![Mark W. Barker is believed to be the first ship for U.S. Great Lakes service built on the Great Lakes since 1983.](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AtchaInterlake-MVMarkWBarker-BuildersTrial-070122-0763-300x225.jpg)
Modern laker Mark W. Barker begins sea trials
The Interlake Steamship Company has released photographs of its new 639-foot River class self-unloading bulker on initial sea rials. Named for Interlake Steamship’s president, the vessel, the M/V Mark W. Barker, has