Samson Tug And Barge

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Samson is a family owned business operated from Sitka, Alaska. The original company, Baggen Transfer, started as a horse and cart operation in Juneau, Alaska in the early 1900s. The company began providing marine transportation in 1937, and was incorporated in the State in 1959. Founded by George Baggen, Sr. and continued by George Baggen Jr., Samson remains a family owned business. George E.

Samson Tug and Barge is an Alaskan owned and operated Interstate shipping company headquartered in Sitka. We take pride in serving our friends and neighbors here in Alaska. Most of our employees have a long history of working with Samson. We enjoy helping our customers be successful and we will be proud to serve you. You can count on our experience.

Samson is a full service transportation company that provides door to door freight transportation services, and specializes in the handling of large and difficult to move cargo.

Samson currently provides scheduled intermodal marine cargo transportation service to and from Seattle, Sitka, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Kodiak, King Cove and Dutch Harbor. Carriage to the rail-belt market, including Anchorage, Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay, is provided via Seward and Valdez. Samson plans to provide service to Ketchikan, Prince of Wales, Wrangell, Petersburg and Juneau once the sale is completed. "We are excited to offer service to Southeast Alaska.

Samson Tug and Barge began as a horse and cart operation which delivered materials and goods to mining camps. Known as Baggen Transfer, George Baggen Sr. based the company in Juneau. In 1937, Baggen and his son George Jr. founded Samson Tug and Barge with a single tug providing freight hauling services throughout Southeast Alaska.

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