Arctic Directory March 2016: Foss Maritime opens Houston office

Foss recently announced the opening of a new office to support and grow its increasing customer base headquartered in Houston, Texas, and the formation of a new project management group.

John Tirpak of Foss has been appointed vice president of business development and contract services and will be relocating to Houston to develop business in the region and lead the business development function of the entire Marine Transportation Division from the new office. He will oversee domestic and international business development, sales and marketing. Additionally, Tirpak will manage long-term Marine Transportation contracts like CN Aquatrain, TECK and United Launch Alliance.

Mike Lauer of Foss has been appointed director of marine transportation project services and will be leading the project management unit. This group is comprised of project management and global logistics specialists focused on analyzing and finding solutions for the transportation activities of Foss. This group, based out of Foss’ corporate offices in Seattle, will manage all Foss term contracts and all project tows and transportation projects.

The project management unit will work closely with Foss’ harbor marine group, a division of the company comprised of naval architects and a complete suite of specialists practicing in all fields of engineering. This group has been a part of Foss since 2006, offering project management, marine engineering, naval architecture and design, and expertise in rigging and fabrication.

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