The Great Lakes Towing Company
is the most experienced tugboat operators on the Great Lakes. Popularly called "The Towing
Company" for its entire 105-year history, the Company has been a
significant marine operations link in one of the major economic lifelines of
North America -- the fourth seacoast and the Great Lakes Seaway System. The
Towing Company has continuously evolved to meet the changing demands of the
agricultural, steel, and construction industries, and the needs of the ships
and tug/barge units which serve those industries by adapting and improving its
services to the requirements of each new day.
Centralized 24-hour control of its vast operating area is
maintained through a state-of-the-art operations, communications and tracking
center which allows the Company to provide its customers the highest standards
of service - its record of timely performance and safety is unmatched in the
industry. We provide knowledgeable,
professional crews and personnel along with dependable tugs.
When the safety of your crew or vessel are at risk, The Great
Lakes Towing Company can mobilize a network that encompasses the best
equipment, and the most prepared technical and operations employees.
The Towing Company provides Vessel Assistance for vessel that are "wrecked, disabled or in distress" beyond U.S. waters under a Treaty between the United States and Canada.