Cameroon, Georgia Receive FMS for Metal Shark Patrol Boats
Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded two U.S. Coast Guard Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts to produce patrol boats for the maritime forces of Cameroon and the Republic of Georgia. Each contract includes a Metal Shark 38 Defiant patrol boat, transport trailer, spare-parts package, and operator training. The vessels will be constructed at Metal Shark's production facility in Jeanerette, Louisiana.The welded-aluminum 38 Defiant is a military and law-enforcement patrol platform designed to support coastal patrolā¦
EU Proposes Extending Sanctions on Russian Oil to Georgian, Indonesian Ports
The EU has proposed extending its sanctions against Russia to include ports in Georgia and Indonesia that handle Russian oil, the first time it would target ports in third countries, a proposal document showed on Monday. The proposal, reviewed by Reuters, wouldadd Kulevi in Georgia and Karimun in Indonesia to the sanctions list, meaning European companies and individuals would be barred from carrying out transactions with the two ports.The sanctions package, which would be the 20th imposed by the EU over Russia's actions in Ukraineā¦
