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All American Marine

All American

Marine travel, ultra-low wake, industry-leading fuel ef? ciency, and

A A MLL MERICAN ARINE all fully customizable depending on the application.

All American Marine got its start more than 30 years ago

Recent deliveries from AAM include Swiftsure high- specializing in the construction of aluminum ? shing vessels speed catamaran ferry for Puget Sound Express, Skana and used from California to Alaska. But the Paci? c Northwest Spirit of Matushka tour boats for Major Marine Tours and boatbuilder adapted to changing markets in the ’90s, and Storm Petrel research vessel for NOAA. Notably, AAM last today it is a builder of custom-tailored aluminum high- year launched Sea Change, a zero-emissions, hydrogen fuel speed passenger boats, hybrid vessels, dinner cruise boats, cell-powered ferry that will operate in the California Bay patrol and research vessels. In 2017, AAM relocated to a Area. It is the ? rst hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the U.S. new state-of-the-art facility in Bellingham, Wash., where all

AAM is currently building a 73’ Windfarm Support Sur- of its vessels are built in a 57,000 sq. ft. production facility vey Vessel for Geodynamics, 50’ Tour Vessel for Iruka Ha- adjacent to Bellingham Bay. The production shop contains waii and a 65’ research vessel for the University of Hawaii. seven overhead bridge cranes, a brake press, shear, CNC router cutter and a laser-leveled construction platform.

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AAM has exclusive North American building rights

This summer, Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA with one of the world’s top naval architects and design- ers, Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design, in Auckland, New emerged as having won a contract to build up to 11 medi-

Zealand. The unique Teknicraft design incorporates the um-endurance Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) for the U.S. use of a cutting-edge hull shape and an optional hydrofoil Coast Guard. The competition was ? erce, with a number of the country’s top yards bidding for the signi? cant program. system in catamarans to create lift and enhance vessel per- formance. Unique design characteristics ensure high-speed The initial $208.26 million award supports detail design 36 | MN October 2022