Ribcraft

Ribcraft enters production phase of $80 million Navy contract

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Marblehead, Mass, based rigid inflatable boat specialist Ribcraft USA reports that it recently entered the production phase on its five-year IDIQ contract with the United States Navy to build the standard 7- meter RIB. Under the multi-year contract, Ribcraft will build up to 278 of the 7-meter rigid inflatable boats worth approximately $80 million. This is thought to be the largest single contract based on number of boats ever awarded by the United States Navy.

Under the multi-year contract,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ribcraft-enters-production-phase-of-80-million-navy-contract/

Ribcraft awarded multiple contracts for California

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently took delivery of two new Ribcraft 5.85s. Delivered to the southern district which covers all of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles and San Diego counties, the new Ribcraft will be operated by one or two wardens for patrol and enforcement operations. At just over 19′, these RIBs can be easily trailered and launched while still delivering open water performance along the Southern California coast.

The new boats are powered by Yamaha 115-hp...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/ribcraft-awarded-multiple-contracts-for-california/

Ribcraft wins $43 million Navy contract

Ribcraft, Marblehead, Mass., a manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for law enforcement, safety professionals, and military agencies, announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company a five-year indefinite quantity contract worth up to $43 million.

Under the contract, Ribcraft will build and deliver an estimated 48 of the 11-meter expeditionary mine counter measure boat. Ribcraft has also been providing the Navy with 7-Meter (23′) shipboard RIBs since 2014.

“The awarding of this...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/ribcraft-wins-43-million-navy-contract/

Ribcraft wins contract to supply 39′ RIBs to Navy

Ribcraft, Marblehead, Mass., a manufacturer of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for law enforcement, safety professionals, and military agencies, announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded a five-year indefinite quantity contract to the company to provide the 11-meter RIBs.

Under the contract, Ribcraft will build and deliver the Expeditionary Mine Counter Measure Boat. The boatbuilder has also been providing the Navy with 7-meter (23′) shipboard RIBs since 2014.

The new RIBs will serve to support...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/ribcraft-wins-contract-to-supply-39-ribs-to-navy/

Patrol boat technology, missions continue to evolve

U.S. boatbuilder Metal Shark brought a 38′ Defiant patrol boat to the Multi-Agency Craft Conference last year in Baltimore. Along with its partner ASV Global, what set the team’s SharkTech patrol boat apart from the others was that it was an autonomous vessel, which can be custom configured for military, law enforcement, fire rescue, and other commercial markets.

At the time, Chris Allard, Metal Shark’s CEO, said, “The industry has watched and waited as autonomous technology has matured from its...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/patrol-boat-technology-missions-continue-to-evolve/

Ribcraft delivers new police boat to Lowell, Mass.

Located on the Merrimack River in Massachusetts, the Lowell Police Department recently took delivery of a new Ribcraft 5.85 for patrol and enforcement duties as well as search and rescue operations. The new Ribcraft increases the department’s on-water presence and visibility and greatly expands its response capabilities on an increasingly busy stretch of water with good public access, a large beach, collegiate rowing clubs and boathouses, and growing weekend recreational boating activity.

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https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/ribcraft-delivers-new-police-boat-lowell-mass/

New York Media Boat a front-row seat to the city

This Ribcraft 9-meter rigid hull inflatable is the workhorse of New York Media Boat. Kirk Moore photo.

It’s autumn in New York, but winter feels close as captain Eric Rosen takes the New York Media Boat 10 a.m. tour at 24 knots up a breezy Hudson River.

Bundled in anti-exposure suits, a dozen customers on saddle seats get a 90-minute closeup of New York City, riding a 30’rigid hull inflatable that Ribcraft, Marblehead, Mass., built for New York Media Boat’s diverse missions.

Started as a media support business in 2012, the company today runs a thriving adventure sightseeing and private charter...

https://www.workboat.com/news/passenger-vessels/new-york-media-boat-a-front-row-seat-to-the-city/