Pictured: the Nita E. Photo by: Birk Thomas

(ECHO TOWING SERVICES INCORPORATED)

Founded in 1972, by Captain Tom Echols, with one man and a single towboat, Echo Marine Limited is based in Highlands, Texas.

The company is a family-owned and operated marine towing service based near the Houston Ship Channel. The company provides inland towing services to customers and industries along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Echo Marine Limited provides a range of capabilities along the Intracoastal Waterway from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas.

The company's primary focus is within the ports of Houston, Texas; Galveston, Texas; Port Arthur, Texas; Freeport, Texas; and Texas City, Texas.