April 22, 2024

Cleve­land, OH — The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny (GLT), a leader in spe­cial­ized marine ser­vices, includ­ing har­bor tow­ing, ice break­ing, emer­gency response, ves­sel repair and con­struc­tion, and machine shop ser­vices, today announced the acqui­si­tion of the Barge CRIMSON CLOVER from Crim­son Ship­ping Com­pa­ny, Chick­a­saw, AL.

GLT has pur­chased the 270’ x 80’ ful­ly enclosed deck barge (called a “ware­house barge”) from Crim­son Ship­ping and will char­ter the barge to a new­ly cre­at­ed oper­at­ing com­pa­ny named Great Lakes East, LLC. 

Great Lakes East, LLC (GLE) will start up a new Domes­tic and Inter­na­tion­al marine trans­porta­tion ser­vice which will effec­tive­ly be a reac­ti­va­tion of Crim­son Shipping’s for­mer busi­ness, based out of Mobile, AL. How­ev­er, GLE will shift the pri­ma­ry load port to Fer­nan­d­i­na Beach, FL. 

GLE is a U.S. Flag, Jones Act com­pli­ant, ocean freight car­ri­er spe­cial­iz­ing in break­bulk, RORO/ heavy-lift, PL-480, dry bulk, Gov­ern­ment & Mil­i­tary, con­struc­tion, avi­a­tion, ener­gy, and EXIM Bank project car­go cus­tomers, with reg­u­lar ser­vice to San Juan, PR, and on induce­ment to neigh­bor­ing islands and oth­er ports in the Cen­tral Caribbean basin, Cen­tral Amer­i­ca, and the north coast of South Amer­i­ca. GLE is tak­ing orders for its maid­en voy­age that is sched­uled to depart Fer­nan­d­i­na on June 19^th.   

GLE has part­nered with best-in-class ter­mi­nal oper­a­tors in the Port of Fer­nan­d­i­na and San Juan to receive, load, dis­charge, and store weath­er sen­si­tive car­go in on-dock ware­hous­es. GLE is excit­ed to offer a ser­vice that can lever­age last mile on-dock rail in Fer­nan­d­i­na and a strate­gic, niche load­ing port that is eas­i­ly acces­si­ble from the main high­ways in North­east Florida.

GLE is ready for north or south bound ocean trans­port of your break­bulk and RORO car­goes. For more infor­ma­tion or to obtain a quote, send your inquiries to info@thegreatlakesgroup.com, vis­it our home­page at www.GreatLakesEastLLC.com or call (216) 367‑8112.

About The Great Lakes Towing Company

The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny is the largest U.S. Flag com­mer­cial tug­boat oper­a­tor on the Great Lakes, with more than 40 tugs sta­tioned in 14 ports between Duluth, MN and Buf­fa­lo, NY. The Tow­ing Company’s lakes-wide ser­vices include har­bor assist, car­go trans­porta­tion, and ice break­ing in more than 40 U.S. ports. The Com­pa­ny also oper­ates a full-ser­vice ship­yard in Cleve­land, Ohio. For more infor­ma­tion about the Tow­ing Com­pa­ny, its range of ser­vices, and its Full-Ser­vice Lakes-Wide (FSLW) Con­tracts, please vis­it www.thegreatlakesgroup.com.