Hawaiian Tug & Barge, which provides harbor support
services at Hawaii ports, has a new name: Foss Maritime Co.
Hawaiian Tug & Barge officially came under the Foss name
Dec. 11 at a rebranding ceremony at Harbor View Center at Pier 38 in Honolulu.
The traditional green and white Foss colors have already replaced the HTB
colors on many company vessels.
“We’ve updated the name and brand of HTB, but beyond those
changes almost everything else will continue on as business as usual in
Hawaii,” Paul Stevens, CEO and president of Seattle-based Foss Maritime
explained. “We won’t lose any people or vessels.”
Hawaiian Tug & Barge was founded by Young Brothers Ltd.
as a sister company to separate harbor operations and charter activities from
Young Brothers’ inter-island freight operations. The company has since become
Hawaii’s leading tug and barge transportation company, operating four tugs with
20 employees.
Young Brothers and HTB joined the Foss Maritime group of
companies in 1999. The newly branded tugs will fall into Foss Maritime’s Harbor
Service division.
“Adopting the Foss name and colors gives us tremendous
exposure across the world,” Young Brothers President Glenn Hong said, adding
that the change strengthens the company and its ability to provide services by
being part of a global brand with a well-established name and maritime
tradition.
“We are looking forward to further growth in mid-Pacific
well into the future,” Stevens said.
