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Taylor Althouse (Photo: BHGI)

BHGI Hires Naval Architects Althouse and Kennedy

stability booklets, and developing tank sounding tables for the company’s various vessels.Kennedy joined BHGI as a Naval Architect. Kennedy graduated from Webb Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. During her time at Webb, Kennedy interned at BHGI, Metal Shark and BLOM Maritime, Inc. where she assisted naval architects and marine engineers with internal projects utilizing Rhino, AutoCAD, and Excel. Kennedy is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), and the Institute of Marine Engineerin

Jason Marshall (Photo; Metal Shark)

Metal Shark Hires Marshall as Executive VP

Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark announced it has expanded its executive team with a newly recruited appointment from the U.S. Navy and Department of Defense Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock (NSWC). Jason Marshall joins Metal Shark as Executive Vice President – Programs, following a 30 year career with NSWC’s Combatant Craft Division (CCD).Marshall most recently served as CCD’s In-Service Systems Engineering Branch Head (2019-2023), managing the team of project managers and systems engineers responsible for the Navy’s sustainment combatant craft, high

Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corp is constantly on the lookout for quality tradesmen. (Photo: Gulf Copper)

US Shipyards: Always on the Job Hunt

with new construction and repair work for a wide range of vessels. The company says on its site that it is looking for experienced personnel in a number of trades positions.Bollinger Shipyards in Louisiana has both professional/staff administration and production trades/crafts openings listed online. Metal Shark, which on its site currently shows job availabilities at its Jaeanerette and Franklin, La. facilities, recently took to LinkedIn to announce the open positions. Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk, Va. has 87 job openings on LinkedIn, and Portland, Ore.-based Vigor has 126.Tug Pennsylvania was

Ryan Randall (Photo: TSGI)

Rendall Joins The Shearer Group

Naval architect Ryan Rendall has joined the naval architecture, marine engineering and marine surveying firm The Shearer Group, Inc. (TSGI).   Prior to joining TSGI, Rendall worked for Metal Shark Boats as a naval architect and marine engineer. He received a B.S. in Marine Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers and the Marine Technology Society.

Construction has commenced on the first new Metal Shark 75' Endurance-class catamaran at the company's new shipyard in Franklin, Louisiana. (Photo courtesy of Metal Shark)

Metal Shark’s New Yard Now Operational

Louisiana-based boat manufacturer Metal Shark announced it has commenced operations at its new shipyard, where the first of its recently announced Endurance-class catamarans is now in production. In January, Metal Shark acquired a 25-acre waterfront tract situated on the Charenton Bypass Canal in Franklin, Louisiana, and announced plans to develop the new property into a facility to support its planned aluminum and steel shipbuilding efforts for vessels up to 250’ in length. Six months later, the new facility is operational and production is underway. Metal Shark’s Franklin shipyard

Carl Wegener (Photo courtesy of Metal Shark)

Metal Shark Hires Wegener as Sales Director

Louisiana-based boat manufacturer Metal Shark Aluminum Boats has hired Carl Wegener as its Director of Commercial Sales, the company announced today. Wegener brings a diversified background in engineering, strategic planning, and business development, with over 25 years of experience in the boat and shipbuilding industry. At Metal Shark, he will utilize this background and his extensive list of industry contacts to develop the company’s relationships with operators in the passenger ferry, fast crew, utility, entertainment and pilot boat markets. Earlier this year, Metal Shark announced

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