Foss Maritime Assists USNS Mercy Depart Los Angeles
The Jamie Ann and sister tugs assist the massive hospital ship on her voyage home. Foss Maritime and sister company Amnav assisted the Military… Read more
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Foss Maritime Assists USNS Mercy into Port
Naval Hospital Ship Arrives in The Port of Los Angeles to Offer Aid During National Pandemic Crisis. Foss Maritime was proud to assist the… Read more
Always Safe. Always Ready.
The Foss commitment to our people and customers worldwide. “Always Safe. Always Ready.” is more than a motto for Foss Maritime, it is how… Read more
Foss Congratulates Sister Company on Continued Growth
CITB adds versatile shallow-draft tug ideal for Arctic coastline Cook Inlet Tug and Barge (CITB) is adding an immensely versatile shallow draft tugboat, the Bristol… Read more
Foss Maritime Christens New Tier 4 Tug
The new 90-ton Jamie Ann tugboat features the lowest emission engines and most advanced safety features in the world. Foss Maritime christened the Jamie Ann, the… Read more
Foss Adds ASD90 Tug to Growing Fleet
A new ASD-90 tug nearing completion at Nichols Brothers Boatbuilders of Freeland, Washington will soon be delivered to Foss Maritime’s harbor fleets. The new… Read more
Congressman DeFazio Visits Foss
Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, visited Foss Columbia/Snake River headquarters in Portland, OR in early November – touring the… Read more
Tow Bitts Editor Retires after Long Career in Maritime Journalism
By Jenny Rose Ryan In the past 19 years, the maritime industry has changed a lot. Foss Maritime has continued to shift with the… Read more
A Letter to the Foss Community Circa 2149
By John Parrott While we at Foss are currently celebrating our first 130 years in the Maritime business, I thought this would be a… Read more
Foss at 130: Homegrown Company is a World Leader in the Tug-Barge Industry
When Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss started renting rowboats from herfloating home in Tacoma in 1889,… Read more
Saltchuk’s Michele Seaver: 100 Percent Committed to Dreams, Family
By Hilary Reeves The day before Michele Seaver’s sudden passing on April 26, she joyfully assisted in the birth of a healthy Palomino filly on… Read more
Megayacht Business Holds Great Promise
The Foss Seattle shipyard, which historically has focused on maintaining large fishing boats, tugs and other commercial vessels, is pushing its way into a… Read more
Foss Orders Four New Harbor Tugs with Options for Six More
Construction is underway on the newest class of Foss harbor tugs. Foss has entered a contract with Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) in Freeland,… Read more
Anchorage Has its First Dolphin-Class Harbor Tug
Foss subsidiary Cook Inlet Tug & Barge, based in Anchorage, has its first Dolphin Class tug, the hybrid-powered Bering Wind. Formerly named the Campbell… Read more
Michele Returns to Seattle after Pacific Circumnavigation
The tug Michele Foss in early October completed a four-month, 16,000-mile circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean, heading from Seattle to Tahiti to tow a… Read more
Foss Opens New Career Horizons for High School Kids from Native Alaskan Villages
Forty high school students from remote native villages on Alaska’s Kuskokwim Bay toured Foss Shipyard and the corporate headquarters in Seattle recently, networking with… Read more
Will Roberts is New COO; Foss Announces Six Other Executive Promotions
Will Roberts, formerly Foss chief commercial officer, has been appointed chief operating officer, leading a recent round of executive promotions that also placed a… Read more
Much to Celebrate as we Approach our 130th Anniversary
By John Parrott, President and CEO Foss will be celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2019. As we step into the new year, it is worth looking back and… Read more
Foss Sakhalin Effort Recognized
Foss this fall received a commemorative medallion from ExxonMobil in recognition of its performance on a sealift and heavy-haul project for the 2017 Odoptu… Read more
Major Cargo Operation for U.S. Army at Terminal 5 in Seattle
In a major military logistics operation at Terminal 5 in Seattle, Foss Maritime, in support of the U.S. Army’s 833rdTransportation Battalion, oversaw the transfer… Read more
Discovery Channel Plans Documentary on ‘Impressive’ Foss-Built Fireboats
A documentary about the two high-tech fireboats built at the Foss Seattle Shipyard for the Port of Long Beach Fire Department is expected to… Read more
Corps to Proceed with Repairs to Ballard Locks; Work Crucial for Foss, other Maritime Businesses
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently released its 2018 work plan, which includes an additional $13.15 million for repairs of Seattle’s Hiram Chittenden… Read more
Disaster Relief Experience Means Foss is Well Positioned to Help if Hurricanes Strike Again
With extensive experience in disaster response in the last few years, and with the 2018 hurricane season underway, Foss is ready to swing into… Read more
The Original Brynn Foss was Company’s First Steel-Hulled New-Build
By Mike Skalley For twenty-plus years the veteran wooden-hull tug Peter Foss built at the Foss shipyard in Tacoma in 1930 with 375 horsepower… Read more