Germany’s Schottel will provide rudder propellers for the Royal Canadian Navy’s new ship handling tugs ordered from Ocean Industries Inc. Two tugs are to be delivered to the major Canadian naval base in Esquimalt, British Columbia, and two more to the base in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The first two tugs
The US Navy’s future amphibious transport dock ship USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) was successfully launched at the Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Division shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi on March 28. Lauderdale is the navy’s 12th San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship. On
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Shimakaze (DDG-172) and a Chinese fishing boat collided in the high seas of the East China Sea in the evening hours of March 30. The incident took place about 650 kilometers west of the Japanese island Yakushima, Joint Staff Japan said in a st
Ecuador’s Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos EP (ASTINAVE EP) shipyard has selected Fassmer’s MPV70 MKII design for the Armada del Ecuador new multipurpose combat vessel program. As informed, the vessel will be built by ASTINAVE EP in Guayaquil with design, engineering, technical support and material p
The first two contracts for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s combat support ship (CSS) project were awarded to RH Marine and Heinen & Hopman last week, shipbuilder Damen said. As explained, the contracts were signed with a modified working method in accordance with the current guidelines of the Netherla
The US Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Naval Station Norfolk on March 29 for New York City in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts. The ship will serve as a referral hospital for patients not infected with COVID-19, providing a full spectrum of medical care to inclu
The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) has interdicted over 3,000 kilograms of illegal narcotics including hashish and heroin in the Gulf of Aden. The frigate is deployed under Operation Manitou, Australia’s contribution to support international efforts to pro
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has taken delivery of the first of two Maya-class ballistic missile defense destroyers. The 172-meter-long Maya (DDG-179) was handed over to JMSDF by shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) at Yokohama Shipyard Isogo Works on March 19. The Aeg
About 5,000 crew on board the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific will be tested for coronavirus, a navy official said. The decision comes after additional positive cases of COVID-19 have been discovered aboard the warship. “We are taking this threat very seriously and a
Germany’s manufacturer of propulsion systems Schottel has secured several orders to provide propulsion systems for US Navy vessels. The order includes five workboat docking vessels and two YTL tugs – all of which are to be built at the Modutech Marine Inc. yard in Tacoma, Washington. As explained by
Three sailors aboard the US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt underway in the Pacific Ocean were diagnosed with COVID-19 and were evacuated from the ship, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly said. “We’ve identified all the folks they’ve had contact with, and we’re quarantining them as
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) units entered the Black Sea on March 23 for routine operations in the area, including upcoming exercises with the Georgian Navy. The task unit is composed of three frigates from Canada, Italy and Turkey, commanded by Italian Navy Rear Admiral Paolo Fantoni. T
Last week, Huntington Ingalls Industries said that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division completed the third and final round of sea trials for the US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). “DDG 119 just completed a very successful sea trial demonstrating shipboar
