The U.S. Navy awarded a Lockheed Martin-led team, which includes Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), a multi-billion dollar order for the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatants ships, as part of the country’s Foreign Military Sales program. These ships will be for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fincantieri will build the ships at the Marinette yard in Wisconsin. The now-definitized contract has a total value of approximately $1.3 billion dollars (USD) for Fincantieri Marinette...
The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office, Hudson, Wis., took delivery of a 24′ custom-built Lake Assault Boats, Superior, Wis., rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB) in time to serve during this summer’s active July 4th holiday weekend.
The new boat enhances the sheriff’s patrol capabilities and water-based emergency rescue operations on a 27-mile stretch of the St. Croix River, a National Scenic Riverway.
“Our stretch of the St. Croix River is a heavily used recreational area, with many cabin cruisers,...
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Superior, Wis.-based Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a manufacturer of fire, patrol, and rescue craft, has delivered a 28′ boat to the Town of Gibraltar Fire Department located in northern Door County, Wis. The craft provides emergency response and firefighting services for a large section of shoreline and islands located on Lake Michigan’s Green Bay. The purchase of the boat was funded entirely through the Gibraltar Fire-Rescue Association, a local non-profit 501(c)(3)...
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., recently introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act to strengthen Buy America requirements for federal Small Shipyard Grant funding to support U.S. businesses, manufacturers and workers. The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
While Buy American requirements already apply to the Small Shipyard Grant Program, there is a loophole in the Maritime Administration’s rules for commercially available, off-the-shelf...
Wisconsin will allot $31 million in its upcoming state budget to help Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s plan to expand its operations and bid for building the next Navy frigate class, a contract potentially worth $10 billion.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the plan at the shipyard Thursday, to help keep the shipyard’s 1,500-strong workforce and add another 400 jobs. Marinette has been building the Navy’s Freedom variant of the littoral combat ship since 2010, while Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., builds the...
Australian, British and Brazilian competitors clinched gold at the Para World Sailing Championships as the regatta drew to a close in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA.
After five days of competition in variable breeze, Matt Bugg (AUS) snapped up gold after the first ever 2.4 Norlin OD Medal Race, Will Street and Jonathan Currell (GBR) won a close RS Venture Connect Final and Christopher Symonds (AUS) and Ana Paula Marques (BRA) grabbed gold in the Men’s and Women’s Hansa 303.
Saturday’s final day...
Lake Michigan showed a different side on Friday as strong winds whipped up just off of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA at the Para World Sailing Championships.
After days of light, challenging breeze, gusts of up to 35 knots were recorded on the racing areas as a decision was made just before 12:00 to cancel the day of racing.
Saturday is the final day of the competition at the Championships and the medals will be decided.
The 2.4 Norlin OD will sail their first ever Medal Race and as Damien Seguin...