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MV Mark W. Barker
MV ''Mark W. Barker'' is a large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the Interlake Steamship Company. She is the first of the s constructed for an American shipping company. MV ''Mark W. Barker'' is the first ship on the Great Lakes to be powered with engines that meet EPA Tier 4 standards. It is the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant ship built on the Great Lakes since 1983. The ship is named after the president of the Interlake Steamship Company. Description The vessel was built by Bay Shipbuilding Company, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Construction began in mid-2019. Her self-unloader was 's boom that was taken off before the ship was scrapped. The ship is long and has a Beam (nautical), beam, with a carrying capacity of . She is designed to carry bulk cargo such as taconite, salt, or limestone, as well as other loads like wind turbine blades. MV ''Mark W. Barker'' is powered by two , 16-cylinder Electro-Motive Diesel, EMD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River (see ) is a river located in Northeast Ohio that bisects the City of Cleveland and feeds into Lake Erie. As Cleveland emerged as a major manufacturing center, the river became heavily affected by industrial pollution, so much so that it caught fire at least 14 times. When it did so on June 22, 1969, news coverage of the event helped to spur the American environmental movement. For many Americans, the Cuyahoga's burning helped connect urban decay with the environmental crisis at the time in many American cities. Since then, the river has been extensively cleaned up through the efforts of Cleveland's city government and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). In 2019, the American Rivers conservation association named the Cuyahoga " River of the Year" in honor of "50 years of environmental resurgence". In 2025 the river between the Gorge Dam and the mouth was designated a National Water Trail, a type of National Recreation Trail. Etymology The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
