GAO clears way for Birdon to build Army boats

MARCH 18, 2014 — The GAO has rejected a bid protest, clearing the way for New Orleans based Birdon America, Inc., a subsidiary of Australia’s Birdon Pty Ltd, to supply the U.S.

Wärtsilä waterjets propel world’s fastest ferry

JUNE 23, 2013 — Wärtsilä has provided details of the role of its equipment in helping the 99 m catamaran ferry Francisco turn in speeds that shipbuilder Incat Tasmania says make it

LCS-5 will be first with new high power density waterjets

FEBRUARY 6, 2013 — The Navy’s fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), Milwaukee, will be the first to have new high-power density waterjets aimed at staving off rudder and propeller damage experienced on

Seastreak ferry had undergone major conversion

JANUARY 10, 2013—New York City morning newscasts today showed the ferry Seastreak Wall Street under tow away from Manhattan’s Pier 11 following the hard docking incident yesterday in which a total of