Royal Navy Archives - Baird Maritime

November 17, 2020

Royal Navy support ship to assist in disaster relief operations in Honduras

Written by Baird Maritime on November 17, 2020. Posted in Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The Royal Navy is responding to a request to assist disaster relief efforts in Honduras after Tropical Storm Eta swept through the Central American nation. The supply ..

October 28, 2020

Greek minesweeper breaks in two following collision with containership in Aegean Sea

Written by Baird Maritime on October 28, 2020. Posted in Boxship World, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Salvage Operations, Ships (Naval).

A collision occurred between a Hellenic Navy vessel and a Portuguese-flagged containership in the Aegean Sea near the Greek port of Piraeus on Tuesday, October 27. The ..

October 22, 2020

UK MOD invites international bidders for support ship tender

Written by Baird Maritime on October 22, 2020. Posted in Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) will invite international companies to collaborate with local firms under a competitive tender process for the procurement of new fleet ..

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November 16, 2020

Atlas Elektronik UK delivers new Royal Navy training vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on November 16, 2020. Posted in Marine Research and Training, Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) has handed over a new vessel that will be used to train future Royal Navy officers at the Britannia Royal Naval College in Darthmouth. The 13- ..

October 26, 2020

COLUMN | Maritime forces respond to surge in drug trafficking by sea [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on October 26, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ships (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Intelligence reports indicate that the Covid-19 pandemic is having a profound effect upon the international trade in illegal narcotics. The radical reduction in airline ..

October 22, 2020

UK, Australia to cooperate on frigate newbuilding programme

Written by Baird Maritime on October 22, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

The UK and Australian governments have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the construction and delivery of new Type 26 frigates to both ..

November 4, 2020

BAE Systems delivers patrol vessel HMS Spey to Royal Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on November 4, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

BAE Systems has delivered the River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Spey to the Royal Navy at its base in Portsmouth. The vessel is the final one of five Batch 2 ..

October 23, 2020

Royal Navy frigate seizes £18 million in drugs in Persian Gulf

Written by Baird Maritime on October 23, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Sailors and Royal Marines from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose have intercepted over 450 kilograms of methamphetamine, with a wholesale value of £18 million (US$23 ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

October 14, 2020

Royal Navy’s newest OPV nearing completion of trials

Written by Baird Maritime on October 14, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The future Royal Navy River-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) HMS Spey is expected to complete its trials before the end of October. Spey is undergoing fine-tuning and ..