The G Magazine - March 2016 – Volume 2

THE MARCH 2016

A LEGACY OF GREATNESS, INNOVATING FOR THE FUTURE

FIRST DAMEN TUGS TO BE BUILT UNDER LICENSE IN THE USA

GREAT LAKES SHIPYARD TO BUILD TWO DAMEN STAN TUGS

GREAT LAKES WATERWAYS CONFERENCE G-TUG PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED! T H E G R E AT L A K E S T O W I N G C O M PA N Y & G R E AT L A K E S S H I P YA R D

FIRST DAMEN TUGS TO BE BUILT UNDER LICENSE IN THE UNITED STATES An agreement was signed this week at the New Orleans Workboat Show between Damen Shipyards Group and Great Lakes Shipyard, USA, for the latter to build two Stan Tugs 1907 ICE at its facility in Cleveland, Ohio. The vessels will be ICE Class and operated by the yard’s affiliate company, The Great Lakes Towing Company. The tugs will replace existing tonnage and this will be the first time that Damen tugs have been built under license in the USA.

The Stan Tug 1907 ICE was chosen on Damen’s proven design and fact-finding visits made by the management of The Great Lakes Towing Company to Damen in the Netherlands. Stan Tugs 1907 can be found operating in locations around the world including Russia, Qatar and the Netherlands.

The partnership with Damen has provided Great Lakes Shipyard with a portfolio of proven vessel designs for use by its customers in the United States. Most of the designs have been very refined, through the progression of multiple builds. It is the high degree of refinement to the Stan Tug 1907 ICE design that will be of considerable benefit to Great Lakes Shipyard during the construction process and to The Great Lakes Towing Company in its use and operation of the new tugs.

Under the agreement, Great Lakes Shipyard will receive full construction, design and engineering support from Damen. To achieve the best possible result, Damen will also provide expert assistance based on its experience with construction of two hundred Damen vessels built to the 1907 design.

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2016 GREAT LAKES WATERWAYS CONFERENCE

Left to Right: Martial Savard, Business Development Director, Techsol Marine Inc. & Graham Gajewski, Naval Architect, Great Lakes Shipyard

The Great Lakes Towing Company & Great Lakes Shipyard attended and sponsored the 2016 Great Lakes Waterways Conference on February 9th and 10th in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Company met with leaders from the United States Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and other governmental organizations as well as partners from many of the Great Lakes Port Authorities.

The Towing Company joined fellow maritime industry leaders to discuss the industry’s most pressing challenges while exploring its most exciting future opportunities.

We look forward to attending the 2017 Great Lakes Waterways Conference to continue our shared efforts in sustaining a healthy and prosperous Great Lakes maritime industry.

The Great Lakes Waterways Conference involves all segments of the maritime community in important deliberations and sessions aimed specifically at the Great Lakes region.

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G-TUG PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED! The Great Lakes Towing Company invited fans to participate in the inaugural 2015 G-Tug Photo Contest and share their stunning photos of tugboats from The Towing Company fleet – the largest and most experienced U.S.-flag tugboat fleet on the Great Lakes. Enjoy the first, second and third place photos along with our honorable mentions from the Top Ten shortlist on the following pages.

1ST PLACE: SCOTT T.

Prize: $100 (AmEx Card) + G-Store gift package ($100 credit)

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2ND PLACE: JONATHAN D. Prize: G-Store gift package ($75 credit)

3RD PLACE: CHRISTINE D. Prize: G-Store gift package ($50 credit)

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G-TUG PHOTO CONTEST HONORABLE MENTIONS

Ed L.

Scott T.

Michael G.

David B.

David B.

Michael G.

Christine D.

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