The Great Lakes Towing Company held an official naming ceremony for its two newest tugs on Wednesday, December 16. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are the fourth and fifth ..
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Great Lakes Shipyard launches fifth of 10 tugs for sister company
Great Lakes Shipyard has launched a new ice-class tug slated for The Great Lakes Towing Company. The Damen-designed Wisconsin is the fifth in a series of 10 tugs being ..
Tug joins Great Lakes Maritime Academy training fleet
The tug Mississippi has joined the training fleet of Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA) on a leased basis. The vessel is being ..
Great Lakes Towing christens another 64′ ICE harbor tug
The Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, celebrated its 120th Anniversary with the christening of its newest tugboat, the 64’x24’x11′ Michigan. The new tug is the third in a series of five Damen 1907 ICE design harbor tugs that Great Lakes Shipyard is building for The Great Lakes Towing Company’s operation.
The tug is powered by two 1,000-hp MTU 8V4000 Tier 3 diesel engines and generates over 30-tons of bollard pull. Its propulsion system includes the Logan FlexaDrive Hybrid power system, allowing...
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