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state-of-the-art ASD 90 Z-drive harbor assist/escort tugs

Please give a ‘by the numbers’ overview of the into the California ? eet. Foss is fully committed to up-

Foss Maritime ? eet and areas of operation.

WR: Foss Maritime operates a diverse ? eet of vessels that grading our current ? eet in support of reducing our carbon footprint as well as meeting the demands of our customers, support offshore towing operations as well as inland har- who continue to grow in capacity. bor services. Foss operates on a global scale with local op- erations support on the U.S. West Coast, U.S. East Coast,

How has Foss been impacted by the current

Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska. Our primary ports, in shipping and supply chain issues, and what is which we provide harbor services, are Southern California the company doing in response?

(L.A./Long Beach), Northern California (SF Bay), Oregon (Columbia/Snake River) and Washington (Puget Sound). WR: Foss is responding to the needs of our customers. The current supply chain crises has more to do with terminal

The ? eet consists of more than 75 vessels and barges, sup- space, trucks, chassis and warehouse workers than it has to ported by over 300 professional mariners.

do with the tugboats needed to dock ships. Our industry has plenty of capacity to dock the ships waiting to berth.

Do you plan to grow the ? eet or perhaps

Foss also has the additional ability and capacity to transit replace aging assets?

WR: Foss continually seeks opportunities to expand our containers on barges (short sea shipping) between major port pinch points to secondary ports within a days’ sailing. ? eet and operations. Currently, Foss is pursuing opportu- nities within the offshore wind sector as well as growing While not economically feasible in the past, with container the business with our existing customer base. Fleet growth rates from Asia increasing exponentially from where they is best when it dovetails into our strategic planning. Fleet were just 18 months ago, the consumer urgency may drive replacement is a must. Foss most recently placed three our customers to seek such an alternative solution.