The Great Lakes Group

The group's core company, The Great Lakes Towing Company, was incorporated in New Jersey on July 7, 1899. The group is headquartered at 4500 Division Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, and also includes Great Lakes Shipyard, Soo Linehandling Services, Inc., Tugz International LLC (founded 1998), Admiral Towing & Barge Company (founded 1999), Wind Logistics Inc. and Great Lakes East, LLC.

Great Lakes Shipyard is located in the Old River Channel on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. Its facilities include a 900-ton Marine Travelift, a 10,900 sq ft climate-controlled fabrication building, a 10,500 sq ft assembly hall, a concrete reinforced slip 140 ft x 57 ft x 23 ft deep and 5,800 lineal feet of dockage. The yard is an official builder of Damen designs.