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Stevens Towing Company “Each generation has had to reinvent what we do to sur- vive,” says Stevens. “We’ve done it by staying close to our people and our customers.”

A Shipyard Built for the Next Century

Today, Stevens Towing’s shipyard division anchors the company’s operations and represents a major investment in

South Carolina’s maritime infrastructure. Located along the

Wadmalaw River, the yard is equipped with an 820-metric- ton Marine Travelift, one of the largest on the East Coast, and an 1,800-long-ton marine railway. “Those capabilities allow us to lift 60-foot-wide barges, which is fairly rare,” says Stevens. “We can drydock a 300-by-90-foot deck barge, and we’ve got about 18 parking spots for vessels.”

That scale and ? exibility have positioned Stevens Towing as a one-stop shop for repairs, conversions, and heavy-lift support, not only for its own ? eet but also for commercial operators up and down the Atlantic coast. The company also owns a 500-ton heavy-lift crane capable of offshore work, supporting project cargoes, salvage, and marine construction.

Inside the shipyard’s historic headquarters, a renovated post of? ce that won a Carolopolis Award for Historic Pres- ervation—administrative, towing, and yard operations share the same building. “That was intentional,” Stevens notes. “The goal was to put everyone under one roof to improve communication.” Designed by Charleston architect Eddie

Fava, the restoration took three years and ? nished just before 54 | MN November 2025