Austal Australia has been awarded a contract extension for the construction of two additional Evolved Cape-class patrol boats for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The AU$157 million (US$103.4 million) contract covers the construction and delivery of the ninth and tenth boats in the Evolved...
The western Indian Ocean – home to the island states of Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros, as well as the French territories of La Reunion and Mayotte – o ..
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The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), in partnership with Maritime Border Command (MBC), has apprehended an illegal foreign fishing vessel in Australian w ..
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decommissioned the Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Wollongong in a ceremony at HMAS Cairns on Thursday, December 8. The patrol boat, which ..
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At the recent Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo, Australia, India, Japan and the US launched the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, an initiative aimed ..
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On May 6, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) intelligence gathering vessel Haiwangxing entered Australia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), then loitered in a ..
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The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) decommissioned the Armidale-class patrol boat HMAS Maitland at a ceremony at HMAS Coonawarra, Darwin, on Thursday, April 28. The vessel na ..
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Austal Australia has delivered the first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats slated for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). ADV Cape Otway has a length of 58 metres and a ..
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By MICHAEL OUTRAM, APM, Commissioner, Australian Border Force
Mr Outram writes:
For many of us in the Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Australian shipping industry, 2021 has been another challenging year. COVID-19 continues to complicate the global movement of people and goods, while also impacting our staff and business operations.
Despite these challenges,...
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Last week, the Australian Border Force released photographs of burning Indonesian fishing vessels allegedly caught fishing illegally in Australian waters. The Border Forc ..