MCP Boat Blog: MV Mark W. Barker in Muskegon; Undaunted/PM 41 in Ferrsyburg

May 6, 2025

MV Mark W. Barker in Muskegon

MCP Boat Blog is a presentation of the Mason County Historical Society’s Port of Ludington Maritime Museum, ludingtonmaritimemuseum.org, located at 217 S. Lakeshore Dr., Ludington.

Documenting west Michigan’s commercial and recreational maritime industry. 

Photography by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief

Tuesday, May 6 –This morning I travelled down to Muskegon and Ferrysburg where I photographed the MV Mark W. Barker and the Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41, respectively.

The 639-foot-long MV Mark W. Barker was unloading material at the Verplank Port Facility in Muskegon. The ship, owned by Interlake Steamship Co., arrived early in the morning. It is one of the newest freighters on the Great Lakes, built in 2022 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Several fire trucks were at the dock this morning, but I didn’t find out the reason.

The 492-foot long combined tug/barge Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 were at the Verplank Coal & Dock facility in Ferrysburg, having arrived on the Grand River early in the morning as well. The two vessels are owned by Interlake Logistics Solutions based in Ludington.

More photos will be posted on the MCP Instagram site, www.instagram/masoncopress with bonus images sent in our subscriber-exclusive Daily Briefing email (see below for subscription information).

Undaunted/Pere Marquette 41 in Ferrysburg.

 

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