Gadafi saves Croatian shipyards

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Libyan leader Moamer Gadafi is saving Croatia's shipyards. That could be conclusion of the deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars for the Zagreb company Adria Mar and the Croatian shipyards. To make things even more interesting, these are not orders for tankers or similar ships, which require no added value. Over recent years, the Croatian shipyards are increasingly becoming home ports for the overhaul of Libyan war ships, and a place where new patrol ships, designed by the company Adria Mar from Zagreb, are being built for the Libyan navy and coast guard.
Judging by the comments of Mladen Saric, director of Adria Mar, the really big deals are yet to come. Above all, the Libyans are very satisfied with the quality of the already delivered PC30-LS patrol ships, and with the competitive price. Libya decided to continue the order with another 6 patrol ships. Saric told us that the next shipment will be characteristic due to their overcarriage, and thus will carry the new model OOB31.
Furthermore, this Croatian company is about to sign a contract for the construction of three 60 metre patrol ships (OPV60) for the Libyan coast guard, and these will also carry a helicopter. The Libyans accepted this project and it is currently in the project documentation phase, awaiting approval for financing from the Libyan coast guard budget. Each ship is valued at EUR 30m.