Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new pilot boats to New Orleans-based operator Belle Chasse Marine Transportation LLC (BCMT). Both vessels were recently delivered and are now operating on the Mississippi River, providing service to BCMT’s Port of New Orleans clients.
Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at the company’s Jeanerette, La., production facility, Jet 1 and Jet 2 are 45′ welded aluminum Defiant-class monohull pilothouse vessels featuring an proven hull design, according...