US Fab to Build Deck Barge for Harley Marine Services

250’x70’x15’8” deck barge.250’ x 70’ x 15’8” deck barge.

US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, will begin construction on a deck barge for Harley Marine Services at Vigor’s Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Ore.

The barge was designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants to transport a wide variety of cargo between Dutch Harbor and Akutan in Alaska, with up to three runs per week.

The barge, which will be named Iliuliuk Bay, is designed to house a 230-ton lift capacity Manitowoc 4100 crawler crane.

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