A cruise ship operated by P&O Cruises Australia successfully rescued three stranded sailors after a mayday call off New Caledonia on Saturday, May 4. Approximately 3,000 guests were onboard Pacific Encounter when its crew received the call to help. The ship then immediately diverted its voyage to...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Auguste Benebig – Versatile French Navy patrol ship to operate out of New Caledonia
The French Navy recently took delivery of the first in a new class of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) belonging to the Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer (POM) class built by ..
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 20 – UK naval support ships plus patrol vessels for India, Denmark and France
The French Navy has a new multi-role vessel for deployment from one of France’s overseas territories while the Indian Coast Guard places a fast patrol craft into servic ..
OPINION | France belongs in the Quad
The announcement last year of a security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to procure nuclear submarines sent shockwaves across the ..
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OPINION | Indo-Pacific Endeavour shows Australia’s security found in, not from, Asia
The announcement of the AUKUS partnership has prompted the old accusation that Australia is “trying to find its security from Asia rather than in Asia” to res ..
French Navy’s first POM-class patrol vessel hits the water
Brittany-based shipbuilder Socarenam has floated out the future Auguste Benebig, the first in a new class of six offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) being built for the French ..
OPINION | How the US and Australia can be real partners in the Indo-Pacific grey zone
The United States rightly considers itself a “Pacific nation.” It has been engaged there almost since its founding—and the US west coast stretches to Guam. ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Ajie Arho – French yard completes tuna longliner orders for repeat customer in New Caledonia
Société de Développement et d’Investissement des Îles (SODIL), a semi-public asset management company based in the capital city of Noumea in New Caledonia, rece ..
Piriou completes Navimon longliner order with delivery of final three vessels
French shipbuilder Piriou has delivered the final three vessels of an order for eight longliners placed by New Caledonia-based Navimon. Hoot Ma Whaap, Ajie Arho, and ..
Western and Central Pacific tuna monitoring expedition underway
New Caledonia-based international development organisation Pacific Community (SPC) is currently conducting a research expedition to monitor the health of one of the ..