Naval Auxiliary/Support (Naval, Security)

The US Navy expeditionary sea base USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. at her christening ceremony in San Diego, March 7, 2026
Naval Auxiliary/Support

US Navy takes delivery of final expeditionary sea base

Will Xavier
Aerial view of Henderson Defence Precinct
Naval

Site selected for future defence precinct in Henderson, Western Australia

Will Xavier
The US Navy littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara sails in formation with the Philippine Navy frigate BRP Diego Silang while Philippine Air Force FA-50PH fighter jets fly overhead during a multilateral maritime cooperative activity in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, August 24, 2026.
Naval

Australia, Philippines, US conduct multilateral maritime cooperative activity

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 25 – US Marine Corps support craft prototype, Romanian Baltic Sea fire and rescue boat and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 25 – US Marine Corps support craft prototype, Romanian Baltic Sea fire and rescue boat and more

Baird Maritime
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Naval Auxiliary/Support

US Marine Corps accepts logistics support craft prototype

Will Xavier
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
A US Army soldier coordinates vehicle positioning alongside port personnel inside the cargo hold of a Military Sealift Command Ro-Ro vessel.
Ro-Ro

Seven companies secure Ro-Ro charter from US Department of War

Jens Karsten
A US Navy YRBM-57-class berthing and messing barge following launch
Other Workboats

Louisiana builder launches two US Navy berthing and messing barges

Jens Karsten
Launch of the Peruvian Navy landing ship BAP Chimbote with Peru's President Keiko Fujimori as guest of honour, August 18, 2026
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Peruvian Navy's newest landing ship hits the water

Will Xavier
A US Army MSV(L) landing craft built by Vigor at its Vancouver, Washington facilities
Security

Lone Star Funds completes sale of Vigor Marine Group

Will Xavier
USAV Craney Island
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Second MSV(L) landing craft for US Army unveiled

Alan Bosworth
Launch of AFDM 15, the US Navy's newest auxiliary floating dry dock medium, July 30, 2026
Other Workboats

US Navy's newest floating dry dock hits the water

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | August 4 – Indian Navy submarine rescue ship, Spanish police interceptor and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | August 4 – Indian Navy submarine rescue ship, Spanish police interceptor and more

Baird Maritime
Delivery ceremony of the Indian Navy submarine rescue ship INS Nipun, July 30, 2026
Search and Rescue

Indian Navy takes delivery of second Nistar-class submarine rescue ship

Will Xavier
Launch ceremony for A24, the Indian Navy's newest dive support vessel built by Titagarh Rail Systems, August 1, 2026
Naval Auxiliary/Support

VIDEO | Indian Navy's newest catamaran dive support boat floated out

Will Xavier
Security Vessel News Roundup | July 28 – Taiwan's new catamaran corvette, US Navy floating sea base trials and more
Security

Security Vessel News Roundup | July 28 – Taiwan's new catamaran corvette, US Navy floating sea base trials and more

Baird Maritime
The US Navy expeditionary sea base USNS Hector A. Cafferata Jr. at her christening ceremony in San Diego, March 7, 2026
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Acceptance trials concluded for US Navy's final expeditionary sea base

Will Xavier
Rendering of a missile-range instrumentation vessel
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Philadelphia yard tapped for US Navy missile tracking ships

Will Xavier
The fire on the US Maritime Administration Ro-Ro ship Charles L. Gilliland while in lay-up at the Port of Baltimore, July 13, 2026
Incidents

Fire ignites on laid-up Ro-Ro ship in Baltimore, Maryland

Jens Karsten
The future Russian Navy fleet support tanker Alexey Shein following her launch at Nevsky Shipyard, July 14, 2026
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Russian yard floats out new ice-capable naval tanker

Will Xavier
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