Stevens Towing Company’s new Marine Travelift is 70 toes excessive by 87 toes vast and is able to lifting 820 tons.
Family-owned Stevens Towing Company, yesterday launched into service one of many largest Marine Travelifts within the Southeast. The big elevate, 70 toes excessive by 87 toes vast, is able to lifting 820 tons and might deal with barges as much as 60-feet vast. It is fully American made. Assembly and set up of the elevate took a number of months, (although the time lapse video under speeds that up significantly).
Stevens Towing primarily based on Yonges Island, South Carolina, simply south of Charleston, gives restore providers for vessels throughout the east coast, together with within the Port of Charleston, which was just lately deepened to 52 toes to permit the passage of bigger ships.
“We are honored to welcome partners and leaders from our community to christen our Marine Travelift,” mentioned Stevens Towing Company President Johnson Stevens, in a ceremony very similar to a ship christening. “This is a huge accomplishment for our business, and will help us continue our legacy of providing good jobs and supporting the maritime industry here in Charleston. In addition to the significance this has for our business, it’s also near and dear to our family’s hearts. We’ve named this lift Susan G. in honor of my mother, and it stands next to our other lift named for my late father, Captain Bill. We are so grateful to everyone who helped make this a reality.”
The elevate was made attainable partly by a bi-partisan coalition of South Carolina elected officers providing their assist in acquiring a $1,378,575 Small Shipyard Grant from MARAD. Key supporters included Congressman Jim Clyburn, Senator Tim Scott, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, State Senator Chip Campsen, and Meggett, S.C., Mayor Buster Herrington.
