The Hellenic Navy acquires a former research vessel for special operations support as Japan welcomes a stealth frigate into service and new corvettes for Russia and the Philippines are launched. Construction begins on Australia’s Hunter-class frigates. Finally, ordered have been placed for frigates for the German Navy and patrol boats for Australia’s Pacific Island neighbours. […]
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Philippine Navy takes delivery of new Robert Allan designed tug duo
Josefa Slipways Inc., Sual, Philippines, has delivered the first two Robert Allan Ltd. design tugs to be built for the Philippine Navy. Designed to provide support to the navy’s surface fleet. They are the YT 027. a RAmparts 2700 harbor tug, and the AT 010, a RAmparts 3000-W ocean tug.
The YT 027 harbor tug has a length of 27.6 meters and beam of 19 meters, while the AT 010 ocean tug has a length of 30.25 meters and beam of 11.75 meters.
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South Korean yard launches future Philippine Navy corvette
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) launched the Philippine Navy’s newest guided-missile corvette in a ceremony in Ulsan on Tuesday, June 18. The future BRP Miguel Malvar is the lead ship of a new class of two corvettes ordered by the Philippine Navy from HHI in late 2021....
Tugs and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | June 18 – Harbour tugs for UK, Chinese and Greek owners plus naval support vessels for US and Philippines
Deliveries include a harbour tug for a Greek towage provider and two support tugs for the Philippine Navy. The US Navy formally names a new salvage ship. Construction starts in China on a vessel for a local owner. Finally, a UK harbour authority places a newbuilding order. Greece’s Seagate welcomes new tug to fleet Greek […]
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Two new tugs delivered to Philippine Navy
The Philippine Navy recently took delivery of two new tugs built by local shipyard Josefa Slipways. Designed by Canadian naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd, the newbuilds include one harbour tug and one ocean tug constructed to owner and Philippine flag requirements. The harbour tug YT 027...
Indonesian builder lays keel of future Philippine Navy landing ship
Shipbuilder PAL Indonesia recently laid the keel of a future landing dock (LD) ordered by the Philippine Navy. The vessel will be the third LD in the Philippine Navy’s Tarlac-class ships, which are variants of the Makassar-class landing platform docks built by PAL for the Indonesian Navy. Upon...
Philippine Navy commissions two missile-capable attack craft
The Philippine Navy recently commissioned two new fast attack interdiction craft (FAIC) into service. BRP Herminigildo Yurong and BRP Laurence Narag are the fifth and sixth in the Acero-class, which are variants of the Shaldag-class patrol boats built by Israel Shipyards. Specifically, the...
Korean firm to put up offshore wind production and ship repair base in Subic, Philippines
Private equity company Cerberus Capital Management and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have entered into an agreement for the lease of the Cerberus-owned Agila Subic Shipyard at the former US Naval Base Subic Bay in the Philippines. HHI, acting on behalf of parent company HD Korea...
Philippines Fires First Anti-Ship Missile in South China Sea Strike Test with U.S. and Australian Forces
The Philippine Navy sank a decommissioned tanker in the South China Sea with an anti-ship cruise missile during Balikatan 2024’s climactic maritime strike exercise on Wednesday morning.
BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), the flagship of the Philippine Navy, fired a C-Star...
COLUMN | Beijing’s evolving multi-pronged strategy in the South China Sea [Naval Gazing]
China’s headlong maritime expansionism depends heavily upon achieving dominance of the South China Sea (SCS) and its environs. This dominance demands the establishment of control of many areas of the sea that are currently claimed by other nations. Beijing’s chosen tools to negate such claims are...