With expertise that comes from working on the dock every day for 40 years, The Town Dock remains focused not only on offering the highest quality wild-caught seafood, but also the very best service.
When you’re around for 40 years, you learn a thing or two from those you work with. That’s why, today, The Town Dock has a deep understanding of our foodservice customers and fisherman alike, resulting in some of the strongest partnerships around.
The Town Dock Story
As you work hard to serve your customers, we work hard to serve you — from nurturing partnerships with our fishermen to helping our foodservice customers navigate the right seafood offerings.
Located on the waterfront in Point Judith, Rhode Island—managing the daily process of catching and unloading our fish the way we always have—we proudly offer the highest-quality wild-caught calamari along with personalized service that’s second to none.
The Town Dock is proud to be the largest supplier of calamari in the United States.
The Fleet
The Town Dock receives most of our first-class seafood from local fishing vessels at the famed Port of Galilee in Point Judith, Rhode Island – our home. As part of our commitment to a higher standard in the seafood industry, our products are caught by a fleet of fishing vessels and captains who share our values and unload at our docks.
The Town Dock purchases fish from 20 independently owned large boats.
History of the company:
1980-1983: We finished moving from our original Wickford location to our new waterfront facility in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
1984: The Town Dock purchased the first of its large fishing fleet. This marked the beginning of The Town Dock securing the inventory of fresh products its customers demanded.
Mid 80's: We added our 150 ton ice plant. We built one of the largest ice plants in Rhode Island. The addition of the ice plant was important to help service our boats with fresh ice, ensuring that the boats bring back the freshest product.
Starting in the 1990, we started shipping domestically, by truck, air freight, and overseas, to meet our customers' growing demands. We had an addition built, including much needed freezer space, to complete our 40000 sq.ft. facility. The rest of the 90’s were spent adding additional trucks and boats to our ever growing fleet of vessels.
2000's: We purchased additional boats securing more of the New England Squid catch. We added another dock to maximize our unloading capability.
Today we are the largest purchaser of domestic (East Coast) squid. From our waterfront site we handle more fresh and frozen calamari than any other seafood company in Rhode Island.
The Town Dock Inc.
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