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Silver Ships completes six riverine patrol boats for U.S. Navy

Silver Ships has completed the construction of six riverine patrol boats (RPB) under a contract award worth $6.12 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The vessels were designed and constructed as a part of the United States Navy Foreign Military Sale (FMS) program and will benefit a Pacific region ally. Each RPB was inspected and accepted by the Navy and await overseas shipment.

The six custom-designed riverine patrol boats are uniquely engineered to successfully operate in shallow and...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/silver-ships-completes-six-riverine-patrol-boats-for-u-s-navy/

Marell Boats and Scania to introduce hybrid interceptor

Swedish boat builder and designer Marell Boats has teamed with Scania Power Solutions to develop a next generation 17.4-meter interceptor with a hybrid driveline, the M17 Patrol.

The vessel is being developed in response to requests from operators, police, military, and other government agencies for high-performance boats with hybrid drive systems that can operate at high speeds during long distance transits with low environmental impact. At the same time, the boats should also be able to...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/marell-boats-and-scania-to-introduce-hybrid-interceptor/

SAFE Boats wins Ukraine-linked patrol boat order

As tensions over Russian threats to Ukraine mount, SAFE Boats International, Bremerton, Wash., has been awarded a contract under a U.S. security assistance program that includes a focus on enhancing Ukraine’s capacity to defend its territorial waters and that could see a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine of up to 16 Mark VI patrol boats worth an estimated $600 million.

According to a December 30, 2021, Department of Defense announcement, SAFE Boats has now been awarded a $25,556,452...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/safe-boats-wins-ukraine-linked-patrol-boat-order/

Uptick in recreational boating spurs patrol craft sales

Fort Lauderdale, Fla, based rigid inflatable boat (RIB) builder Fluid Watercraft says that police departments across the U.S are increasing their patrol boat fleets in response to a surge in recreational boating activity that has followed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reflecting this trend, Fluid Watercraft’s recent deliveries have included a 28-foot Patrol 880 to the Hollywood, Fla., police department and two 25 foot Patrol 780s, one to the Ottawa, Mich., Sheriff’s office and the other...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/tugs-barges/uptick-in-recreational-boating-spurs-patrol-craft-sales/

Port of Corpus Christi takes delivery of new security boat

The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, has added a new state-of-the-art patrol boat to its security force.

The new 44-foot port security boat was purchased using a combination of Port Security Grant Program funds from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as matching funds from the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. Following purchase approval by the Port of Corpus Christi Commission in November 2019, the new vessel was...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/port-of-corpus-christi-takes-delivery-of-new-security-boat/

Metal Shark delivers 85′ patrol boat to the Dominican Republic

Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered an 85’x19.5′ welded aluminum Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Dominican Republic’s navy.

Christened “Betelgeuse” in keeping with the Dominican tradition of naming military vessels after constellations, the new patrol craft was built at Metal Shark’s Franklin, La., shipyard and officially incorporated into the Dominican navy during a ceremony at the Las Calderas Navy Base on Aug. 6.

The vessel has been delivered to the Dominican Republic under a $54...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-85-patrol-boat-to-the-dominican-republic/

MetalCraft Marine delivers CBRN patrol boat to Los Angeles

MetalCraft Marine has delivered an LA Port Police Boat, a new breed of CBRN detection patrol boats. A very fine bow entry is the critical design feature of all the Interceptor model line. Its high-speed rough water performance allows the operators to go offshore to inspect incoming ships before they enter the port for nuclear and chemical hazardous contaminants.

The boat is designed for rough water with structure design to ISO 12215 and, equally important, stability to ISO 12217 Category B. Cat...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-cbrn-patrol-boat-to-los-angeles/

Metal Shark delivers latest law enforcement boat to Puerto Rico

Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new 36′ welded-aluminum patrol boat to the Policia Municipal de San Juan (San Juan Police Department), its newest customer in Puerto Rico.

The new patrol boat is a 36 Fearless stepped-bottom center console vessel built at Metal Shark’s Jeanerette, La., production facility and custom-configured to meet the requirements of the San Juan Police Department. The high performance craft has been equipped with triple 300-hp Suzuki outboard engines and reaches a top...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-latest-law-enforcement-boat-to-puerto-rico/

Metal Shark to begin full production of next generation Navy patrol boat

Shipbuilder Metal Shark and the U.S. Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navy’s incoming standardized 40 PB patrol boat platform, and full-rate production is now imminent.

Developed as the replacement for up to 160 patrol vessels deployed worldwide with Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Coastal Riverine Forces (CRF), Metal Shark’s 40 Defiant design was selected in late 2017 from a field of seven competing shipbuilders.

Metal Shark produced...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-to-begin-full-production-of-next-generation-navy-patrol-boat/

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