Fraser Shipyards

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“A lot of people aren’t aware of the impact that Fraser has to the local community,” said Chuck Dembroski, marine superintendent at Benson Electric. “They see a ship sitting down there in the ice and think nothing is going on. They don’t always realize the variety of jobs that are associated with that ship.” Benson Electric, which celebrated its centennial last year, is a long-standing supplier to the marine industry. The shipyard provides a lot of work for Benson and the two firms work closely together.

About Fraser Shipyards Serving western Lake Superior since 1890, Superior, Wis.-based Fraser Shipyards offers a broad range of shipyard services for Great Lakes freighters, cement vessels, tugs and barges. Its engineering division, Northern Engineering Co., established in 1916, performs inside and outside marine machine shop work. For more information, visit www.frasershipyards.com.

Fraser Shipyards is a subsidiary of Reuben Johnson & Son Inc., which was founded in Superior in 1956. Reuben Johnson & Son is a diverse, multimillion-dollar firm with eight affiliates, including RJS Construction Group LLC, Johnson Materials Co., RJS Real Estate Group, Energy Systems Co., Chris Jensen & Son Co. Inc., Charter Films Inc., Fraser Shipyards and Northern Engineering Co. For more information, visit www.rjs5300.com.

“We want to become more active, and to do that, we need to start looking harder at how to meet the needs of our customers on a day-to-day basis,” said James Korthals, who was named Fraser’s new president and chief operating officer several weeks ago.

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