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Before the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle opened in November, WorkBoat visited with boat-builder Platypus Marine Inc. in nearby Port Angeles, Wash. Christopher Feffer, the shipyard's president, provided a briefing on the company's projects and business, and an overview of the Pacific Northwest boatbuilding market. The yard's business "is about a third commercial fishing, with some various tugs, a third in yachts, and about a third in government," Feffer said. Platypus Marine is in the forefront of project management. Touring the main office, plasma TVs lined entire walls, showcasing diverse projects across the company's 10-acre waterfront yard. The shipyard is currently busy erecting a 140'×110'×531 building for new construction. For a preview of what will likely be built in the new fabrication facility, look at Damen Shipyard Group's newbuild portfolio. Platypus signed a partnership deal with Damen at the 2022 International WorkBoat Show. The two companies will build a new 87.9' (26.8 meters) aluminum Jones Act fast crew supply vessel (FCS). Platypus said it will begin building a Damen FCS 2710 hybrid upon completion of its new construction building in Port Angeles. The new facility is scheduled to be completed in early 2024 and the new FCS is scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025. |