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
Ivar Foss Departs for Portland
An early morning for Captain Gary May and the crew aboard the mighty Iver Foss. They departed Terminal 46 in Seattle early March 17,… Read more
Morning Assist in Seattle
Thank you to the captain and crew of the BBG QINZHOU for their port call at Terminal 46 in Seattle. Foss local harbor tugs… 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
Paul Stevens Steps in as Young Brothers’ Interim President
Former Foss President and CEO Paul Stevens will serve as interim-president of Young Brothers (YB). Serving Hawai’i since 1900, YB plays a critical role as… Read more
Students Learn Aboard CITB Working Vessel
Nineth graders from the Ciuneq program joined Captain Daniel Butts for a working trip aboard the Cook Inlet Tug & Barge vessel Bering Wind…. Read more
Lynne Parrott Visits Young Brothers
Family members of the late Captain Raymond Alapa’i pose with Lynne Parrott on the deck of the new Young Brothers tug, KĀPENA RAYMOND ALAPA’I…. 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
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Acquiring Crowley Assets on North Slope
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Crowley Vessel… Read more
Grain Terminal Assist
It was another “day in the life” as the Foss tugs Lynn Marieand Wedell Fossrecently assisted the bulk carrier Panstar into the Port of… Read more
Program Improves Worker Safety at Foss Shipyard
By Grant Johnson, Vice President, Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Strains and sprains have long been considered a risk of working in a heavy industrial… Read more
Industry Leader to Takes Over Cook Inlet Tug & Barge
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, announced that industry veteran Jeff Johnsonhas been named as 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
Former Foss COO Named AWO Chairman
Scott Merritt, former Chief Operating Officer for Foss Maritime Company, LLC, has been recently elected Chairman of the American Waterways Operators (AWO), succeeding outgoing… 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