South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will commence construction of new submarines for export customers. The submarine construction program will be undertaken with assistance from defence company the Babcock International Group. Each of the submarines that will be built will...
WORK BOAT WORLD: Sonia Malaluan has been selected to serve as the new administrator of the Philippines’ Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), taking over from Hernani Fabia. Malaluan was previously MARINA’s Deputy Administrator for Planning, serving in the post since November 2022. She has spent...
UK defence firm the Babcock International Group has completed conversion work on a former patrol boat that was once operated by the UK Royal Navy to enable it to serve as a floating clinic for areas lacking in medical infrastructure. The Vine Trust, an Edinburgh-based international volunteering charity that supports impoverished and isolated communities in […]
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The US and Russian navies commission new surface combatants into service as a UK builder lays the keel of the second in a new class of Royal Navy frigates. A Danish design firm meanwhile unveils a multi-role naval vessel capable of operating in Arctic waters. US Navy commissions littoral combat ship Marinette The US Navy […]
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WORK BOAT WORLD: UK offshore infrastructure support vessel operator the North Star Group has appointed James Bradford as its chief technology officer (CTO) as the organis ..
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An Indian Navy submarine enters service as the French Navy takes delivery of a new interceptor boat. Construction is meanwhile underway on a new amphibious ship for the Q ..
UK defence officials said it is likely an ongoing program to develop and build new frigates for the Royal Navy will be cancelled, local news outlet The Times reports. The ..
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Indonesia is a country of 17,500 islands with 80,000 kilometres of coastline. It is therefore a nation that needs to place considerable emphasis upon maritime security. T ..
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Newly launched naval vessels include an Australian patrol boat and two Indian diving support vessels that are also capable of rescuing submarine crews. Construction is un ..
UK defence and security company the Babcock International Group has started a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport in Plymouth. Over the next 10 years, Ba ..
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