Following a public tender, Socarenam-Mauric consortium has been awarded the contract by the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) to design and build an “innovative” offshore patrol vessel.
Power4Future, part of Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri, has completed the final operational test of the lithium-ion battery system (LBS), intended for the Italian Navy’s U212 near future submarines (NFS), at the Piedimonte San Germano facility.
Damen Shipyards Cape Town, a subsidiary of Dutch shipbuilding major Damen, has delivered a fast crew supplier (FCS) 3307 patrol vessel to Nigerian Homeland Integrated Offshore Services (Homeland IOSL).
The Russian Navy has welcomed the latest Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk built at the Sevmash Shipyard in northwestern Russia.
Naval power has emerged as a central element in these power struggles, with nations increasingly focused on enhancing their maritime capabilities and expanding their fleets.
Poland has inked a contract with the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) for the construction of a naval rescue ship, which will be a part of the Ratownik program.
The second patrol icebreaker of Project 23550, Nikolay Zubov, under construction at the Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg, was launched on December 25, 2024.
Dutch shipbuilding major Damen Naval has inked a contract with compatriot design, engineering, and support service provider Nevesbu for the platform engineering scope of the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) frigate for Colombia.
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the construction of new Type F127 air defense frigates for the German Navy.
The German government has signed a contract in Koblenz with shipbuilding major thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the construction of four more submarines in the Type 212CD program.
The keel for the sixth mine countermeasure vessel of Project 258 Kormoran II was laid at Remontowa Shipbuilding on December 16, 2024.
Türkiye’s shipbuilding company STM has secured a contract to build two logistics support vessels for the Portuguese Navy.
Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Dolphin Shipyard has unveiled that the Bulgarian Navy’s second multipurpose modular patrol vessel (MMPV) was launched at its shipyard.
Damen Naval, a dedicated naval shipbuilding division of the Damen Shipyards Group, has reported that the Dutch Navy’s combat support ship Den Helder (A834) arrived in Vlissingen after completing its maiden voyage and sea trials.
