The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny begins work on Tug NEW JERSEY as part of its ongo­ing fleet over­haul pro­gram. Dry­dock­ing and rou­tine main­te­nance for NEW JERSEY includes:

• Typ­i­cal US Coast Guard Inspections
• Dry­dock­ing and Rou­tine Main­te­nance and Repairs
• Clean­ing and Painting
• Remove Rud­der, Prop & Shaft for Maintenance
• Ser­vice Sea Valves
• Replace Shaft Bearing
• Con­vert Gen­er­a­tor from Air to Elec­tric (Bat­tery) Start
• Install New Depth Sounder Transducer
• Oth­er Var­i­ous Clean­ing, Inspec­tions, and Repairs

The 34,000 bol­lard pull tug is the 13^th tug to be over­hauled and inspect­ed as part of the Company’s ini­tia­tive thus far. Oth­er tugs includ­ed in the major fleet over­haul pro­gram to date include:

• ARKANSAS
• IDAHO
• ILLINOIS
• INDIANA
• IOWA
• LOUISIANA
• MISSOURI
• OHIO
• PENNSYLVANIA
• SUPERIOR
• VERMONT
• WYOMING

In the short-term, the pro­gram will also include:

• NORTH DAKOTA
• KENTUCKY