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Great Lakes Towing CEO Joe Starck retires
The Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Towing Company reports that Joe Starck, the company’s CEO, will retire, effective July 2, 2026. Starck’s 35 year career at Great Lakes Towing began in engineering and
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Great Lakes Towing Company christens its new tug Puerto Rico
The Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Towing Company recently christening of its newest tugboat, Puerto Rico, at Collision Bend Brewing Company along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. The ceremony brought together employees,
Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral
In a move aimed at better serving its customers, breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East (GLE), part of the Great Lakes Group,has relocated its Florida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly
Great Lakes Towing tugs free trapped cement carrier Sunnanvik
When the 8,762 dwt Canadian-flagged cement carrier Sunnanvik became lodged in the narrow mouth of the Cuyahoga River early this past Friday morning, the Great Lakes Towing Company was swift to respond.
Great Lakes Towing names Sal Menoyo VP special projects
Cleveland, Ohio, headquartered Great Lakes Towing Company has hired Salvadore Menoyo as its vice president-special projects. Reporting to Great Lakes Towing president reporting to Joe Starck, he will be based in Jacksonville,
Ship Repair USA: Where to find funding for repair yard upgrades
Shipyards are forever looking for ways to find more money for updates, upgrades and new features that will make the shipbuilding and repair process more efficient and cost-effective, and this is especially
Great Lakes Towing extends services to Sturgeon Bay
Following a fleet renewal program that has increased the size of its fleet, the Great Lakes Towing Company is expanding its harbor towing and ice breaking services to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The
Great Lakes Shipyard books $1.9 million in government contracts
Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of the Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, reports that it has recently been awarded government contracts amounting to more than $1.9 million and that could be
VIDEO: Great Lakes Towing christens two latest hybrid tugs
Sister companies Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard yesterday joined together at their Cleveland, Ohio, facilities to celebrate the christening of the new tugs Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Customers, vendors, community,
Great Lakes Towing christens third Damen-designed tug in series
The Great Lakes Towing Company celebrated its 120th Anniversary with the christening of its newest tugboat, the Michigan. The newly constructed tug is the third in a series of five, 64-foot Damen