Bahrain

ASRY gains AMPP accreditation

The leading Bahrain shipyard ASRY has received Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) accreditation for the coating of complex industrial and marine structures. AMPP, globally recognised as the leading authority for corrosion control solutions, is charged with creating and providing corrosion prevention and control standards used by industries in which corrosion is a key concern.

ASRY attained this accreditation after an extensive review and evaluation of the company’s...

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US Navy foils Iranian attempt to capture unmanned vessel in Arabian Gulf

The US Navy said it prevented a support ship from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) from capturing an unmanned surface vessel (USV) operated by the ..

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SWO Boss Wants 6 Littoral Combat Ships in Western Pacific

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jerry Brown, from Middletown, Ohio, participates in morning colors on the foc’sle aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS-18) during a port visit to Dili, Timor-Leste on Dec. 8, 2021. US Navy Photo

In the next couple of years the Navy hopes to have six Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships operating in the Western Pacific at a given time, the service’s top surface warfare officer said this week.

“In the Indy class, we continue...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/22/swo-boss-wants-6-littoral-combat-ships-in-western-pacific

Navy Moving Ahead on Combining Gear Fix on Freedom Littoral Combat Ships Marked for Decommissioning

Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11), homeported at Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Fla., arrives at the Marathi NATO Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Greece, to undergo scheduled preventative maintenance on May 20, 2022. US Navy Photo

Despite plans to decommission Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City (LCS-11) next fiscal year, the Navy is preparing funds to repair a latent issue with the ship’s propulsion system, USNI News has learned.

Sioux City, which is currently deployed...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/15/navy-moving-ahead-on-combining-gear-fix-on-freedom-littoral-combat-ships-marked-for-decommissioning

VESSEL REVIEW | Naval support pontoon workboat for Bahrain Defence Force

The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) recently took delivery of a new pontoon workboat designed to support operations at its naval installations. Built by UK-based WorkFloat, t ..

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Littoral Combat Ship USS Sioux City Now Operating in the Middle East

Littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) transits the Suez Canal, May 29. U.S. Navy Photo

In a first for the class, a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship is now operating in the Persian Gulf.

USS Sioux City (LCS-11) chopped into 5th Fleet on Saturday after operating in U.S. 6th Fleet for nearly a month.

“Sioux City is operating in support of a newly established multinational task force, Combined Task Force (CTF) 153, focused on maritime security and partner capacity building in the Red Sea,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/31/littoral-combat-ship-uss-sioux-city-now-operating-in-the-middle-east

Royal Navy joins new task force protecting Red Sea shipping

Royal Navy ships and personnel have joined a new international task force to safeguard ships passing through what is regarded as one of the world’s most dangerous w ..

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ASRY signs Greek shipyard deal

Bahrain’s Arab Ship Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ONEX Shipyards Greece with the aim of working together to share knowledge and experience in the shiprepair and other sectors.

Mazen Matar, Managing Director and Board Member of ASRY, signed the MoU on behalf of ASRY with his counterpart, Panos Xenokostas, ONEX’s President and CEO. Matar said:  “For decades now, ASRY has been working with and providing its services to the major Greek...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/asry-signs-greek-shipyard-deal/

COLUMN | What goes around comes around: Mermaid Maritime grows, Ultra Deep Solutions shrinks, whilst ADES and Tidewater close purchases [Offshore Accounts]

Ultra Deep Solutions (UDS), the Singapore based commercial diving company, formerly boasted of operating five of the shiniest and most prestigious dive support vessels (D ..

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