In the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre weekly report for 24-30 December, it informed of 3 actual incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia. Of these, 1 incident occurred while a ship anchored at Panjang Customary Anchorage, Indonesia; and 2 occurred to ships while underway in the Eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait. The…
The Australian Federal Government announced on 24-November-2017 in Canberra that Lürssen would be awarded as the Prime Contractor to deliver the Royal Australian Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The OPV program will see 12 vessels built in total. West Australian shipbuilders Austal and Civmec/Forgacs, and Government shipbuilder ASC would all be part of building the vessels, according to the Defense…
Global Market Summary. Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are the fastest growing segment of the Naval Vessels Market. At least 24 countries are known to have a total of 136 OPVs on order and 30 countries have plans for up to another 276 at a total value of over $60 billion. The total number of OPVs on order has increased by…
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