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What solutions might companies have to
devise to transport sensitive cargo to remote
locations and harsh environments? What do
you think a hybrid tug looks like?
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BUILDING ON OUR
125
-YEAR TRADITION
OF INNOVATION AND EXPERTISE
Maritime Transport: History and Growth from Foss
In 1889, Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss had an enterprising idea: she purchased a used
rowboat, repainted it white with green trim and rented it out along the Tacoma waterways.
One rowboat turned into a fleet of hundreds. Within 15 years, Foss boasted several boat
launches, a shipyard and other service vessels.
From these humble beginnings, Thea laid the foundation for one of the world’s leading marine
transportation and harbor services companies. Today, Foss transports a wide array of cargo
all over the world and assists vessels in ports throughout the West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska.
It also operates two full-service shipyards.
For 125 years, the men and women of Foss have helped safely guide some of the world’s
largest vessels, and found innovative solutions to transporting sensitive cargo to remote
locations and in harsh environments. Foss’ craftspeople built the world’s first hybrid tug
and are engineering the next generation of vessels.
“The maritime industry is a fascinating and varied field, with a growing need for skilled and
smart people,” said Paul Stevens, Foss President and CEO. “We’re excited to see what
the future brings.” For more information visit
Foss.com
.
Headed for the Arctic
The shallow-draft tug
Emmett Foss
tended a barge in mid-June in Anacortes, Washington
after it was loaded with fuel-tank modules destined for an oil field development project near
Point Thomson, Alaska. Foss ocean-going tugs towed the barge and another, also with tank
modules, north while the
Emmett
and a second shallow-draft tug accompanied them to land
the barges on the North Slope.
Photo credit: David Dumont
