Two state-of-the art monohull firefighting rescue vessels, the Burra and Girawaa, are now at work for Port Authority New South Wales in Sydney Harbour. Able to reach speeds of 27 knots, they are the fastest response vessels ever commissioned by the port authority.
Designed by Incat Crowther and built in New South Wales at Birdon’s Port Macquarie shipyard they are designed to play a pivotal role in major on-water incidents, including firefighting operations both on and from the water. They...
Australia’s Birdon Group reports that its Birdon America Inc. subsidiary has acquired Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre Bayou La Batre shipyard in Alabama. It says that the acquisition brings a fully developed shipyard into Birdon’s growing portfolio of facilities throughout the U.S. and will allow it to provide a further range of shipbuilding and repair services.
Jeanerette, La., headquartered Metal Shark acquired the Bayou La Batre shipyard in 2018 when it acquired the assets of Horizon Shipbuilding.
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Two Australian shipbuilders with significant U.S. presences chose Mobile, Ala., to announce today that they are teaming up for an Australian Army landing craft project. The two companies, Austal Ships Pty Limited (Austal) and Birdon Pty Limited (Birdon) reported that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop defense shipbuilding capability in Western Australia to deliver the Australian Department of Defence Landing Craft-Medium (“LC-M”) Project.
The formation of the...
Best Security Support Vessel – M30 – Birdon Group These immensely practical and versatile little boats are designated BEBs or bridge erection boats, but they have a m ..
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A training ship enters service with a Dutch operator while another for an American maritime school is nearing completion. Construction meanwhile starts on a new oceanogra ..
Colorado-based Birdon recently delivered 14 bridge erection boats (BEBs) to the US Army National Guard at Salinas, Puerto Rico. The primary mission of the BEBs is to prov ..
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The Port Authority of New South Wales has awarded a AU$10 million (US$7.3 million) contract to Australian shipbuilder Birdon for the construction of two new multi-purpose ..