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THE COMPANY:

Foss Maritime Company is wholly owned by Saltchuk

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Resources, a privately owned family investment compa-

M CARITIME OMPANY ny formed in 1982 and based in the Paci? c Northwest.

Saltchuk has over $2 billion of assets invested in numerous 1151 Fairview Ave N operating companies in several different business groups,

Seattle, Washington 98109

Tel: (206) 281 3800 including deep water shipping logistics, ship management,

E-mail: [email protected] tug and barge operations, fuel distribution, and truck-

Website: www.foss.com ing. Foss regularly partners with its sister companies in

President/CEO: Paul E. Stevens the Saltchuk portfolio to offer a diverse range of maritime transportation services.

The award is given to self-propelled merchant vessels that have operated for two full years or more without a

THE CASE:

Evolving from a single rowboat into a leading marine crewmember losing a full turn at watch because of an oc- transportation and harbor services company, Foss last year cupational injury. Altogether, the Foss vessels achieved the celebrated its 125th anniversary. Founded in 1889, it now equivalent of 529 years of incident-free operation. Sixty- serves customers around the world, operating more than three vessels had ? ve or more years, and ten vessels boasted 130 vessels and continues to pursue growth opportunities 10 to 21 years without a lost-time injury.

in a variety of areas, such as expanding its scope of services and clients in Alaska and the Arctic. For more than a cen-

NEW FLEET ADDITIONS: tury, Foss Maritime has helped set the standard for marine

Just recently, the ? rst of three Arctic Class tugs being built transportation with leading edge technology, engineering at the Foss Rainier, Ore., shipyard was christened. The ves- and shipbuilding. The company’s Seattle shipyard expand- sel, the Michele Foss, will see its ? rst assignment on an oil ed into new-vessel construction in early 2014, and today ? eld sealift this summer from South Korea to the Alaskan employment at Foss Seattle shipyard is larger than ever Arctic. With this event and the two vessels that will fol- with about 265 welders, electricians, carpenters and other low, Foss solidi? es its position as a major workboat player craftsmen. But, at Foss, safety is every bit as important as in this important market. The vessel’s namesake is Michele numbers. This year, the Chamber of Shipping of America Seaver, one of the three sisters who are primary shareholders (CSA) recognized 75 Foss Maritime vessels with the 2014 of Saltchuk, the parent company of Foss Maritime. The Mi-

Jones F. Devlin award for outstanding safety records. chele Foss is ice class D0. This means the hulls are designed speci? cally for polar waters and are reinforced to maneuver in ice. The vessel complies with the requirements in the ABS

Guide for Building and Classing Vessels Intended to Operate in Polar Waters, including ABS A1 standards, SOLAS and Green Passport. The new vessel’s equipment in- cludes a Caterpillar C280-8 main engine, which complies with the highest federal environ- mental standards; a Nautican propulsion system; and Reintjes reduction gears.

Markey Machinery supplied the tow winch. The tug has a bollard pull of 221,000 pounds. The Michele Foss has been designed to withstand the rigors of Arctic operations and is suited to work across the globe as

Foss competes for opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

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