ALPENA The fleet of boats and the variety of excursions into Lake Huron in Alpena is about to increase dramatically. Lady Michigan, providing glass-bot
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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.
Versatile AMD 5000 is capable of undertaking a broadrange of waterway remediation tasks
Moran Iron Works, Onaway, Mich., has partnered with Ann Arbor, Mich., based Watermaster NA to manufacture a Jones Act compliant version of the Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine.
The video embedded below gives an insight into the capabilities of the machine, which has been successful worldwide for 30 years.
The first American-manufactured Jones Act AMD 5000 is already under construction by Moran Iron Works.
The two companies came together over a year ago and, through a series of leadership meetings in Helsinki and Onaway, they agreed to join forces in an OEM partnership.