![Rendering of two waterways commerce cutter variants: a river buoy tender (left) and an inland construction tender (right). [Image: Birdon America Inc.]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Birdon_WCC-300x225.jpg)
Birdon America starts construction on third waterways commerce cutter
Birdon America has started construction on the third U.S. Coast Guard waterways commerce cutter (WCC) vessel: Inland construction tender WLIC 1602. This milestone comes just months after beginning work on WLIC 1601