Foss Enlists ABS for Sub M Compliance Service
Seattle based Foss Maritime, owner and operator of a fleet of tugs offering maritime transportation and logistics services, has awarded a contract to classification society ABS to support compliance with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Subchapter M requirements. The contract positions ABS as Foss’ Third Party Organization (TPO), providing a complete suite of Subchapter M services, including TPO surveys, International Safety Management (ISM) compliance, Load Line compliance and audits of its Responsible Carrier Program (RCP).
CG Admiral Calls Foss an Industry Leader
Foss Maritime is an industry leader in safety and compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral J.R. Castillo said after the company's San Francisco Bay Area-based tug group became the first to complete voluntary examinations for all of the vessels in its Northern California group. Company officials say the rest of Foss' fleet will soon pass the voluntary exam, which the Coast Guard and federal government consider a bridge to mandatory towing vessel regulations in the future. Rear Admiral J.R. "The success you have achieved is due in no small part to the investment Foss Maritime has made in safety management ... This is an impressive accomplishment for (the company) and will certainly pay dividends as forthcoming towing vessel inspection regulations are enacted.
Prepping For Duty:High Tech Training for State-of-the-Art ATB
Just one look at the tug Sea Reliance and its companion barge 550-1 shows that Marine Transport Corp., a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, spared no effort to make this ATB (articulated tug barge) and barge a state-of-the-art workboat. Its twin Caterpillar 12-cylinder diesel engines put out a combined total of 9,280 hp allowing for a sustained speed of 12-knots with a full load of 155,000 barrels of petroleum. The barge's cargo-handling systems, with inert gas blanketing and hydraulics, are the equal of most tankers. The technology is matched only by the accommodations and amenities, including single staterooms and private showers, which every crewmember greatly appreciates.
Roggenbeck Appointed Director of ATB Operations for Marine Transport
Marine Transport Corporation announced that David Roggenbeck has been appointed Director of ATB operations effective February 1. distribution and transportation services segment. office. He will report to Vic Goldberg, Vice President of Ship Management. Operations and Captain Igor Loch, Manager, ATB Operations. construction. three of which have been placed into service on the U.S. West Coast by Marine Transport subsidiary Intrepid Ship Management. sister vessels on the West Coast. Roggenbeck joined Crowley in 1979 as a Port Engineer. supervision of Crowley's oil barge operations. vessels serving the South American and Caribbean trades.
