Arctic Directory: Harley Marine awards US Fab contract to build barge

US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, said Jan. 22 that it will soon begin construction on a 250-foot by 70-foot by 15-foot eight-inch deck barge for Harley Marine Services at Vigor’s Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Ore. This purpose-built barge was designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants to transport a wide variety of cargo between Dutch Harbor and Akutan, Alaska with up to 3 runs per week.

The barge, which will be named Iliuliuk Bay, an Aleut name meaning big island, is designed to house a 230 ton lift capacity Manitowoc 4100 crawler crane. The vessels’ unique design features both D-rings to secure containers up to three high as well as eight lashing bars running fore and aft for other cargo such as heavy construction machinery or general equipment.

“Having the ability to collaborate with Jensen and Harley during the initial production design for this barge, will allow us to have maximum efficiency during construction,” said Bryan Nichols, sales manager at Vigor Industrial.

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