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Fraser Marine & Industrial
The Corporation’s ship repair business operates as Fraser Marine & Industrial (FMI). FMI provides
diversified ship repair, steel fabrication, machine shop and electrical repair services to the
Corporation’s vessels, as well as other fleets on the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Waterway.
From their Port Colborne, Ontario location, FMI provides marine repair services in Owen Sound,
Sarnia, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and the Welland Canal area. Supervision and core skills are
provided from Port Colborne and local, temporary labour is hired for the work in specific ports.
These are the ports that the Great Lakes vessels generally use for winter lay-up berths. Although
these ports are the main winter repair centers, FMI can quickly mobilize a work force in any Great
Lakes port if justified. The FMI motto of “Anytime … Anywhere” recognizes the round-the-clock,
mobile nature of the marine industry. During the summer months a core of supervisors and skilled
workers are available for unscheduled and emergency repair work that inevitably occurs on both
domestic and foreign vessels on the Great Lakes.
FMI continues to work with its customers and provides competitive rates for prefabrication of material
that is anticipated for the coming winter. This allows utilization of shop facilities and labour during
slower summer months and efficient use of more limited resources in the winter.
Focus on operational strengths and efficiencies have allowed FMI to increase annual revenue while
maintaining control over costs and quality. As a result FMI has contributed positively to the domestic
dry-bulk financial results.
FMI is the premier top-side ship repair firm on the Great Lakes and has demonstrated its ability to
take on very large and complex projects and complete them in the short winter repair period. They
have an enviable reputation of finishing these projects on time and on budget and to a high standard
of quality.
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FRASER
MARINE & INDUSTRIAL
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