Following up our last post about the Tugboat of hope, here are some features, all in the world should note:
Great Lakes Shipyard, an Affiliate of Great Lakes Towing calls their Tugboat built in Cleveland Ohio - a "HandySize" Class Green model.
This new tug design is for harbor and coastal towing and is just the right size, just the right power, environmental sound, fuel efficient and versatile enough to accomplish most tug jobs at the lowest operating cost " when bigger is too big, and smaller is more than enough."
This little Tugboat of hope could do it...... and is a example of what local value added economies can accomplish and export around the world. Tugboats have been around a long time but here is a new innovation for the times we live in now. See http://www.seafarers.org/HeardAtHQ/2008Q3/tug.xml for more of an independent review. And search under Frank Bentayou Cleveland Plain Dealer Great Lakes story.
Extra note: Besides creating local jobs and a $3 - $4 million dollar payroll, the company supports nearby Max Hayes high school, hiring tradesmen who graduate from the institution. Great Lakes Towing - Shipyard truly is thinking global but acting local. Pass this historical happening to all in the USA and the world.
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