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Magnet Defense LLC, the Miami-headquartered company that acquired Metal Shark Boats in January, today announced that it is beginning production of its first deliverable M48 Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), marking a milestone
Providence, R.I.-headquartered American Offshore Services (A-O-S) reports that the M/V Generater, a state-of-the-art, hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) has now successfully completed its first month of service serving the offshore wind industry
Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark has delivered the first of the two new welded-aluminum 50-foot fireboats it is building for Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Annapolis, Md. (see earlier story).
Australia’s Birdon Group reports that its Birdon America Inc. subsidiary has acquired Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre Bayou La Batre shipyard in Alabama. It says that the acquisition brings a fully developed shipyard
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
Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to receive the President’s “E” Award for Exports, the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the
DECEMBER 11, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that, as an extension of its existing relationship with Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards, the new Damen FCS 7011 fast crew supply vessel is now
OCTOBER 16, 2017 —The first two passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark under a four-vessel contract from Entertainment Cruises’ Potomac Riverboat Company division have been delivered to Washington, D.C. and
APRIL 4, 2017—The first of what will eventually be a fleet of 20 passenger-only ferries that will connect Manhattan with the other boroughs arrived in New York City on April 2. Built
MARCH 2, 2017 — The first two passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for New York’s new Citywide Ferry Service are now on the water, after being splashed at Metal
