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Of? ce, recently renovated and t the recipient of a a p p p p p prpr p estigious award d d. . . .

Image courtesy Greg Trauthwein the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s been a mock-up, from Connecticut to Na- fun project and a great symbol of who tional Harbor in Washington, D.C. we are—rooted in history but always “We had the barge, the tugboat, the building forward.” ramps, and the know-how to roll it on and off safely,” Stevens says.

Towing, Transport, and the Another milestone came through

Long Haul work for Nexans, a global cable-laying

On the towing side, Stevens Towing company. “We assembled a massive operates a diverse ? eet of inland and cable reel on one of our barges here, ocean-going tugboats and deck and used our cranes and engineering team, hopper barges, serving clients from the and then delivered it to Charleston,” he

Gulf of Mexico to South America and says. “We later supported their cable- the Great Lakes. “We’ve even operated laying operations using the same as- a Jones Act ship and circumnavigated sets—meeting a very tight schedule tied the globe twice,” Stevens says. to wind-farm permits. That’s the kind

The company specializes in complex of integrated service we love to do.” project cargoes, the kind of jobs where engineering, logistics, and timing all Investing to Stay Competitive converge. “We like to be the one-stop Stevens Towing’s forward-looking solution,” he says. “We can do the en- mindset extends to its equipment and gineering, we own the barges, we have environmental performance. The com- the cranes and the shipyard to secure pany began repowering its tugboat ? eet and lash the cargo, and we’ve got the back in 2008, well before emissions re- tugs to take it wherever it needs to go.” duction became a regulatory mandate.

Two recent projects showcase that “We started replacing most of our boats breadth. The ? rst involved transport- with Tier III engines, mainly Volvo ing a replica of Air Force One, a 747 D16s and Caterpillars,” says Stevens. www.marinelink.com MN 55|