Israel Archives - Baird Maritime

March 30, 2020

COLUMN | Israel emerging as a maritime power [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on March 30, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Submersibles (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Since its formation in 1948, using a motley collection of old vessels, the Israeli Navy (IN) has developed into a technologically advanced and ruthlessly efficient force. ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

October 21, 2019

EDITORIAL | The maritime security sector takes off

Written by Neil Baird on October 21, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Maritime Security World, Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

It seems as though there has been a continuous boom in the maritime security sector ever since the New York Twin Towers terrorist attacks in September 2001. While it was ..

September 12, 2019

COLUMN | UN and Lebanese naval security operation continues as regional tensions rise [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on September 12, 2019. Posted in Maritime Security World, Work Boat World Features.

Strategically located, multi ethnic, multi-faith Lebanon is frequently the focus for regional security problems. These are often maritime in nature. There are sea border ..

December 19, 2019

Honduran Navy’s newest OPV departs on delivery voyage

Written by Baird Maritime on December 19, 2019. Posted in Regulation & Enforcement, Ships (Naval).

The Honduran Navy’s newest offshore patrol vessel (OPV) has departed the facilities of Israel Shipyards and set sail on its delivery voyage to its new operators. ..

October 9, 2019

Energean Power FPSO hull floated out at COSCO Shipyards

Written by Baird Maritime on October 9, 2019. Posted in Offshore Processing & Storage.

The hull of the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Energean Power has been floated out at the Zhoushan facilities of COSCO Shipyards. Additional ..

July 24, 2019

Israel’s MDA gets new ambulance boat

Written by Baird Maritime on July 24, 2019. Posted in Search and Rescue.

Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national emergency medical services provider, has taken delivery of a new ambulance boat for use in water rescues.

November 21, 2019

Israel Shipyards to design replacement for Sa’ar 4.5 missile boats

Written by Baird Maritime on November 21, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Israeli Ministry of Defense has selected local shipbuilder Israel Shipyards to design a new class of eight combat vessels to replace the Israeli Navy’s ..

September 17, 2019

COLUMN | What do the Saudi Arabian drone attacks mean for the offshore industry? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 17, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Offshore World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Monday opened with the most significant spike in the oil price since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990, with Brent crude shooting up 20 per cent to over US$70 per ..

June 11, 2019

Arsonist arrested in raid on MSC vessel in Haifa

Written by Baird Maritime on June 11, 2019. Posted in Boxship World, Maritime Security World.

A stowaway has been apprehended and taken into custody by Israeli authorities after he attempted to start a fire on an MSC containership anchored off Haifa on Sunday, ..