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Gladding-Hearn delivers high-speed launch to Louisiana pilots Copy

St. Johns-class pilot boat for the Associated Branch Pilots at Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding photo

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., has delivered the 52.6’x16.11′ pilot boat Assistant to Delta Launch Services LLC, the Metairie, La.-based operating company for the Associated Branch Pilots. The pilots operate in the Southwest Pass on the Lower Mississippi River. The new boat is the fifth St. John’s-class launch built by Gladding-Hearn for Delta Launch Services.

With a draft of 4.8′, the new all-aluminum launch, a sistership to the Mississippi Delta, delivered in 2013,...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gladding-hearn-delivers-launch-to-delta-pilots-copy/

Metal Shark delivers twin pilot boats to New Orleans operator

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...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-twin-pilot-boats-to-new-orleans-operator/

Vigor, Marinette Marine deliver RB-Ms to Bahrain

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) and Vigor (Team RB-M) have delivered the first three of a six vessel RB-M contract to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 45’x14.7′ boats are part of a Foreign Military Sale to The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Coast Guard. Hulls four through six are expected to ship in 2020. A total of 182 RB-Ms have been built by Team RB-M.

FMM was the prime contractor and program manager. Vigor fabricated the vessels at its Seattle facility using high temp resistant aluminum. The RB-M’s were...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vigor-marinette-marine-deliver-rb-ms-to-bahrain/

Steiner Shipyard delivers Florida Marine’s 100th towboat

On Oct. 10, Steiner Shipyard, Bayou La Batre, Ala., delivered the 100’x34’x11″ towboat David Goin to Mandeville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters.

“This was our first boat for Florida Marine and our first Subchapter M boat,” said Tara Steiner Marshal, the shipyard’s owner and president, who took over the yard’s ownership when her father, Russell Steiner, retired earlier this year. “It was a learning process for everybody, but it turned out great. We’re building more boats for them.”

FMT...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/steiner-shipyard-delivers-florida-marines-100th-towboat/

MetalCraft Marine delivers patrol boat to Alabama

MetalCraft Marine recently launched a 34′ patrol boat for the Mobile, Ala., Police. The Interceptor was designed to give a true, soft, dry ride and that ride was tested in 4′-5′ chop at speed.

The Interceptor has a large cabin and aft deck for open work spaces for officers who work wearing a lot of equipment and 6’10” of headroom for tall personnel. The boat will spend long hours out in the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay and has adequate heat and air conditioning for the wide range of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-patrol-boat-alabama/

J&B Manufacturing completes new 50′, 27-passenger crewboat

J&B Manufacturing, Chauvin, La., delivered the new aluminum 50’x15’x7′ shallow water offshore crewboat Mister P to J&B Boat Rental in November.

Main propulsion comes from a pair of Cummins Tier 3 QSL 9 diesel engines, producing 450 hp at 2,100 rpm each. The mains connect to 30’x38′ Michigan Wheel 4-bladed propellers through ZF 325A marine gears with 2:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package will give the new crewboat a running speed of 27 knots.

The rear cargo deck measures 16’x10′ and can...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/j-b-manufacturing-completes-new-50-27-passenger-crewboat/

Safe Boats adds three more vessels to FDNY fleet

Safe Boats International (SAFE), Seattle, delivered boats 17, 18 and 19 to the marine division of the New York Fire Department during the month of August. Since 2006 Safe has built and delivered a variety of boats to FDNY ranging in size from a 27′ full cabin vessel with firefighting equipment all the way up to the 64′ Bravest with three separate fire pump stations that went into service in 2011.

All three of the new boats measure 35’3″x10′ with a 25.3″ draft but are technically called 33′ full...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/safe-boats-adds-three-more-vessels-to-fdny-fleet/

MetalCraft Marine delivers new fireboat to Kuwait

MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) has delivered its 18th NFPA Type III fireboat in 14 years.

In 2015 the Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KFSD) ordered its first FireStorm 50′, along with a 50′ STLC landing craft support craft. The KFSD liked the FireStorm 50′ so much, they bought two more in 2016. The KFSD has now received its fourth FS50.

The new FS-50 has the very latest in technology available for fire fighting and search and rescue. This is the first FireStorm powered by Volvo D13 1,000-hp twin...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-new-fireboat-to-kuwait/

Metal Shark delivers excursion boat to Florida, expands into Peru

Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new excursion vessel to Southwest Florida tour and charter boat operator Pure Florida.

Sea Flight is a custom built 40’x14′ welded aluminum foil-assisted catamaran designed and built to USCG Subchapter “T” standards and configured to carry up to 33 passengers.

Pure Florida operates a fleet of 20 vessels at its locations in Naples and Fort Myers, Fla., offering a wide range of sightseeing, river and sunset cruises, jet ski and boat rentals, jet...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-excursion-boat-to-florida-expands-into-peru/

Marinette Marine, Vigor deliver RB-Ms to Jordan navy

Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Vigor (Team RB-M) announced the deliveries of two additional 45’x14.7′ Response Boat-Mediums (RB-Ms) to the U.S. Coast Guard. These boats are part of an approved foreign military sale to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the Department of Homeland Security.

Marinette Marine was the prime contractor and program manager for the project, and Vigor built the vessels at its Seattle facility.

The Royal Jordanian Naval Force (RJNF) plans to operate the boats from...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/marinette-marine-vigor-deliver-rb-ms-to-jordan-navy/

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