Russian shipyard Sevmash will begin sea trials for the three new generation nuclear powered submarine, which are under construction at the s… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand ,March 09, 2011;
Griffon Hoverwork has designed a brand new craft, the 2450TD, with significant design input from the Swedish Coastguard. The 2450TD is based on the popular 2400TD design but, as the Coastguard wanted to transport their snowmobiles, the dimensions and payload of the craft were increased. The Swedish
The Royal Navy amphibious landing ship HMS Bulwark has returned to the Royal Navy’s operational fleet and is ready for any tasking worldwide. The ship has emerged on time and budget from an 11-month upgrade and maintenance period by Babcock in its base port of HM Naval Base Devonport, Plymouth. The
The UK’s largest crane, which will be used to help assemble the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, passed under the Forth bridges last week on its way to Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard in Fife. The crane, which has been christened ‘Goliath’, arrived after a sea voyage from Shanghai
CROWDS of well-wishers flocked to Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal to get a last glimpse inside Cammell Laird warship HMS Campbeltown… (liverpooldailypost) [mappress] Source: liverpooldailypost,March 7, 2011;
At Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, on February 2, the second Multi-Mission Frigate under construction for the Royal Moroccan Navy, was rolled out of the assembly hall. The 98 metre long ship has been constructed entirely on land at the DSNS yard at Vlissingen-East and is now ready, o
Russia has started the mooring trials of the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya (erstwhile Russian Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier), at its… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand,March 4, 2011;
Kongsberg has completed the world’s longest multi-sensor AUV pipeline survey using one of its cutting-edge HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV). The pipeline inspection took place February 9th – 11th 2011, in the Hjelte fjord near Bergen, Norway and the HUGIN 1000 was operated from the Ro
2011 looks to become a busy year for the Zvezdochka shipyard outside Arkhangelsk as the Russian Navy has ordered maintenance of nearly 300 v… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver,March 4, 2011;
The Naval Shipyard Gdynia (SMW) will build French submarines for the Polish navy, wyborcza.pl reports… (wbj) [mappress] Source: wbj,March 3, 2011;
Russia estimates a contract with France on the construction of four Mistral class helicopter carriers for the Russian Navy to be worth at le… (en.rian) [mappress] Source: en.rian,March 3, 2011;
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been selected to supply a unique replenishment-at-sea (RAS) system to the Royal Navy. It will enable heavier-than-ever loads to be transferred between moving ships, more than doubling the amount of vital supplies which can be moved per transfer. Rol
