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Great Vessels of 2022 on the Great Lakes,” Mark Barker said. “It is important that Mark W. Barker will give us unmatched ability for cargo we have the ability to move new types of cargo to meet the operations and to carry unique project cargoes because of needs of the changing supply chain of the future.” her square-shaped cargo holds, her larger hatch openings,

For added ? exibility during cargo operations in congest- reinforced cargo hatches which can support deck cargo, ed ports, the unloading boom is located on the forward end and a forward mounted unloading boom. She truly was of the ship, which many Great Lakes customers ? nd more designed to be a vessel for the future.” advantageous to allow placement in preferred areas for ac- Among other notable features, the Mark W. Barker is the cess at their docks, The Interlake Steamship Company said. ? rst ship on the Great Lakes with engines that meet EPA “This new vessel not only brings with it additional cargo Tier 4 standards; its two 4,000-horsepower (hp) EMD carrying capacity and capabilities, it is the most versatile in engines use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system to our ? eet and strategically sized to navigate into nearly any meet the strict emissions rules. The main engines turn a port on the Great Lakes,” said Brendan P. O’Connor, Vice single four-blade, controllable-pitch Kongsberg Kamewa

President of Marketing and Marine Traf? c. “The M/V propeller through a Lufkin twin-input, single-output gear-

June 2020 – Keel laying ceremony held at Fincantieri Bay Ship-

Key Milestones for the MV Mark W. Barker building where it was revealed the vessel would be named after 2015 – Cargill came to The Interlake Steamship Company with

The Interlake Steamship Company’s second-generation leader, the idea for the vessel

Mark W. Barker 2017 – The Interlake Steamship company began creating the

October 2021 – Mark W. Barker was ? oated out at Finantieri Bay vessel design in house

Shipbuilding

May 2019 – The Interlake Steamship Company signed a con-

July 2022 – Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivered the Mark. struction contract with Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding after work-

W Barker to The Interlake Steamship Company, and the vessel ing with the shipyard and Bay Engineering to ? nalize the design promptly entered operations

August 2019 – First steel cut at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding

September 2022 – A christening ceremony was held in Cleveland

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