The 728-foot Block is part of the winter fleet. Typically, six to 16 Great Lakes freighters may lay up at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay.

Perlman says the Mariner is part of Sturgeon Bay's Winter Fleet. "We'll have anywhere between 12 and 16 vessels parked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding.

A picture taken in February 2019 in Monfalcone shows Fincantieri's logo on a crane at the company's shipyard. (Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — The United Arab Emirates has handed a ...