Summary

Great Lakes, harbor towing, ship docking, cargo towing, dry docking, ship repair, new tug construction, new vessel construction, shipyard, new barge construction, metal fabrication, pump repair, pump maintenance, reverse engineering, gear box, metallizing, shafts, metallic coating, welding, machining, metal, alloy, vessel repair, vessel maintenance, ship maintenance, marine repair, marine maintenance

Description

The Great Lakes Towing Company is a diversified maritime holding company operating a fleet of tugboats throughout the Great Lakes providing ship assist, cargo transportation and logistics, ice breaking and emergency assistance to commercial vessels. The Company operates Great Lakes Shipyard, a full-service facility for vessel and barge construction, maintenance, repairs, and other large steel fabrications. The Great Lakes Towing Company also operates Plotz Machine, a full-service manual machine shop specializing in remanufactured replacement parts for commercial and industrial users and the repair and rebuilding of industrial pumps, cooling towers and ventilation systems.

Special details

The Great Lakes Towing Company operates a fleet of 40 tugboats stationed in 14 strategically positioned ports throughout the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System. The Great Lakes Shipyard has approximately 2,000 lineal feet of waterfront docking space on over 7 acres in Cleveland, Ohio and operates a 900-ton mobile Travelift (boat hoist), an 80-ton mobile Travelift, as well as a complete complement of heavy equipment to support complete construction, repair, maintenance, and fabrication services year-round. Plotz Machine, in addition to providing industrial machining services and pump repairs, specializes in reverse engineering replacement parts, manufacturing one-off and short run machining projects. Technician services are available both in-house and in the field for the repair and rebuilding of industrial components.

Profile

  • Incorporated in
    Delaware
  • Established since
    1899
  • Main/Branch
    Branch

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