Bay Ship building Great Lakes bulk carrier for Interlake Steamship

摘要

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is building a U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier for Interlake Steamship Co. It will be the first river-class, self-unloading vessel newbuild in more than 35 years. Interlake Steamship, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, operates the largest privately held U.S.-flag fleet on the Great Lakes, with nine vessels that carry bulk cargoes. It's newest vessel, the Paul R. Tregurtha, was built by American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio, in 1981. The 1,013'xl05'x56' ship has a capacity of 68,000 tons and is the longest vessel on the Great Lakes.