Metal Shark fast fireboat

Metal Shark building two new fast fireboats for Maryland county

Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark is building two welded-aluminum fireboats for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland that will have a top speed of 45 knots and a

New Metal Shark EVP

Jason Marshall joins Metal Shark executive team

Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark has hired Jason Marshall as executive vice president – programs. He joins the company following a 30 year career with Naval Surface Warfare Center –

Metal Shark 115 Defiant

Metal Shark building next-gen military patrol vessel for Guyana

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is building a welded-aluminum 115 foot long x 27 foot beam (35 meter long x 8 meter beam) monohull patrol vessel for the Guyana Defense Force

New Metal Shark fireboat

Metal Shark introduces next-generation fireboat

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced the 38 Defiant NXT, a next-generation welded-aluminum monohull pilothouse model based on the company’s popular 38 Defiant platform. The first new vessel, Fire Boat

Gianna Hull is third in a series of three towboats ordered at Metal Shark Alabama by FMT

Metal Shark Alabama delivers third inland towboat to FMT

Mandeville, La., headquartered Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) has taken delivery of its third 120- by 35-foot river towboat built by Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard. The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG

Metal Shark completes four-year production program for NYC Ferry

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that it has delivered the final vessel in a four-year newbuilding program for NYC Ferry, operated by Hornblower. The vessel, Time Traveler is the twelfth

Metal Shark enters the expedition yacht market

Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has introduced a 48-meter (158-foot) aluminum catamaran expedition yacht. The new Metal Shark M48, named Magnet, is the is the first-ever private recreational yacht built by the

Metal Shark introduces 70-knot military Super Interceptor

Shipbuilder Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has introduced an offshore-capable, ultra-high-performance military patrol vessel delivering 70-knot top speeds. Production of the the new welded-aluminum 52 Fearless Super Interceptor vessels is now underway at

VIDEO: Metal Shark to build next gen Miami-Dade fireboats

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build the next generation of fire boats for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade has selected the Metal Shark “50 Defiant X” fireboat, a

Metal Shark opens Croatian engineering facility

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has established a foothold across the Atlantic with the opening of a dedicated European engineering office. Metal Shark’s first location outside of the United States —Metal

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