Work continues on new Mark W. Barker
Sturgeon Bat, WI – The shell of the superstructure of the 639-foot new build, the M/V Mark W. Barker, has been set in place.
The four-deck structure will house the accommodations including: the galley; the mess, lounge, state rooms for the crews; officers’ state rooms; and exercise facilities. It will also contain a meeting room, owner’s accommodation, owner’s lounge and fire equipment locker. The top deck will be the pilothouse, the hub for navigation and shiphandling.
The first Great Lakes bulk carrier built on the Great Lakes in more than 35 years, the Mark W. Barker is being constructed along the freshwater shores of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Interlake Steamship Co.
