Two Seattle-based entrepreneurs visited town last week promoting their company OpenTug, a digital freight network similar to Uber or Airbnb but for cargo shipping, that will lower shipping rates for customers who can wait. Their long-term goal would be for Haines to become a regional shipping hub used by Canada and the interior.
Jason Aristides and Mike Baldwin, both 22-year-old recent college graduates, aim to aggregate cargo from different areas and connect it to barges…