Metal Trades, Inc. :: Heavy Steel Fabricators and Ship Repair In Charleston, SC

Metal Trades, Inc. is located on deep water along the Intracoastal Waterway, approximately 18 miles south of Charleston. The 48 acre complex includes a comprehensive steel fabrication facility and shipyard. Large high-bay buildings, modular transfer systems, and a 1,000+ ton end-launch system are optimized for building barges, large heavy steel fabrications, and providing marine repair services.

Fabrication Building with over 100,000 square feet of floor space, 100+ ton crane lift capacity and 28' vertical clearance under the crane hook
In-house Steel Processing including cutting, rolling, and forming with:

CNC Plasma & Oxy Fuel Burning Tables (10' x 40' plates)
CNC Vertical Band Saw
750 ton Press Brake (up to 20' width)
Rolling (up to 1.25" thick plate with 10' width)

Modular Heavy Unit Transfer System with 550' x 72' Barge Sub-Assembly Area
End-Launch System with 1,500 Ton Cradle Capacity (up to 300' length Barge)
7,000 square foot Dedicated Blast & Paint Building with two 100' x 35' Booths
18,000 square foot CNC Machine Shop with up to 150" x 60" x 60" Tables
Sheet Metal Shop
Pipe Shop
300 Ton Scheuerle Transporter (72'L x 18'W)
100 Ton and 50 Ton Mobile Cranes