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FINCANTIERI BAY SHIPBUILDING

The Case: 7,000-ton weight capacity built to

Fincantieri is committed to the U.S. Navy certi? cation requirements, same personal relationships they’ve and a 170-ton lifting capacity to meet enjoyed with customers for 50+ years, the most demanding requirement, the while also bringing new business to yard’s workforce averages more than the Great Lakes. The ? rm has deliv- 20 years of construction experience.

ered several new construction and Over time, the yard has constructed conversion projects over the last year Articulated Tugs and Barges (ATBs), and signed three new contracts that Container ships, Dredges, Ferries and are extremely different in nature. tour boats, Offshore Support Ves-

Fincantieri is the ‘go-to’ yard in the sels (OSVs, Polar Icebreakers, Self-

Midwest that can build anything; no unloading Carriers and more. FBS has project is too great or small. The ? rm’s also completed 14 engine repowerings

Midwestern employees’ hard work which are more energy and emission ef- also earned ISO 9001 Certi? cation. ? cient, ranging from 1,000 foot vessels to passenger ferries and tugs. Last De-

The Company: cember, Fincantieri delivered an Articu-

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding traces lated Tug Barge unit to Kirby Corpora- its history of building quality ships tion; the third the yard had built and back to 1918, and is an industry lead- delivered to them. The ? rm also deliv- er in the construction of articulated ered a converted barge to Port City Ma- tug-barge units and OPA 90-com- rine Services. A 495-foot freight barge pliant vessels. A feature that sets the with new cargo holds, trunk deck and shipyard apart is the diversity of its bow, and a new cargo unloading system, portfolio. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuild- the unique conversion project took 21 ing has multi-disciplined in-house months to complete. Another notable engineers and a wide portfolio of contract speci? es the building of a 639- proven, time-tested designs to meet foot Great Lakes bulk carrier, the ? rst to the needs of customers. Equipped be built in more than 35 years for the with a large 1,154 foot by 140 foot Interlake Steamship Company. https:// graving dock, a ? oating drydock with ? ncantieribayshipbuilding.com 39 www.marinelink.com MN