VESSEL REVIEW | Jianzhen – New large ferry for China-Japan sailings

Jianzhen

China-Japan International Ferry (CHINJIF), a Chinese- and Japanese-owned joint venture transport company, recently commended operational sailings of a new Ro-Pax ferry built by China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding (Weihai). Named Jianzhen (鉴真号), the vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI). Hybrid setup delivering increased efficiency The newbuild has an LOA of […]

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OPINION | How to equip the US Coast Guard against China’s grey-zone operations

The US Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Munro conducts joint training with the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force replenishment ship JS Omi in the East China Sea, August 26, 2021.

America’s allies in the Indo-Pacific are getting pretty familiar with China’s grey-zone maritime behaviour, but the United States itself is ill-prepared for dealing with it. Yet it should be prepared, experts warned a US House of Representatives committee in a hearing this month. The US must not...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Dampier Legend – First boat in new RIB series for Australian volunteer rescue agency

Dampier Legend

Volunteer Marine Rescue Western Australia (VMRWA) recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for operation by its Marine Rescue Dampier station in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The aptly named Dampier Legend was designed by local naval architecture firm Southerly Designs and built in fulfillment of a contract awarded by the Western Australian […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Heavy duty RIB for Irish volunteer rescue organisation

New RIB for Ireland's Banna Rescue

Banna Rescue, an independent volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organisation grouped under the Community Rescue Boats of Ireland (CRBI) umbrella, recently took delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) built by UK-based Ribcraft. The bespoke 4.8-metre (16-foot) boat has a layout optimised for...

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OPINION | Overcoming the deliberate legal ambiguity adopted by China’s coast guard

A still image taken from footage released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines showing China Coast Guard personnel confronting a resupply mission to Scarborough Shoal

While laws should provide clarity and transparency, China’s recent orders regarding maritime jurisdiction appear to be deliberately based on ambiguity and uncertainty. This has become very evident in the past day after the latest clash with the Philippines in the South China Sea. In seeking to...

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COLUMN | Drip, drip, drip: Marinakis orders eight PSVs; DSOC jackup moves; Paratus and Northern Ocean raise capital [Offshore Accounts]

There was only one story in offshore this week, the news that Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has doubled down on this bet on the platform supply vessel (PSV) market by making the single biggest order in the entire segment in the last decade. His Capital Offshore has placed an order for four firm diesel-electric, DP2, […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Shaoguandun 01 – Electric ferry to serve rural areas in China’s Fujian Province

Shaoguandun 01

Funing Heavy Industry, a subsidiary of China’s Fujian Shipbuilding, has delivered an electric inland ferry that will be operated in Guandun Village in the eastern portion of Shaowu City in Fujian Province. Shaoguandun 01 (邵官墩01) was designed by Fujian Shipbuilding R&D and Design Institute as a...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Qifan 19 – Chinese cable-laying vessel boasts 10,000-tonne capacity

Cable-lay vessel Qifan 19

China’s Jiangsu Haixin Shipping Heavy Industry has handed over a new cable-laying vessel to Zhejiang Qiming Offshore Electric Power Engineering. The non-self-propelled Qifan 19 (启帆19) will be deployed primarily in support of offshore wind energy projects by installing submarine cables through which wind farms will supply electricity to numerous end users. Capable of working with […]

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VESSEL REFIT | Sentinel – Royal Australian Navy patrol boat converted into autonomous systems demonstrator

PBAT Sentinel

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has taken delivery of an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) as part of a broader project that seeks to expand the service’s autonomous systems capability. PBAT Sentinel is the former Armidale-class patrol boat ex-HMAS Maitland, which was retired from RAN service in 2022...

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