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Westlund looks out his office window on a harbor.

AmNav port captain credits team with safety award nomination

November 5, 2020 Hilary Reeves 1230 Views amnav, California, leadership, Maritime, Safety, safety award, Safety Culture, saltchuk family, san francisco, Tug Captain, tugboat, tugs

Brad Westlund: ‘I’m most proud of the culture my coworkers have worked hard to create. We guard it jealously.’ According to AmNav Port Captain Brad Westlund, anything worth doing is worth doing right – a personal motto of sorts that

Mulcahy poses on a dock in front of BARGE 1.

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The story of ‘BARGE 1’

February 4, 2019 Hilary Reeves 1890 Views Foss, Foss Maritime, History, Saltchuk People, san francisco, Southern California

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

Milt and Dave Merrit stand in front of an AmNav tractor tugboat, both wearing casual suits.

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AMNAV president touts benefits of a ‘great attitude’

December 12, 2016 Emily Reiter 2083 Views amnav, family, father, Foss, harbor pilot, Pilot, san francisco, son

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