Metal Shark snaps up Navy order worth potential $90 million

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC, doing business as Metal Shark, Jeanerette, LA, is being awarded a $29,825,856 contract for design and construction of up to 50 patrol boats for

Vietnam Coast Guard takes delivery of Metal Shark patrol boats

MAY 25, 2017 — Six new military patrol boats built by Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark have been delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard. The welded-aluminum Metal Shark 45-foot Defiant pilothouse patrol vessels

SAFE Boats and COTECMAR in co-production agreement

MARCH 16, 2017 — SAFE Boats International LLC of Bremerton. WA, reports that it has signed an agreement with Colombia’s COTECMAR shipyard to co-produce aluminum vessels for use by the Colombian military

Swiftships awarded $15 million FMS contract

JUNE 28, 2016 — Swiftships LLC, Morgan City, LA, is being awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for 28-m coastal patrol craft production material kits, 4.7-meter rigid inflatable boats, forward looking infrared system,

Damen delivers security patrol boats to Nigeria

MAY 15, 2016 — Nigeria’s C&I Leasing Plc has taken delivery of four Damen SPa 1605 ballistic-protected security patrol vessels, following successful sea trials. They will be used to provide security patrol

MTU America gets $6.8 million FMS award

DECEMBER 20, 2015 — MTU America Inc., Novi, Michigan, is being awarded a $6,868,800 firm-fixed-price contract for three shipsets of propulsion system hardware and two spare marine gears for the Israeli Navy

Australia to build 21 patrol boats for its neighbors

MARCH 6, 2015 — Australia’s Minister of Defence, Kevin Andrews, today, issued a statement announcing the Request for Tender (RFT) for up to 21 replacement – Australian-made – Pacific Patrol Boats under

Gondan books order for two patrol boats

JULY 28, 2014 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has signed a contract with the Spanish Guardia Civil for the construction of two patrol vessels. With an overall length of 20.5 m and

BMT partners with Turkish yard on Bahrain patrol boats

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 — U.K. based BMT Nigel Gee (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has again partnered with Turkey’s Ares Shipyard. This time BMT and Ares will design and build six

$1.2 billion patrol boat deal with Saudis is in the works

JULY 15, 2013 — A $1.2 billion Foreign Military sale is in the works. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 9 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia

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