Turkey’s Dearsan Shipyard has floated out the second of two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) that the company is building for the Nigerian Navy. Once completed, the OPV will have a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure, a length of 76 metres, a beam of 11 metres, a displacement of 1,100 tonnes, and...
French shipbuilder Piriou has delivered the final one of three Walo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) ordered from the company by the Senegalese Navy. Named after a former kingdom that is now part of northern and central Senegal, Cayor was being built by the Kership joint venture formed by...
Polish shipbuilder Baltic Operator laid the keel of a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) slated for the Finnish Border Guard in a ceremony in Gdansk on Tuesday, March 12. Construction of the OPV is being undertaken by Baltic Operator in cooperation with Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku and in compliance...
The Swedish Royal Navy welcomes a signals intelligence ship into service while construction continues on a Russian Navy attack submarine and a patrol vessel for the Seneg ..
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 ..
The crew of a Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel (OPV) successfully rescued all five occupants of a tug that suffered water ingress and was in danger of sinking near the D ..
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The Norwegian Coast Guard names its newest vessel while construction is ongoing on a French Navy multi-role frigate. The UK Defence Ministry orders additional warships fr ..
Italian shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Vittoria has handed over a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. P71 will be the Arm ..
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Newbuild patrol vessels have been handed over to naval operators in Malta and Australia and a Swedish-built intelligence-gathering ship is nearing delivery. The Australia ..
A new submarine enters service with the Brazilian Navy and Jamaica will soon begin operating a new boat for customs enforcement duties. Sweden is conducting trials of a n ..