On 1 May, Finnish warship FNS POHJANMAA said farewell to Operation ATALANTA. The flagship of the Finnish Navy patrolled the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden for three months after integrating into the European Union Task Force. POHJANMAA complied effectively and efficiently with all tasks she was given
Three ships and more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) arrived in Phuket, Thailand, May 1, for a scheduled port visit. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) and guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) are a
A top shipbuilder in South Korea has developed a vertical launching system (VLS) to be installed on heavy attack submarines that will be dep… (defensenews) [mappress] Source: defensenews, May 3, 2011;
Undersecretariat for Defense Industries, reportedly having awarded over 60 military boat and naval vessel project to local shipyards, now negotiates over several other new projects with the yards.However these new projects are intended for sale as the undersecretariat revealed talks with prospective
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, a veteran warship commander, today took over as the first three-star Chief of Staff of the Vishakhapatanam-based E… (timesofindia) [mappress] Source: timesofindia, May 2, 2011;
PORTLANDERS declared it a ‘proud and moving day’ when the island’s namesake warship crew exercised their freedom of the borough with a parad… By Laura Kitchin (dorsetecho) [mappress] Source: dorsetecho, May 2, 2011;
You might say the tugs operated by American company Wilmington Tug have doubled their range of strokes. Instead of their old two-stroke engines, they are now driven by fourstroke MTU Series 4000 power units. The story behind the change is that the in land waterway vessels and tankers they have to to
USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) arrived at the boat’s new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 1, after completing a homeport shift from Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 in Guam. City of Corpus Christi, known by the crew for the ship’s motto “For God and Country,” departed Guam April 1
Procurement contract for two French Mistral class assault landing ships for Russian Navy will be signed not earlier than the next year, since its preparation is… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, May 2, 2011;
The warships of the navies of China and Pakistan on escort mission in the Gulf of Aden and the waters off the Somali coast held their first… (pakistantimes) [mappress] Source: pakistantimes, May 2, 2011;
Governor Dannel P. Malloy was pleased to see the U.S. Navy’s announcement awarding a $2.4 million contract for the construction of a replace… [mappress] Source: governor, May 2, 2011;
Iranian Navy has foiled attempts by pirates to hijack an Iranian cargo ship off Pakistan’s southern coasts… (tehrantimes) [mappress] Source: tehrantimes, May 2, 2011;
For the first time since 1989, the U.S. Navy has ordered two fast-attack submarines in a single year, both of which will be built in part at… By Peter Frost (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: , May 1, 2011;
The Iranian Navy dispatched its 14th flotilla of warships to the Gulf of Aden to protect the country’s cargo ships and oil tankers against S… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, May 1, 2011;
