Foss Maritime Company
9030 NW St. Helens Road
Portland, OR 97231
1-800-882-4143
1-503-286-0631
(fax)1-503-286-1775
DIRECT CONTACTS:
Harbor Services - Whit Olson
503-978-6560
whit@foss.com
Regional and Ocean Towing - Tim Beyer
503-978-6561
tim@foss.com
OR CONTACT
csrsales@foss.com
Harbor Services
"Always Ready"® - At Foss, we pride ourselves in providing the most qualified people and the best equipment to meet our customers' needs, and in doing it in a timely and professional way. Foss handles ship assists at the ports of Astoria and Portland, Oregon; and Longview, Kalama, and Vancouver, Washington. We offer bunker service to vessels calling at these ports. In addition, Foss tows barges with limestone, gravel, aluminum, and other general cargo. Our dispatch office operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Customer satisfaction is our primary goal. Foss operates the most versatile and advanced fleet of tugs in the U.S.
Ship Assists
Ship Bunkering
Construction Job Towing and Tending
Barge Towing
Container Barging
Regional Towing
The Columbia and Snake rivers flow through some of the most productive land in the world. From the farthest inland port, at Lewiston, Idaho (located approximately 465 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River), and the multiple ports along the Columbia and Snake rivers, cargoes of grain, wood chips, logs, baled pulp, and fertilizer are transported by barge.
In 1978, Foss barges began moving containers from the upper Columbia/Snake river basins to the port of Portland. Today, weekly scheduled tows transport agricultural products such as peas, beans, lentils, flour, hay cubes, alfalfa products, as well as milk carton stock and dimensional lumber, from the ports of Lewiston, Idaho, and Umatilla, Oregon, to Portland, Oregon for export overseas. Refrigerated containers laden with french fries and other perishable commodities are shipped in special barges outfitted with generators. The refrigerated containers are loaded into the wells of the barge and stacked four high. The units are then plugged into the barge and electronically monitored to ensure proper temperature control.
Foss has dedicated itself to the expansion and movement of agricultural products and other commodities in the Columbia River system.
Marine Transportation
Foss tows ocean barges with wood chips and fertilizer to other West Coast ports, and we specialize in project tows. If it needs to be transported via water, Foss can handle the job.
Shipyard Services
Foss Rainier Shipyard provides maintenance and creative repair solutions that keep vessels operating and earning revenue. Vessel conversions, emergency repairs, planned overhauls
and dry dockings are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We offer the most completely equipped and staffed yard of its size on the Lower Columbia River. The Foss Rainier Shipyard's
two marine railways, with capacities of 640 tons and 85 tons, are sized appropriately for the work vessels operating in the Columbia River area that provide a base for underbody maintenance,
hull repairs, shaft repairs, and modifications.
Adjacent to our Foss Shipyard is Foss Rainier Terminal where fresh water moorage, an upland stanging area, plus cargo loading/offloading is available at competitive rates.
Shipyard Manager
Tony Silva
503-556-5833
or contact
tony@foss.com
Columbia River Equipment
Tugs
Ocean Barges
River Barges
Directions to Office
From Southbound I-5
Cross the Columbia River Bridge on I-5 and continue approx. 1 mile to a right exit on Highway 30/N. Lombard heading west.
Continue on Highway 30/N. Lombard, and cross the St. Johns Bridge
As you come off the bridge, turn right on N.W. Bridge Ave.
Continue to stop light at Columbia River Highway and turn right.
Travel about 800 feet and turn left on Knappton General Road.
Turn left after crossing the railroad tracks to Foss Maritime
From Portland International Airport
From the airport, follow signs to I-205 south.
From I-205 south, follow signs to 84 – West
From 84 - West follow signs to I-5 north
From I-5 north follow signs to Hwy 30 west/St. Helens
After approximately 5 miles on Yeon/St. Helens Road, go under
St. John’s Bridge. Immediately after going under bridge, there will be a Foss Maritime Company sign on the right side of the road (Knappton-General Road.)
Turn rignt on Knappton-General Road
Turn left after crossing the railroad tracks to Foss Maritime
