The U.S. Navy’s first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP) 1, successfully completed Acceptance Trials on April 19, in San Diego, Calif. Built by General Dynamics-NASSCO, MLP is a highly flexible platform that will provide capability for large-scale logistics movements such as the transfer of vehicles and equipment from sea to shore. The Navy’s [...]
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On April 30th, 2013 the vessel ‘NEVA-LEADER 3′ set off on builder’s sea trials. The self-propelled dry-cargo vessel «NEVA-LEADER 3» (Yard Number 403) of 7150 dwt is being built at Nevsky Shipyard, LLC for North -Western Shipping Company, JSC. The project RSD49 is developed by Marine Engineering Bureau-Design-SPb, JSC. RSD49 project vessels are multipurpose dry-cargo [...]
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On April 22, the vessel named “BEI HAI JIU 203”, built by Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) Ltd for China Rescue and Salvage Bureau of Ministry of Transport, carried out yard trials. All the technical indexes of the main equipment reached the design requirements, and the technical performance of the vessel has proven to be [...]
The Brazilian Navy’s latest BAE Systems built warship has set sail for the first time to be put through her paces on an extensive programme of sea trials off the UK coast. ARAGUARI, the third Ocean Patrol Vessel in the Amazonas Class, sailed out of Portsmouth this morning with her BAE Systems crew and Brazilian [...]
On March 19th, 2013 a newly-built multipurpose salvage vessel “SPASATEL KAREV” (builder – Nevsky Shipyard) successfully completed necessary tests of Ice Trials Program. The Trials were carried out in accordance with the program for entering the fleet of FSUE “Baltic Basin Emergency and Rescue Administration” (Baltic BASU). The Trials were carried out in the Gulf [...]
Arctic offshore vessel Aleksey Chirikov left on four-day sea trials on 19 March 2013. Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is building two identical offshore ice-breaking supply vessels for Russia’s largest shipping group Sovcomflot (SCF Group). The first vessel of the series, Vitus Bering, was delivered in December 2012 and has reached its destination at Sakhalin area in [...]
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Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) 2, the future USNS Choctaw County, conducted builder’s sea trials March 7-8, in Mobile, Ala. The ship, now under construction at Austal USA, is the second ship of the JHSV class. Builder’s trials are a significant step in the construction and delivery of a ship to the fleet and are [...]
Ahead of DUNCAN’s handover to the Royal Navy on Wednesday 20 March, take a look back as she departs on her maiden sea trials. DUNCAN is the sixth and final Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems. The Type 45s will provide the backbone of the UK’s naval air defences for the next 30 years [...]
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The 23m Macduff designed tug named ‘Ayten Cebi’ recently completed its sea trials. Built by Torgem in Tuzla, Turkey the vessel ran successful trials, with a free running speed of 11.7 knots and average bollard pull of 35 tonnes the vessel has surpassed her contract conditions. The vessel comes as a result of close co-operation [...]
Amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) was declared fit for duty after successfully completing Final Contract Trials (FCTs) December 7. FCTs are the final in-depth examination of all newly constructed ships to ensure the ship meets all Navy standards and requirements. After a ship is delivered to the Navy, they remain under warranty [...]
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