The Coast Guard (including its heritage services) have employed boats since the beginning. Boats are just as important, if not more so, than ever.America’s first “boat force” came about in 1878, with ...
JEANERETTE, La. (AP) — Metal Shark Boats says it’s expanding its Jeanerette shipyard again. Company President Chris Allard and Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday the expansion will create 88 new jobs with ...
Metal Shark was awarded a share of a $290 million contract to build as many as 73 patrol boats for the Navy. The Jeanerette-based shipbuilder has already built 42 40-foot patrol boats for the Navy and ...