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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...


Metal Trades, Inc. (MTI) is a family owned business located just south of Charleston, South Carolina operating with deep water access on the intracoastal waterway. We have been in business since 1962 and have extensive past performance in Heavy Steel Fabrication, Manufacturing, Machining, Vessel Construction and Vessel Maintenance and Repair for both commercial and Government customers.

” J.E. Corbin, Jr. founded Metal Trades, Inc. in 1962 with a pickup truck, a welding machine, and years of metal fabricating experience. Since that time MTI established a solid reputation for its multi-skilled work force and strong commitment to high quality.”

 

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