Saltchuk

Saltchuk is a conglomeration of transportation and distribution companies headquartered in Seattle, WA, US. As of June 2016^[update], Puget Sound Business Journal listed it as the largest private company in Washington state, with 2015 revenues of $2.9 billion, employment of 1,600 in Washington and an additional 5,900 employees elsewhere in the world.

On October 1, 2015, a ship, El Faro, that belonged to a Saltchuk subsidiary, sank during Hurricane Joaquin, losing all personnel.

Saltchuk is organized in seven lines of business that are responsible for the operation and growth of a related portfolio of businesses:

Saltchuk owns several companies in Hawaii.

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