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ACI Boats Wins $3 Million Commercial Fishing Vessel Build Contract
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ACI Boats Wins $3 Million Commercial Fishing Vessel Build Contract

Port Townsend, Wash.-based ACI Boats on March 8 announced the official award of a $3 million dollar contract with American Samoa’s Department of Commerce for four “Super Alia” commercial fishing vessels. All four boats are to be manufactured at ACI Boats’ facility in Port Townsend, Wash. The vessels themselves are to be 38’x14’ semi-displacement catamarans, designed by ACI Boats and Coastwise Marine Design. “On behalf of Madam Director Petti Matila, we at (the Department of Commerce) look forward to working with (ACI Boats) in bringing this great economic development project to fruition for the ASG and people of American Samoa but especially the fishing community and local fresh fish industry, ASG Fisheries Economic Development Coordinator Tamatoa Tony Lankilde said. “We are e...