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2022

March 23, 2022
New Bedford Foss Terminal Opening to Support Offshore Wind

2021

October 30, 2021
Foss Maritime Announces Closure of Seattle Shipyard

2019

April 8, 2019
Foss Maritime Announces New General Counsel
March 29, 2019
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Announces New President
February 27, 2019
Keel Laid for New Foss Maritime Tier IV Vessel
January 4, 2019
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Announces Interim Manager

2018

October 31, 2018
Powerful Harbor Tug Bering Wind Coming to Anchorage
July 2, 2018
New Young Brothers Kāpena Class Tug Christened
June 28, 2018
Foss Maritime Centralizes Vessel Operations with Helm CONNECT
January 29, 2018
Foss Maritime Arrives in Puerto Rico with Hundreds of Utility Trucks to Help Restore Power Grid
January 4, 2018
Foss Maritime Ships Hundreds of Utility Trucks to Help Restore Power in Puerto Rico

2017

December 21, 2017
Foss Provides Meals and Homes for Hundreds of First Responders in Devastated Puerto Rico
November 15, 2017
73 Foss Maritime Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
October 20, 2017
Foss Maritime to Remove Grounded Fishing Boat
October 13, 2017
Glenn Hong celebrates 25 years at Young Brothers with retirement and transition to parent company, leading Saltchuk’s Hawaii business initiatives
October 4, 2017
Foss Maritime Joins FEMA’s Response and Relief Operations in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
August 1, 2017
New Chief Commercial Officer Joins Foss Maritime
June 19, 2017
Foss Maritime Receives Safety Award
June 12, 2017
Final of Three Ice Class Ocean Tugs Christened
May 15, 2017
Energy Services Safety Expert Joins Foss Maritime
February 17, 2017
Foss Maritime’s Third Arctic Class Ocean Tug is Nearly Complete
January 12, 2017
Foss Maritime CEO Transition Complete

2016

November 8, 2016
74 Foss Maritime Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
October 26, 2016
Foss Maritime Vice President of HQSE and External Affairs Appointed by President Obama to Key Administration Post
September 21, 2016
Foss Partners with Seattle Maritime Academy to Provide State-of-the Art Training for Mariners
September 14, 2016
Foss Receives 2016 American Maritime Safety Award for Zero Tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy
June 27, 2016
Young Brothers Invests $80 million to Improve Service, Reliability and Efficiency
June 23, 2016
Foss Maritime Vessels Receive Safety Award
June 17, 2016
John Parrott to Assume Role of President of Foss Maritime
June 7, 2016
Foss Maritime Center Provides 24/7 Service, Enhancing Safety and Shoreside Services to Saltchuk Companies’ Maritime Fleets
June 7, 2016
Second Foss Arctic Class Ocean Tug Christened
March 3, 2016
Foss Maritime Honored for Safety Performance
February 9, 2016
Lam Nguyen-Bull of Foss Maritime Honored with 2016 Diversity Champion Award
January 25, 2016
Foss Maritime to Open Consolidated Customer Service Center in Oregon
January 25, 2016
Foss Maritime To Open Consolidated Customer Service Center in Oregon
January 20, 2016
New Maritime Program Receives U.S. Department of Labor Grant

2015

December 7, 2015
Foss Maritime Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer
November 16, 2015
78 Foss Maritime Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
October 12, 2015
Foss Maritime Opens Houston Office
October 9, 2015
Foss Maritime Welcomes New Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer
July 27, 2015
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge/IBU Election Results
June 8, 2015
Seventy-five Foss Maritime Vessels Receive Safety Award
April 13, 2015
Foss Christens Arctic Class Ocean Tug

2014

November 24, 2014
Eighty-Four Foss Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
October 19, 2014
Simushir Under Tow By Barbara Foss
September 17, 2014
Paul Gallagher Returns to Foss Maritime
August 8, 2014
The USS Constellation Sets Sail on Her Final Voyage
July 28, 2014
Foss Maritime Welcomes New Vice President for Human Resources
June 5, 2014
Seventy-three Foss Vessels Receive 2013 Jones F. Devlin Safety Awards
June 2, 2014
Media Invited to Foss’ 125-year Anniversary Celebration
May 22, 2014
Foss Maritime Celebrates 125 Years of Maritime Innovation and Expertise
May 16, 2014
Industry Veteran From Alaska Announced as Foss Maritime’s New Director of Sales and Marketing for Fleet Services Division
May 15, 2014
Foss Honors New Fireboat in Blessing Ceremony at Seattle Shipyard
March 27, 2014
Seasoned Industry Veteran Announced as New Director of Engineering for Foss
March 17, 2014
Foss Meets Growing Modular Business with New Barge
February 26, 2014
Foss Maritime Joins with Prestigious National Laboratory on Promising Hydrogen Fuel Research

2013

December 11, 2013
Aloha Foss Maritime
December 3, 2013
ASRC Energy Services Response Operations and Foss Maritime Announce Joint Venture
December 3, 2013
Foss Guides EPA Administrator on a Tour of the Port of Long Beach
November 21, 2013
Eighty Foss Maritime Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence in 2013
November 11, 2013
Feds Honor Foss Maritime for Hurricane Relief Work
October 29, 2013
Foss Maritime Rolls on Columbia
October 8, 2013
Saltchuk Agrees to Buy Former Kimberly-Clark Mill Site on Everett Waterfront
August 21, 2013
Foss Maritime Ferry Now Working the Columbia River
August 12, 2013
Clean Hybrid Technology Gets EPA Verification
July 22, 2013
Foss Maritime Wins Ports’ Clean Air Technology Award
July 2, 2013
Foss Unifies All Operations Under Single Name
June 4, 2013
Foss Companies Awarded Jones F. Devlin Safety Awards
April 16, 2013
Washington State’s Newest Ferry Makes Its Inaugural Voyage Overland

2012

November 19, 2012
61 Foss Maritime Company Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
November 13, 2012
Foss Delivers Crucial Relief in Superstorm Sandy’s Wake
November 2, 2012
Two Industry Veterans Named Directors to Oversee New Construction, Vessel Repair and Maintenance at Foss Shipyards
August 27, 2012
Foss Maritime to Expand Ocean Tug Fleet to Serve Oil and Gas Customers
March 27, 2012
New State-of-the-Art Pilot Boat Soon to Launch in Astoria
January 18, 2012
Second Foss Maritime Hybrid Tug On its Way to Southern California
January 9, 2012
Patent Protection Granted for Hybrid Propulsion System
January 5, 2012
Foss Joins State, Tribes to Build Replacement for Aging Columbia River Ferry

2011

December 7, 2011
Foss Tugs Tow Drilling Rig to Alaska Winter Harbor
November 23, 2011
Sixty Foss Vessels Honored For Environmental Excellence
September 13, 2011
Foss’ Retrofitted Hybrid Tug to be on Display Sept. 20 at Rainier, Ore., Shipyard
July 27, 2011
Injury Free
June 8, 2011
Fifty-three Foss Vessels Win 2010 Jones F. Devlin Safety Awards
March 31, 2011
Foss Draws Coast Guard Praise for Safety, Compliance Leadership
March 28, 2011
Major West Coast Employer Group Recognizes Foss Line-Handlers’ Safety Record

2010

December 16, 2010
Industry Joins with Maritime School to Ensure High Training Standards for New Mariners
November 29, 2010
Foss a Leader in Safety and Compliance, Coast Guard Admiral Says
October 26, 2010
World’s First Hybrid Tug Even Greener Than Initial Estimates
August 18, 2010
World’s First Hybrid Tug to Get a Sister
August 3, 2010
Towboat Invitational Raises Over $295,000 for Northwest Nonprofits
June 22, 2010
Thirty-Four Foss Vessels Win Jones F. Devlin Safety Awards
May 19, 2010
Foss Announces Key Management Assignments
May 11, 2010
Foss Wins Environmental Excellence Award
May 10, 2010
King River Class: Built for the Extreme Challenges of the Arctic
March 31, 2010
Foss Achieves Environmental Milestone
January 18, 2010
America Cup Transport Corp. and Foss Providing Aid to Haiti Following Earthquake

2009

December 11, 2009
Maritime Industry Again Recognizes Foss Environmental Commitment
December 3, 2009
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Head in Seattle to Award “Emerging Technologies” Grant
December 2, 2009
Sixty-Two Vessels Operated by Foss and Subsidiaries Honored for Environmental Excellence
September 29, 2009
Foss Makes History with new Route on Columbia River
July 31, 2009
Foss Bay Area and Southern California Operations Celebrate Important Safety Milestones
July 21, 2009
Foss Awarded Grant Money from the Port of Long Beach
June 30, 2009
Twenty-Two Foss Vessels Win Devlin Safety Awards
May 14, 2009
Foss Wins Major Puget Sound Environmental Award
May 6, 2009
Foss Hoists ‘Green Flag’ Over Long Beach
February 2, 2009
Foss’ Green Assist™ Hybrid Tug Joins Foss Maritime’s Fleet in Long Beach and Los Angeles

2008

December 12, 2008
World’s First Hybrid Tug is Unveiled in San Pedro Bay
October 8, 2008
Fifty-Nine Foss Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
August 20, 2008
Foss Maritime Contracts with Lloyd’s Register to Certify the First Tug in North America with a Green Passport
August 19, 2008
Media Advisory: Opportunity to Photograph Construction of the World’s First Hybrid Tug Rescheduled for Sept. 9
August 4, 2008
Safety and Environment Get Elevated Profile in New Foss Management Structure
July 31, 2008
New Executive Brought in to Enhance Global Services
July 16, 2008
Foss Maritime Wins Major Clean Air Award from Ports of LA, Long Beach
July 8, 2008
Foss Maritime Receives Highest Honor from U.S. Coast Guard for Environmental Stewardship
June 17, 2008
Eighteen Foss Vessels Awarded Jones F. Devlin Safety Awards
June 2, 2008
Green Dolphin Earns Prestigious EPA Award for Foss
April 2, 2008
Foss Maritime Sells Selected Assets to Tidewater
January 28, 2008
Foss Maritime and Signet Maritime Partner to Meet Their Customers’ Needs

2007

December 17, 2007
Foss Announces New Executive to Support Growing International Oil and Liquified Natural Gas Projects
November 28, 2007
Foss Bolsters Health, Safety & Environment Department with New Hire
November 27, 2007
Foss Maritime Encourages Early Adoption of TWIC Card
November 1, 2007
Foss Switches to Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
October 8, 2007
Fifty-Nine Foss Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence
August 7, 2007
Foss Joins EPA Partnership to Improve Energy Efficiency and Air Quality
July 16, 2007
Foss Maritime Receives Major Clean Air Award from Ports of LA, Long Beach
March 14, 2007
Gulf Caribe – El Segundo Now Part of Foss Maritime Company
March 2, 2007
New Tractor Tug Goes to Work in Boston
March 2, 2007
World’s First True Hybrid Tug to be Built by Foss Maritime
February 21, 2007
Foss Continues to Offer Grief Counseling to Employees Following Tragic Incident
January 24, 2007
Foss acquires assets from Jore International, America Cargo Transport will operates assets as independent subsidiary
January 17, 2007
Foss reorganizes corporate structure to boost customer service

2006

November 2, 2006
Foss Maritime Unveils New Web Site
October 27, 2006
Gary C. Faber Promoted To President And Chief Operating Officer Of Foss Maritime
September 6, 2006
Foss Maritime Acquires Harbor Marine Group
August 2, 2006
Golfing for a Cause: Foss Maritime Marks Seventh Year Sponsoring the Towboat Invitational
July 24, 2006
Foss Maritime Completes Delivery of Modular Cargo to Russian Far East Oil Project
July 17, 2006
Foss Maritime Acquires East Coast Tug Company Constellation Tug
May 30, 2006
Foss Maritime Strengthens Focus on Health, Safety & Environment with New Hire, and Promotes Two Executives

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