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Patrol boats led the pack in WorkBoat's 2019-2020 Construction Survey with 215 out of a total of 576 workboats under contract, under construction or delivered in the previous 12 months. Increased concern about evolving maritime threats and the availability of funding from the Navy, Coast Guard, Army, state departments of natural resources, FEMA, and domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies spurred the growth. Metal Shark, a leading producer of vessels for commercial, law enforcement and the military, with three shipyards in Louisiana and Alabama, produced about 200 vessels in 2020, according to CEO Chris Allard. "Of those, roughly 80% would fit into the category of patrol boats," Allard said. The boatyard builds everything from center console and smaller pilothouse vessels to high-speed interceptors and coastal patrol vessels. "The model mix is always changing, but that's a pretty accurate snapshot of what we're building as of today," he said. |