The U.S. Navy announced the delivery of the seventh, eighth, and ninth 35-meter patrol boats (P-307, P-308, and P-309, respectively) to the Iraqi Navy at the Umm Qasr naval facility in Iraq, March 22, after each craft successfully completed reactivation in Bahrain. The U.S. Navy and Swiftships Shipbuilders, LLC, Morgan City, La., are supporting the [...]
The Latvian Navy’s new SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) patrol boats will be kept under Germanischer Lloyd (GL) class. GL surveyors will conduct periodic examinations throughout the life cycle of the vessels to verify that the vessels continue to be fit for purpose, technically reliable and seaworthy. Five vessels are currently planned with one, [...]
NORWAY-based boat handling system and specialised davit supplier Vestdavit has been contracted by shipbuilder Austal to supply its state-of-the-art PLAR-6500 davits to eight new Cape Class Patrol Boats (CCPBs) to be built for the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Austal will build the 58.1 m Cape Class Patrol Boats at its shipyard in Henderson, [...]
![Cameroon Navy Takes Delivery of Three New Patrol Boats]()
Cameroon navy has taken delivery of three new Boston Whaler patrol boats from the US. These boats will be used for countering threats of piracy and lawlessness. The navy evaluated the patrol boats at a presentation ceremony. Reportedly, the New Boston Whalers were bought at undisclosed cost. This purchase followed advice from high-ranking United [...]
Three high-speed patrol boats built by Strategic Marine for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been successfully delivered to the Indonesian Police Department. The patrol boats, built at Strategic Marine’s Singapore shipyards, have been specifically designed for maritime conditions in Indonesia and surrounding waters and have the capability to pursue at high speed, intercept and [...]
![Israeli Navy Prepares to Intercept Boats Heading for Gaza]()
The Israeli navy was preparing Wednesday to intercept two boats heading for Gaza that intend to try to break the Israeli blockade of the str… By Bfira Koopmans and Levon Sevunts (kansascity) Source: kansascity, November 03, 2011;
JSC Vympel Shipbuilding Plant (Rybinsk, Russia) raises production of Project 12150 Mangust fast-speed boats. The shipyard has signed contracts for 12 boats to be built in 2012, said the yard’s deputy director general for marketing Dmitry Belyakov at 15th international exhibition Interpolitekh-2011 being held in Moscow. According to him, the shipyard has delivered 6 Mangust-class [...]
Vympel shipyard renders assistance to Vietnam in batch production of Project 12418 Molniya missile boats under Russian license. The shipyard produces and sends to Vietnam component parts for first six Molniya-class missile boats in accordance with schedule, said the yard’s deputy director general Dmitry Polyakov at 15th international exhibition Interpolitekh-2011. Vietnamese shipbuilders have already started [...]
![Iraq Navy Acquires Two Patrol Boats from United States]()
The Iraq Navy has acquired two patrol boats from the United States. The Iraq Navy accepted two Swift-class patrol boats from the U.S. Navy on Aug. 13. The surface vessels would be based at Navy headquarters in Umm Qasr and patrol the northern Gulf. “The delivery of the U.S. built Swift patrol boats 304 [...]
![Malaysia: MMEA to Mobilise Ships and Fast Boats to Protect Nation’s Waters During Aidilfitri]()
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will mobilise two ships and three fast boats to protect the nation’s waters against intrusi… (Bernama) Source: bernama, August 18, 2011;
