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Metal Trades Delivers Construction Barge
April 5, 2019
Shipbuilder and Heavy Steel Fabricator Metal Trades, Inc., located on Yonges Island, SC has announced the launch of its largest-ever built new construction barge. This barge is 370’ x 59’ x 14’. It is designed...

Metal Trades’ first-ever tug is a nimble little boat that will deliver
April 5, 2019
It’s a little 850-hp pushboat with a big job. It’s also the first tug its shipyard has ever built. Capt Cooper, under construction since December 2015 at Metal Trades Inc., soon will serve North Carolina’s...

Pushboat a first for Metal Trades
April 5, 2019
In the 55 years since Ted Corbin found Metal Trades, Inc., Yonges Island, S.C., the family-owned company earned a well-established reputation for ship repair and building barges. The company marked a milestone when it launched its...