Marine Log’s TTB event will include a shipyard tour
Marine Log’s TTB – Tugs, Towboats & Barges — conference and expo, which next year is being held March 24 and 25, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Hotel, Mobile, Ala., will offer
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Metal Shark marks ferry construction milestone
Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered its thirtieth passenger vessel since June of 2017. Its latest ferry delivery, a 97-foot, 350-passenger, USCG Subchapter “K,” welded-aluminum, high-speed, low-wake catamaran, was handed
VIDEO: New Metal Shark pilot boats go to work in New Orleans
Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new pilot boats to New Orleans-based Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, LLC (BCMT). Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at its Jeanerette, production
VIDEO: Metal Shark adds autonomous vessel to stock boat program
Autonomous vessels are not only already here, but now one model is available virtually off the shelf. Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston based Sea Machines Robotics have partnered to
Metal Shark delivers foil-assisted cat
Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new excursion vessel to Southwest Florida tour and charter boat operator Pure Florida. Sea Flight is a custom 40’ x 14’ welded aluminum
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
Metal Shark gets $20.6 million Navy award
Shipbuilder Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a $20,628,477 delivery order under a previously awarded Navy contract for twelve 40-foot patrol boats, complete with basic boat equipment, shipping, long term preservation,
Metal Shark delivers 64-ft monohull pilot boat
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a custom welded-aluminum pilot boat to the Brazos Pilots Association in Freeport, Texas. The new vessel, Brazos Pilot, is a 64’ x
Brazos Pilots Association takes delivery of new Metal Shark boat
FEBRUARY 1, 2019 — The Freeport, Texas, based Brazos Pilots Association has taken delivery of its newest boat, the $2.5 million Brazos Pilot. Designed by Metal Shark and built at its Franklin,