing 767s from Honolulu and Miami. By Hilary Reeves Hongchul An (Ko) and Ran An (Lan) have many things in common: they were both born and raised in Tokyo, emigrating to the United States as teenagers. ...
Billy Godwin is the 2018 winner of Saltchuk’s Mike Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in Safety. By Hilary Reeves TOTE Maritime Alaska Terminal Operations Manager Billy Godwin is the 2018 winner of Saltchuk’s Mike Garvey Award for Distinguished Service in ...
TMAK Rate Specialist Nicole Weite successfully intervened on not one, but two Near Miss falls. By Hilary Reeves Nicole Weite is developing quite a reputation as a stickler for safety. In September of 2018, the TOTE Maritime Alaska rate specialist ...
Carmen Bird: ‘I wanted to create a game with a creative spin on safety awareness.’ By Hilary Reeves Almost a year after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake sent Anchorage rocking, TOTE Maritime Alaska Invoicing Specialist Carmen Bird’s unique approach to earthquake safety ...
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 ...
Craig Coughlin’s observation on container safety garnered him a 2018 Safety Award nomination. By Hilary Reeves Craig Coughlin grew up working on cars in Springfield Virginia, attended a vocational high school and later trained as a diesel mechanic at a ...
Patti Tripp: ‘I want to continue to learn new things that will help me to keep advancing my career.’ By Hilary Reeves If there was anything constant about the early years of Patti Tripp’s career, it’s that she was constantly ...
Edilio Brito will receive the President’s Award for Innovation in Safety for his commitment to improving forklift visibility. By Hilary Reeves Tropical Shipping Lead Mechanic and 2018 Saltchuk Safety Award winner Edilio Brito grew up in Miami, a talented guitarist ...
