Mark Fraram of Navy Times Reports: Iraq’s New Sailors Sharpen Skills At Louisiana Training Center

For immediate release: Dec 13, 2010 (NAVY TIMES 13 DEC 10) … Mark D. Faram Morgan City, La. – Quietly, with little fanfare, the new Iraqi navy is growing in Louisiana. About an hour southwest of New Orleans in the town of Morgan City, the Swiftships shipyard isn’t only building as many as 15 new 35-meter …

Swiftships Delivers the First Two Egyptian Coastal Patrol Crafts

For immediate release: Dec 9, 2010 For Immediate Release Swiftships delivers the first two Egyptian Coastal Patrol Craft, Hulls 595 and 596.  These two craft are part of a larger Foreign Military Sales Program awarded sole source to Swiftships by the United States Navy.  The next phase of the program includes building four additional craft from …