Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark has won an order for five high-speed ferries for Hornblower, a New York City operator.
Four 350-passenger ships and a 150-passenger vessel will be delivered in 2018.
The ferries are designed by Incat Crowther and powered by twin 12-cylinder, 1,400-horsepower Baudouin diesel engines.
They will travel at 24 knots.
The deal follows one in 2016 from Hornblower for six 150-passenger ships for New York.
“As proud as we are of our previous record of on-time deliveries to Hornblower, it’s even more of an honour that the client returned to us to produce these significantly larger vessels under even more challenging timelines,” said Chris Allard, CEO of Metal Shark.
“Over the past few months we have been working closely with Hornblower to meet the demands of these accelerated-delivery orders. Our client’s confidence in us speak volumes, and our team is 100% up to the task."
