Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40APRIL 2017 • FOGHORN 35 HSC CODE ANNEX 10 ISO 9001:2008 Proud supplier of the New York Citywide Ferry Project MEMBERNEWS six of the Incat Crowther-designed, 149-passenger, USCG Subchapter T passenger ferries for HNY Ferry Fleet LLC (a Hornblower company), operator of New York’s CityWide Ferry Service. “Today with the launch of these first two vessels we reached an important milestone on the CityWide Ferry project, which we commenced in July,” explained Metal Shark CEO Chris Allard. “We’re on a rigorous schedule to get these boats completed and delivered on time. Fortunately we had planned the bulk of the logistics prior to the award of the contract, and we’re happy to say we’re right on schedule.” Metal Shark plans to deliver two of the New York ferries per month from March through May. “It is a massive undertaking and Metal Shark has and continues to showcase their experience and expertise in the craft of vessel construc- tion,” noted Junior Volpe, Director of Special Projects for Hornblower. “The vessels constructed will become part of an impressive fleet operating on the East River in New York this coming summer.” Meanwhile, site preparation was taking place at the yard as Metal Shark expands its operations to accommo- date increased activity. The founda- tion for a new 200’ x 80’ fully enclosed large vessel assembly building will be poured within the next few weeks, along with a stand-alone, two-story office building with over 8,000 square feet of space for Franklin’s engineering, program management, and administra- tive staff. With CityWide Ferry construction now well underway and portion of an 18-boat foreign military patrol boat order recently completed, Metal Shark is preparing to commence work on a four-boat order of 88’ passenger vessels for the Potomac Riverboat Company division of Entertainment Cruises, and a two-boat order of 105’ passenger vessels for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. n