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GREAT WORKBOATS toric agreement signed this year between The Interlake vendors and suppliers. Major partners for the project

Steamship Company and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuild- include ABS, EMD Engines, Caterpillar, Lufkin (a GE ing of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The new River-Class, Company) and MacGregor. self-unloading bulk carrier will be the ? rst ship for U.S. There are many notable features of this new design.

Great Lakes service built on the Great Lakes since 1983. This newest self-unloading bulk carrier has a unique car-

The Interlake Steamship Company is the largest pri- go hold arrangement and cargo hatch covers designed for vately held U.S.-? ag ? eet on the Great Lakes, with nine maximum cubic space and the ability to handle dif? cult vessels carrying bulk cargoes. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuild- cargoes. The vessel incorporates a ? ap rudder as well as ing and The Interlake Steamship Company hosted a cer- bow and stern thrusters for high-level maneuverability. All emonial ? rst-cut-of-steel event late this year, celebrating aspects of the vessel have been looked at to ensure that it the historic start of construction. Measuring 639 feet will have a low environmental impact to the Great Lakes in length (78 feet W / 45 feet H / 28,000 DWT), the and to those who work aboard. The hull has been opti- ship will transport raw materials to support manufactur- mized for ef? ciency and all systems have been designed to ing throughout the Great Lakes region. The Interlake ensure low energy consumption.

Steamship Company, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and For its electrical power requirements, the vessel is

Bay Engineering are jointly designing the bulk carrier, provided with one 940 kW ship service diesel generator, complete with advanced vessel and unloading systems two 2500 kW shaft generators and one 274 kW emer- automation. Scheduled for completion in mid-2022, the gency generator.

carrier will generate business for partnering contractors,

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