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PATROL BOAT EXPORTS

HERE AND ACROSS THE BIG POND t a time when more than a few workboat builders Shark won yet another award; a contract to produce up are feeling the pain of lingering offshore malaise to 13 Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for US DOD and an oversupplied inland market that no lon- FMS partners. These boats, intended for delivery to Costa

A ger needs large quantities of barges, Louisiana-based Metal Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Gua-

Shark has found its groove in a suddenly active and highly temala, and other US FMS partner nations, will also see competitive niche market. In fact, by the end of 2018, production kick off this year. Notably, the NCPV design is

Metal Shark’s military vessels will be either in service or in the