Marine Travelift

Great Lakes Shipyard’s new 900-ton (or 820 met­ric tons) Marine Trav­elift was man­u­fac­tured by the world renowned Marine Trav­elift, Inc. of Stur­geon Bay, Wis­con­sin. So well known is the manufacturer’s brand name that any mobile ves­sel hoist, no mat­ter the man­u­fac­tur­er, is, by com­mon usage in the indus­try, referred to as a “Trav­elift.” Our 900-ton Trav­elift is the largest on the Great Lakes in the Unit­ed States and Canada.

The Trav­elift allows simul­ta­ne­ous new con­struc­tion and/or repair of mul­ti­ple boats and barges to per­mit the expan­sion of the Shipyard’s ves­sel repair and mari­na ser­vice capa­bil­i­ties. The Hoist has set the stage for par­tic­i­pa­tion in inter­modal logis­tics sup­port on the “Marine Highways.”

The Trav­elift can accom­mo­date the simul­ta­ne­ous repair and con­struc­tion of 10 or more ves­sels includ­ing US Coast Guard, US Geo­log­i­cal Sur­vey, and oth­er gov­ern­ment ves­sels, tugs, barges, fer­ries, work­boats, din­ner boats, yachts, and an entire array of “truck­able” barges and plat­forms of every sort. It allows for rapid emer­gency response for repairs and time­ly return to ser­vice and also per­mits longer term projects to remain “dry­docked” on land. The Trav­elift con­tin­ues to add a new dimen­sion to the capa­bil­i­ties of the Shipyard.