Metal Shark builds five vessels for NYC ferry service
our 32m-long and one 28.5m-long catamaran ferries will be built for NYC
Metal Shark has received orders from Hornblower, which operates the service for New York City, for four 32m-long river ferries for 350 passengers. An additional 28.5m-long, 150-passenger Subchapter T type vessel has also been ordered. All of the new vessels are currently in production at Metal Shark’s Franklin, Louisiana, shipyard, with accelerated delivery timelines calling for all five vessels to complete and deliver in 2018. The vessels are designed by Incat Crowther and powered by twin twelve-cylinder, 1,400-hp Baudouin 12M26.3 diesel engines, coupled to ZF Marine ZF3050 gearboxes and turning custom five-blade Michigan Wheel propellers. These new orders represent a continuation of Metal Shark’s relationship with Hornblower and NYC Ferry. In July of 2016, Metal Shark was selected to build six 28m-long, 150-passenger, Incat Crowther-designed aluminium catamaran ferries for the NYC Ferry System.
