Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has cut steel on a new 639’x78′ Great Lakes bulk carrier for The Interlake Steamship Co., Middleburg Heights, Oh. A ceremony was held at the shipyard Wednesday celebrating the start of construction on the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier built in more than 35 years.
After careful preparation by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding’s blast and prime team, its fabrication team prepped and then cut the steel with automated precision within the...