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| NORTH STAR PORT | SUMMER 2025
FORGING
AHEAD
A
A QUIET EVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY on
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. No,
it's not (yet) a new green fuel that slashes
emissions and enhances performance like
the early-2000s transition from steam to
diesel. Rather, it's a new breed of cargo
ships making meaningful strides through
design-centered sustainability and propul-
sion advances.
Vessels like BBC Chartering 's LakerMax
class and Interlake Steamship's Mark W.
Barker demonstrate that reduced environ-
mental impact and increased operational
efficiency can be achieved through thought-
ful engineering and purposeful innovation.
