Femco explains its actions as MV Alaed goes to Syria

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By Alex Lennane

13/07/2012

In this interesting – and sometimes amusing – response by Femco to questions about its ship MV Alaed, posed by the Financial Times, we learn that it was a commercial decision rather than political pressure that has led to it changing its flag and insurance, so that it can supply attack helicopters, rocket launchers, air-defence systems and munitions to the Assad-regime. For details on the ship’s whereabouts, go here.

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