Fifty-Nine Foss Vessels Honored for Environmental Excellence

362 years without an environmental mishap

SEATTLE, October 8, 2007 – The Foss Maritime Company’s commitment to environmental stewardship was underscored last month when a top maritime organization recognized 59 of its vessels for outstanding safety records.

The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) honored the Foss vessels at a CSA achievement dinner in Washington, D.C. Altogether, the ships have achieved the equivalent total of 362 years without an environmental mishap. “We are extremely proud of Foss’ environmental achievement,” said Susan Hayman, Foss’ Vice President of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment. “It is built into our company’s culture and the Chamber of Shipping of America awards certainly recognizes that. Fifty-nine ships. I’d say that’s something our employees should be enormously proud of.”

Foss is moving aggressively in other areas to improve the global environment, including new initiatives seeking to improve energy efficiencies and air quality.

Foss recently announced it is collaborating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others in the freight industry to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.

Foss has pledged to contribute to the partnership’s goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of its marine operations. Carbon dioxide is the most common greenhouse gas, and nitrogen oxide is an air pollutant that contributes to smog.

Foss also announced earlier this year that it will build the first true hybrid tug boat, scheduled to be delivered in 2008 to Southern California where it will work in the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. Together, these ports handle over 40 percent of all containerized cargo coming into or leaving the United States. The Foss hybrid tug is expected to achieve significant reductions in fuel consumption and emissions when compared to its sister tugs currently operating in the same market.

“At Foss, we pride ourselves on being at the cutting edge of environmental development,” Hayman said.

Foss vessels honored by the CSA (and the number of years they have been incident free) were:

  • Andrew Foss 7
  • Arrow No. 2 7
  • Barbara Foss 4
  • Benjamin Foss 3
  • Betsy L. 5
  • BMC 10 7
  • BMC 3 7
  • Campbell Foss 7
  • Cap Evans 6
  • Clarkston 3
  • Corbin Foss 7
  • Diane Foss 7
  • Drew Foss 7
  • DS-10 7
  • Duncan Foss 7
  • Edith Foss 7
  • Emma Foss 7
  • FDH 26-1 7
  • Foss 185-P1 7
  • Foss 185-P# 7
  • Foss 248-P2 3
  • Foss 248-P3 3
  • Garth Foss 4
  • Halle Foss 7
  • Henry Foss 7
  • Howard Olsen 4
  • Iver Foss 7
  • Jeffrey Foss 7
  • Jim Moore 7
  • Joe Foss 6
  • Joseph T 4
  • Justine Foss 7
  • Keegan Foss 7
  • Kivalina 4
  • Lewiston 5
  • Marshall Foss 7
  • Meridian 7
  • Morgan Foss 7
  • Noatak 7
  • Noydena 7
  • Pacific Escort 7
  • Pacific Knight 7
  • Pacific Queen 7
  • Pacific Viking 7
  • Peggy Foss 7
  • PJ Brix 7
  • Pointe Vincente 7
  • Richard Foss 2
  • Sam Foss 7
  • San Joaquin 3
  • Sandra Foss 7
  • Sidney Foss 6
  • TS&G 230 7
  • Washington 7
  • Wedell Foss 7
  • William R 7
  • WT 25 7
  • WT 30 7