Foss
Based in Seattle, Washington, Foss offers a complete range of maritime transportation and logistics services. Whether it’s solving transportation challenges in remote parts of the world or efficiently handling everyday harbor jobs, Foss prides itself on always offering customers safe and innovative solutions.
For more than a century, Foss Maritime has set the standard for marine transportation with leading edge technology, engineering, and shipbuilding. Combining global reach with local expertise, Foss is recognized for its state-of-the-art fleet, experienced and dedicated crews, knowledgeable customer service staff, and world-class engineers.
Along with our independent subsidiaries the company employs thousands of people throughout the United States. With hundreds of tugs and barges we provide harbor services and transportation operations in all major U.S. West Coast ports – including the Columbia and Snake River system. Internationally, Foss supports customers across the Pacific Rim, in Europe, South America and the Arctic.
Every day, our tugboats, barges and people are at work helping our customers succeed in a competitive and challenging market. With a company-wide commitment to safety and the environment, our seasoned crews and staff provide our customers with safe, reliable service to get the job done right.
In addition to transportation and maritime logistics, Foss also provides engineering and shipbuilding services. The company’s mobile response repair service can send a team of maritime engineers to service vessels anywhere in North America within 24 hours. With two full-service shipyards and an expert marine engineering group, Foss helps customers throughout the entire life cycle of a project, which includes analyzing vessel and equipment requirements for a specific job, to designing a new build or vessel modification through to production and proper outfitting of the vessel.
OUR OWNERSHIP
Foss Maritime Company is wholly owned by Saltchuk Resources, a privately owned family investment company formed in 1982 and based in the Pacific Northwest.
Saltchuk has over $2 billion of assets invested in numerous operating companies in several different business groups, including deep water shipping logistics, ship management, tug and barge operations, fuel distribution, and trucking.
Foss regularly partners with its sister companies in the Saltchuk portfolio to offer a diverse range of maritime transportation services.
Our Mission
Foss Maritime’s Mission is to provide marine services without equal. We will deliver unsurpassed customer service by:
- Maintaining a steadfast focus on our customers’ needs and preferences in everything we do
- Continuing to extend and expand our operations globally
- Relentlessly pursuing perfection in our health, safety, quality and compliance initiatives
- Retaining our world class work force by fostering an environment of mutual trust and respect
Our Tagline and Promise
ALWAYS SAFE. ALWAYS READY.
For Foss, this is more than a tagline; it represents the way we conduct business to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We have the ability and the commitment to serve the widest range of customer needs with the best operators, management, and equipment available, on any part of the globe. We are committed to providing safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, and competitively priced services.
Our Core Values
Foss Maritime Company is committed to providing our customers with world-class marine services. To achieve this stance of Operational Excellence, we are dedicated to the Foss core values that emphasize safety and quality:
- SAFETY of people
- Integrity
- Continual Improvement
- Quality Workplace
- Customer Focus
- Stewardship of Resources
- Custodian of the Environment
- Community Minded
Our Company-Wide Operating Code
Our Code of Ethical Business Conduct, shared by all Saltchuk companies, is a guide to help us consistently do the right thing in all our business dealings. Our commitment is to conduct our business in a matter that complies with laws, but more importantly, to strive for the highest ethical standards, even where laws do not exist or may not be enforced or observed. The basic tenants of our code are as follows:
- To conduct business in an ethical and moral fashion;
- To provide the resources for employees to give back to their communities;
- To protect the environment in which we operate; and
- To provide a work environment where all employees would feel safe and proud to have their sons and daughters employed.
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Seattle, Washington
Responsible for overseeing and managing all engineering-related activities for module sealift operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and effective transport of large modules via marine vessels. This role involves the planning, execution,...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Seattle, Washington
JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY: Responsible for a wide range of naval architecture and engineering skills in a challenging variety of projects for the Harbor Marine Group consulting division of Foss Maritime Company. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Provides engi...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Deckhand Engineer - Portland, OR
Portland, Oregon
Must possess and maintain US Coast Guard Merchant Mariners Document (MMD) or Merchant Mariners Credential (MMC). JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY: Maintain the vessels in a state of readiness to perform work for customers as needed. Perform work as dire...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Tacoma, Washington
JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY: Responsible for supervising and coordinating all phases of operations relating to the division tugs and barges. Includes direct supervision of Deck Officers and Deckhands. Involved in selection, promotion and training, ...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Seattle, Washington
Maintain the vessels in a state of readiness to perform work for customers as needed. Perform work as directed by captain of vessel. Job includes pulling heavy lines, climbing onto and walking on barges, boats and narrow barge walkways. Dec...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Seattle, Washington
JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY: The primary responsibility and authority for the execution of all vessel assignments including, but not limited to, planning the most efficient and safe operation of the vessel and its crew, implementing the operating p...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Seattle, Washington
JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure all vessel machinery, equipment and systems are operated, maintained and repaired in a safe and effective manner. Additionally, as a key member of the Vessel Mana...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Tacoma, Washington
Are you a passionate safety leader ready to make a lasting impact in the maritime industry? At Foss Maritime, HSQE (health, safety, quality & environmental) isn't just a priority; it's our way of life. We are looking for a dedicated profess...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Seattle, Washington
Job Title:AssistantEngineer(Ocean Towing) Position:Assistant Engineer- 1st2nd3rd Location:US Department:Ocean Fleet Schedule:45-60-day hitches Reports to:Chief Engineer&Port Engineer Pay Range:$115,000 - $125,000annual(EXCLUDES OVERTIME & T...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Honolulu, Hawaii
Responsible for assisting the Regional Operations Manager in supervising and coordinating all phases of marine operations. This includes direct supervision of Deck Officers and Deckhands and serving as a liaison between the Foss HSQE Team a...
27d
| Job Type | Full Time |