b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS Metal Shark Adds New Facilitiesand Expands Workforce in LouisianaF ollowing the recent divestiture of its Alabama-based ship refit and repairbusiness,PVAmember boat builder Metal Shark is expanding its presence in its home state of Louisi-ana with the addition of a third man-ufacturingfacilityandarecruitment effort to meet customer demand.With the sale of our refit and repair businessandsteelboatbuilding operationsnowconcluded,weare refocusing our energies and doubling down on our core business: the design and construction of durable, high per-formance,mannedandautonomous welded aluminum vessels, said Metal Shark CEO Chris Allard.foot manufacturing facility in Iberiaand Franklin production facilities, the MetalSharkisaddingproductionParish,adjacenttoTabascoshead- company now boasts nearly 200,000 capacity with the opening of its thirdquartersonAveryIsland.Togethersquarefeetofenclosedmanufactur-Louisianalocation,a40,000squarewith Metal Sharks nearby Jeaneretteing space spread across 35 acres and employs nearly 400 people.Metal Shark is working to expand its workforce across all its Louisiana fa-cilities. The company is hiring for all Decarbonisation by design productiontrades,andisrecruiting naval architects, project coordinators We dont just build technology; we craft solutions thatand project engineers. In addition to make a real difference. Explore more at kongsberg.com its efforts aimed at local recruitment, Metal Shark is now offering relocation assistance for qualified welders inter-esting in finding a home in Louisiana.WhileMetalSharkcontinuesto expandinLouisiana,thecompany hasnotvacatedAlabamaentirely. Thebuilderhasretainedaportion PHOTO: METAL SHARK of its Alabama waterfront to support Kongsberg Maritimeongoing training, trials, and autono- Technologies for sustainable oceans mous testing.FOGHORN 42'