May 24, 2019 – Hometown Focus
“Iron ore mined from the Minnesota range is truly one of the building blocks of America,” says Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake Steamship Company, which has a fleet of nine vessels that crisscross the Great Lakes, primarily loaded with this leading cargo. “This raw material powers the domestic steel industry and is critical to our manufacturing sectors and our national security. We are proud to be carrying it on our ships which are U.S. crewed, U.S.-built and U.S. owned.”