Birdon Archives - Baird Maritime

July 22, 2021

NSW Port Authority orders two new firefighting boats

Written by Baird Maritime on July 22, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Firefighting.

The Port Authority of New South Wales has awarded a AU$10 million (US$7.3 million) contract to Australian shipbuilder Birdon for the construction of two new multi-purpose ..

April 16, 2018

Birdon delivers bridge erection boats to US Army

Written by Baird Maritime on April 16, 2018. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

A family-owned Australian engineering firm Birdon has delivered the first of 374 bridge erection boats (BEB) to the US Army.
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October 31, 2019

EDITORIAL | Sydney Ferries fiasco

Written by Neil Baird on October 31, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Work Boat World Features.

Australia: It could be said that the only thing keeping the New South Wales Liberal/National coalition state government in power is the even greater incompetence of its A ..

October 23, 2019

Jianglong lays keel of new Emerald-class vessel for Sydney Ferries

Written by Baird Maritime on October 23, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ferries.

Jianglong Shipbuilding has held a keel-laying ceremony for a new Emerald-class passenger catamaran ordered by Australia’s Sydney Ferries. The Incat Crowther-designe ..