Metal Shark is building a welded aluminum 55-by-17-ft. pilot boat for the Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association in Mississippi. Designed in-house, the new 55 Defiant Pilot represents the latest evolution in Metal Shark’s pilot boat lineup. The distinctive vessel incorporates the “faceted hull” design initially developed by Metal Shark for the U.S. Navy 40 PB program and features an enhanced version
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U.S.-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced its expansion into the country of Peru, with a new patrol boat order now in production and a multiyear coproduction agreement recently established with the state-operated Peruvian shipyard Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA-PERU SA). The first round of Peruvian Navy maritime interdiction vessels are now being built by Metal Shark in the U.S. Under a co-production
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U.S. shipbuilder Metal Shark has announced its entry into the towboat market with a contract to build three 120-ft. by 35-ft. river towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. of Mandeville, Louisiana. The four-decked, welded-steel, U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M-compliant towboats were designed by John W. Gilbert Associates Inc. and will be powered by twin Cat 3512C Tier 3 marine diesel
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