November 2023
In our annual workboat issue, we look at green deliveries of pilot and patrol boats and support vessels. Also, get a first-person account of the Freemantle Highway salvage story.
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Silver Ships completes six riverine patrol boats for U.S. Navy
Silver Ships has completed the construction of six riverine patrol boats (RPB) under a contract award worth $6.12 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The vessels were designed and constructed as
MetalCraft Marine wins $31 million USCG Interceptor contract
MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) has been awarded a $31 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) as part of its Long-Range Interceptor (LRI) III program. This is the second contract MCM
Marell Boats and Scania to introduce hybrid interceptor
Swedish boat builder and designer Marell Boats has teamed with Scania Power Solutions to develop a next generation 17.4-meter interceptor with a hybrid driveline, the M17 Patrol. The vessel is being developed
SAFE Boats wins Ukraine-linked patrol boat order
As tensions over Russian threats to Ukraine mount, SAFE Boats International, Bremerton, Wash., has been awarded a contract under a U.S. security assistance program that includes a focus on enhancing Ukraine’s capacity
November 2021
What’s trending in the workboat world? Find out in our November issue, with a focus on patrol and pilot boats, other workboats and more!
Bollinger celebrates commissioning of FRC 45
Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards LLC joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, Pa., October 15, for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response
Lake Assault expands dealership network
Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Industries and a leading manufacturer of fire, patrol, and rescue craft, has named Banner Fire Equipment, Inc.—of Roxanna, Ill.—as its sales and service dealership for Arkansas,
Uptick in recreational boating spurs patrol craft sales
Fort Lauderdale, Fla, based rigid inflatable boat (RIB) builder Fluid Watercraft says that police departments across the U.S are increasing their patrol boat fleets in response to a surge in recreational boating
Lake Assault Boats will showcase multipurpose response vessel at FDIC
The Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff’s Office has five Lake Assault Boats vessels on duty or on order. One of them will be front and center in Lake Assault’s booth at the upcoming