Officials build small-scale model of Soo Locks in effort to address ice delays for ships

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other partners are working to find new ways to address ice in the Soo Locks, which can cause significant shipping delays during the winter shipping season. Each winter and spring, according to the Corps of Engineers, the Poe Lock experiences navigational impacts due to ice flow. The Poe is the largest lock in the Soo, and officials expect to see the same challenges at the new lock when it’s complete in 2030. During the spring, ice flows into the lock chambers, which slows traffic and forces the locks to cycle more often, which …

INTERLAKE STEAMSHIP EXPLORES BENEFITS OF SHORE-TO-SHIP DRONE DELIVERIES FOR CRITICAL CARGO

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Using shore-to-ship drone deliveries, Interlake Steamship explored the benefits of drones for supplementing regular deliveries from supply boats, with the potential to cut delays and reduce emissions. https://www.maritimemagazines.com/marine-news/202506/interlake-trials-drone-delivery-to-ships

Meet Our Veterans: Patrick Murray

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We are especially thankful and proud to employ many veterans in our company and throughout our fleet. Their brave service and sacrifice to our country is admirable and awe-inspiring. In honor of Veteran’s Day today, we are highlighting one of their stories. Meet Patrick Murray, U.S. Navy Veteran Following in the footsteps of family members and being encouraged by them to join the military is what initially sparked Pat Murray’s interest in the Navy. “My father served aboard a Navy ship as a naval officer during the Korean War and he always spoke fondly of his experiences in the service,” …

Cover Story: July issue of Cleveland Magazine

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THE READ Life Aboard the Great Lakes’ Newest Cargo Ship Meet the crew that keeps things running, day and night, on the Mark W. Barker: a new vessel designed specifically to navigate the Cuyahoga River. Annie Nickoloff Thursday, June 20, 2024 https://clevelandmagazine.com/articles/life-aboard-the-mark-w-barker-the-great-lakes-newest-cargo-ship

Meet Our Veterans: Ashlea Sikon

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After 9/11, Ashlea Sikon sidelined her softball scholarship at a small Junior College in Southeast Kansas to join the Army ROTC Program at Kansas State University. She would commission into the Army as an officer less than four years later in May 2006. “Like many I served with post 9/11, the incident that day and the attack on our country compelled and motivated me to commit my life to serving in our military,” says Sikon, who joined Interlake in 2022 as Executive Assistant to President Mark W. Barker. “At the age of 22, I became one of the first female …