Metal Shark Boats

US boatbuilder unveils autonomous amphibious craft for military use

Metal Shark Boats' new 30-foot autonomous amphibious vehicle

Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark Boats has unveiled a new type of autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) with amphibious and semi-submersible navigation capability. Metal Shark said the ASV combines multiple technologies to meet the current and near-future warfighting requirements of the US military and its allies. Merging autonomous, amphibious, and semi-submersible capabilities with the performance and seakeeping […]

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Puerto Rico Police welcomes two more patrol boats to fleet

The Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) recently took delivery of two new patrol boats in a series built by Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana. The vessels are the seventh and eighth vessels overall that Metal Shark has delivered to the PRPD since 2016. Each of the new patrol boats has...

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Louisiana boatbuilder opens third manufacturing facility

US-based boatbuilder Metal Shark Boats is expanding its presence in its home state of Louisiana with the addition of a third manufacturing facility. Metal Shark, which recently sold its Alabama-based ship refit and repair business to Birdon America, opened a 40,000-square-foot (3,716-square-metre) manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish. Together with Metal Shark’s nearby Jeanerette and Franklin […]

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Birdon buys Metal Shark Bayou La Batre shipyard

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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https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/birdon-buys-metal-shark-bayou-la-batre-shipyard/

Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 31 – Chinese sea rescue ship, Australian flood response craft and more

Deliveries include a large rescue ship to a Chinese government agency and three flood response workboats to an Australian volunteer organisation. A future US Coast Guard cutter is launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Maryland fire department places orders for new vessels. Large rescue ship delivered to Chinese transport ministry China […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Berbice – New patrol vessel for Guyana Defence Force

US boatbuilder Metal Shark Boats has delivered a new aluminium-hulled patrol vessel to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for operation by its Coast Guard component. Named after a river in Guyana, the future GDFS Berbice will be the ninth Metal Shark vessel to join the current active GDF Coast Guard...

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | August 11 – Patrol vessels for Bulgaria, Canada and Guyana plus US Navy submarine construction

Construction is nearly completed on a new patrol vessel for the Guyana Defence Force’s maritime arm while work continues on a future US Navy submarine and the lead ship ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Fire Island Maid – Compact vehicle ferry delivered to New York operator

New York-based Fire Island Ferries has taken delivery of a multi-purpose vehicle and passenger ferry built by Metal Shark Boats of La Batre, Alabama. Designed by the Elli ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Triumph VII – Oregon inland waterway operator expands pilotage fleet

Anchorage Launch Services, an Oregon-based operator providing launch, line, pilotage, and cargo services to vessels on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, has taken deliv ..

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