La.’s Metal Shark delivering

The Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark announced new contracts with Latin American and Caribbean operators further expanding the firm’s presence in the region. In a recent ceremony in San Juan, the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) officially commissioned its first three Metal Shark 36-foot Fearless-class center console patrol boats. More vessels are currently in production at Metal Shark’s production facility. The company also announced delivery of its first new 33-foot Relentless-class patrol boat to the Colombian National Police. Additionally, Metal Shark announced it had been awarded a contract to produce a dozen 38-foot Defiant-class pilothouse patrol boats for the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard. Production will begin in early 2017, with deliveries commencing later in the year. (Source: Metal Shark 01/03/17)