Seattle Marine Business Coalition member company Kvichak Marine Services has been awarded the award for ‘Large Manufacturer of the Year’ by Seattle Business Magazine, the publication reports in its June 2010 issue. The company was recognized for its versatility, environmental innovation and general business success in the face of recession.
Kvichak sells boats around the world and locally, ranging in size from 40-feet to 180-feet. Recent deliveries include pilot boats to the port of Rotterdam, Astoria Oregon and Houston Texas, Coast Guard patrol boats and US Navy support craft. The Company is the sole US builder of passenger hovercraft having built two to date, with a third now under contract. Kvichak built the two newest 40-foot harbor patrol boats for SPD.
In 2007, the Company opened a second construction facility dedicated to the production of USCG patrol boats under a contract expected to last eight-years. The partners are optimistic increasing foreign sales will spur additional employment and necessitate a third production facility in 2011.
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Seattle Marine Business Coalition is a 501c(3) non profit organization representing the interests of Seattle's marine industrial land users.
Our member companies make up the commercial fishing and marine transportation businesses in the city of Seattle.
According to a recent City of Seattle Economic Impact Study, the maritime and commercial fishing industries account for 16,000 direct jobs, paying an average of $70,750 per year in annual wages.
Maritime employment grew 3% from 2002-2008, and payroll grew 20%.
Today, the maritime and commercial fishing industries contribute $5 billion annually to Seattle's economy.
If you aren't already a member, please contact us to help support our advocacy on behalf of the maritime and commercial fishing industries.
Peter Philips,
President
(206) 284-8285
peter@RHPPublishing.com
Our member companies make up the commercial fishing and marine transportation businesses in the city of Seattle.
According to a recent City of Seattle Economic Impact Study, the maritime and commercial fishing industries account for 16,000 direct jobs, paying an average of $70,750 per year in annual wages.
Maritime employment grew 3% from 2002-2008, and payroll grew 20%.
Today, the maritime and commercial fishing industries contribute $5 billion annually to Seattle's economy.
If you aren't already a member, please contact us to help support our advocacy on behalf of the maritime and commercial fishing industries.
Peter Philips,
President
(206) 284-8285
peter@RHPPublishing.com