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Damen Signs Maintenance Contract With Netherlands Ministry of Defence
On 11th July, Damen Shipyards Den Helder signed a midlife upkeep (MLU) contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. With this contract, support ship HNLMS Pelikaan, along with hydrographic survey vessels HNLMS …
Seaspan Shipyards officially delivers first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel to Canadian Coast Guard
The CCGS Sir John Franklin is the first large vessel to be built and delivered to the Government of Canada under the National Shipbuilding Strategy
Last Thursday (Jun27), Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and the Government …
Italthai Launches second RAmparts 3200 for the Royal Thai Navy
Robert Allan Ltd announced last week that on April 9, 2019, a new RAmparts 3200 was launched by Italthai Marine in Samut Prakan, Thailand. This is the second hull built by Italthai Marine for the Royal Thai Navy, the …
Port Everglades Chosen for Commissioning of USS Paul Ignatius
Broward County’s Port Everglades will host the U.S. Navy’s Commissioning Ceremony of its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the USS Paul Ignatius, on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Tuesday, the Broward County …
Cammell Laird completes £44Mln RFA Fort Victoria Refit
Supply ship Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fort Victoria, one of the largest vessels operated by the UK Ministry of Defence, has put to sea following the completion of a £44 million refit by Birkenhead-based …
Fourth Irish OPV built to VARD 7 090 Design Commissioned by Irish Naval Services
The LÉ George Bernard Shaw, Ireland’s fourth P60 class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), built to the VARD 7 090 design, has been officially commissioned. The ship was built by the Babcock Appledore shipyard and …
Canada’s second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship structurally assembled at Halifax Shipyard
The Royal Canadian Navy's second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, is now structurally assembled at Irving Shipbuilding's Halifax Shipyard.
On Friday, May 3, the bow section of the …
Huntington Ingalls Industries Wins LCS Planning Yard Contract Worth A Potential $931.7Mln
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) announced Wednesday that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract with a potential total value of $931.7 million for planning yard …
US Coast Guard commissions newest FRC in San Diego
The Coast Guard commissioned the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego, Wednesday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be …
New Swedish SIGINT ship launched in Gdynia
Nauta Shiprepair Yard has completed the next milestone in the construction of the Swedish SIGINT ship for the Royal Swedish Navy. Outfitting and equipment installation will take place in Nauta Shiprepair Yard, after …