Italy orders fourth new generation OPV
Hard on the heels of its recent order for five new minehunters, the Italian Navy has exercised a EUR 236 million (about $260 million) option for a fourth new generation offshore patrol
offshore patrol vessel
Canada’s Team Vigilance launches OPV program bid
Fincantieri’s Canadian=headquartered Vard Marine Inc. naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary unveiled its design for the Vigilance-class Offshore Patrol Vessel at this week’s CANSEC event in Ottawa. Vard Marine is part of
Two yards win Canadian Coast Guard vessel life extension contracts
Verrault Navigation Inc., Les Méchins, Quebec, and Newdock,St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, have been awarded contracts for the vessel life extension (VLE) of CCGS Martha L. Black and CCGS Leonard J. Cowley,
VIDEO: Versatile Vard OPV design gains LR AiP
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its Approval in Principle (AiP) to Fincantieri’s Vard Marine Inc. subsidiary for its Vard 7 125 next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The design of the 125-meter vessel
Next gen Vard patrol vessel gains AIP
Vard Marine, Inc. has gained approval in principle from ABS for its 115 meter next generation offshore patrol vessel (NGOPV) design. The Vard 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission
ABS and Israel Shipyards collaborate on 3D model project
ABS is approving Israel Shipyards’ 3D models as part of its plan review of the shipbuilder’s 45-meter multi-mission Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). “Israel Shipyards is our latest partner where we have been
VIDEO: Hull Vane retrofit dramatically boosts French OPV’s performance
JULY 12 2018 — The French Coastguard (Affaires Maritimes) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Thémis has become the first vessel in France to be be given a hydrodynamic upgrade by retrofitting it with
Lürssen awards Civmec significant Australian OPV contract
APRIL 17, 2018 — Civmec, the Australian heavy engineering specialist whose subsidiaries include Forgacs Marine and Defence, has been awarded a key Offshore Patrol Vessel contract. Back in January, Australia’s Minister for
Qatari Coastguard orders nine more vessels at Turkish shipyard
MARCH 23, 2018 — BMT and Turkey’s ARES Shipyard (ARES) report that the Qatari Coastguard has signed an order for an additional nine vessels. The order was officially signed during DIMDEX (Doha
MAN delivers gensets for first Italian Navy multipurpose OPV
OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Following an order won in October 2016, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has delivered the gensets for first new Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel and secured an order