All American building new Texas law enforcement vessel

The new vessel will be constructed at All American Marine’s new 57,000 sq. ft. facility on Bellingham Bay. All American Marine rendering

All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., together with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TWPD), has announced the signing of a contract for the construction of an 80’x27′ aluminum catamaran for operation in Texas state waters as well as offshore capabilities in the Gulf of Mexico. This vessel will be constructed at All American Marine’s new state-of-the-art 57,000 sq. ft. facility on Bellingham Bay. All American Marine is the exclusive builder for Teknicraft Design Ltd....

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WorkBoat names its 2018 Boat of the Year

The Enhydra is the first aluminum hulled, lithium-ion battery plug-in hybrid vessel built in the U.S. Red and White Fleet photo

WorkBoat recognized the 10 Significant Boats of 2018 and named its Boat of the Year at an awards ceremony at the International WorkBoat Show Thursday morning. The 2018 Boat of the year was the Enhydra, a 600-passenger hybrid tour vessel built by All American Marine for Red and White Fleet.

Designed by Teknicraft Design, the Enhydra is BAE System’s third and largest boat to be powered with its hybrid system, called HybriDrive.

“The system is fully automated, it assesses the power loads, both hotel...

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WorkBoat names its Significant Boats of 2018

The Enhydra is the first aluminum hulled, lithium-ion battery plug-in hybrid vessel built in the U.S. Red and White Fleet photo

WorkBoat has named its 10 Significant Boats of 2018. This year’s list included four passenger vessels, two of them ferries. Other selections: two ATBs, a tug, water taxi, towboat, fire-rescue boat and an LNG bunker barge.

Six of the vessels were built at Gulf of Mexico shipyards, two were built at West Coast yards, and two at Great Lakes shipyards. The 10 boats will be recognized at an awards breakfast at the International WorkBoat Show on Thursday, Nov. 29. The breakfast will culminate with the...

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