
Equipment provider ABB has secured a contract with the West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to supply six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) of the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion and automation system.

A new consortium, consisting of Karstensens Shipyard in Skagen, Hvide Sande Shipyard in Hvide Sande, and OSK Design, has been formed to construct naval support vessels for the Danish Navy.