The Finnish Navy’s first anti-mine vessel is nearing completion at a shipyard in Italy… (hs) [mappress] Source: hs,March 3, 2011;
The new midsize range of Wärtsilä waterjet solutions features convenient ‘plug & play’ installation that simplifies the shipyard work. This series features inboard hydraulics, as standard, for ease of maintenance and better economic and environmental performance. Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s le
Any remaining Britons still in Libya have been urged to make their way to Benghazi to board a British navy destroyer on its way to the port… (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo,March 2, 2011;
The NH90 helicopter recently made its first deck landing on an M-frigate, while the ship was under sail… (shephard) [mappress] Source: shephard, March 1, 2011;
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that Jersey Coastguard will be the first place in the world to use version 4 of its internationally recognised Search and Rescue Information System (SARIS)
British Royal Navy has formally decommissioned its Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester from service last week… (brahmand) [mappress] Source: brahmand, February 28, 2011;
MRMP issues Early Informations on Multi-annual repairs and maintenance works in the hull areas of the electric-propelled naval trainingship A958 “Zenobe Gramme”. Multi-annual repairs and maintenance works to naval vessels and associatedaccessories.Repairs and maintenance works to the logistics suppo
Russia will spend $600 billion in a massive new military procurement drive through 2020, equipping its forces with eight nuclear submarines… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, February 24, 2011;
BMT Fleet Technology, of Ottawa, Ontario is pleased to announce the start of its work on a design for the Canadian Forces’ (CF) new Joint Support Ship (JSS). This new task, awarded under a long running contract supporting the JSS Project Management Office (PMO), represents a major step towards new c
A PROUD widow collected a medal awarded to her late heroic husband who risked his life serving in the Royal Navy… (peterleemail) [mappress] Source: peterleemail, February 23, 2011;
It is almost totally silent, radiates virtually no heat and is constructed entirely from non-magnetic metals… (cnn) [mappress] Source: cnn, February 22, 2011
The chief of the Belgian navy, Rear Admiral Jean-Paul Robyns, has lauded the progress made by Kuwait during the last 20 years after the libe… By Nawab Khan (kuna) [mappress] Source: kuna, February 21, 2011;
