Photo(s) by Moran Iron Works
Moran Iron Works and Ann Arbor-based Watermaster NA have partnered in a venture to manufacture the unique Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine in North America. The Watermaster machine has been sold worldwide for thirty years but not in the U.S.A. due to an import policy called the Jones Act. Because the AMD 5000 is now made in the U.S., it is a fully Jones Act-compliant vessel and is now available for purchase throughout the country.
The two companies came together over a year ago and through a series of leadership meetings in Helsinki Finland and Onaway, MI they agreed to join forces in an OEM partnership. The first machine is currently being manufactured in Onaway MI. Watermaster NA anticipates considerable growth as the U.S. marine maintenance industry becomes aware of the unique capabilities of the AMD 5000.
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The Watermaster AMD 5000 Amphibious Multipurpose Dredging machine can maneuver on land by using a pair of stern-mounted struts and its hydraulic work arm to lift, push, pull and drag itself.
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ONAWAY â Moran Iron Works partnered with Ann Arbor-based Watermaster NA to manufacture an amphibious dredging machine.
A version of the vessel has been in use worldwide for three decades, but the machine previously hadnât been sold in the U.S.
Watermaster North America was founded by brothers Jonathan and Peter Dreyfuss in 2019 after they acquired a license to manufacture and sell the Watermaster AMD 5000 Amphibious Multipurpose Dredging machine â originally designed by the Finland-based Aquamec company â in both the U.S. and Canada.
Moran Iron Works, Watermaster NA join forces December 17, 2020, by Eldin Ganic
Moran Iron Works and Ann Arbor-based Watermaster NA have partnered in a venture to manufacture the Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine in North America.
The Watermaster machine has been sold worldwide for thirty years but not in the U.S.A. due to an import policy called the Jones Act.
Because the AMD 5000 is now made in the U.S., it is a fully Jones Act-compliant vessel and is now available for purchase throughout the country.
The two companies came together over a year ago and through a series of leadership meetings in Helsinki, Finland and Onaway, MI they agreed to join forces in an OEM partnership.