China - Sea trials for the amphibious supercarrier "Sichuan" Far removed from the global interest in the Chinese Navy's three aircraft carriers (PLAN), the new amphibious helicopter landing ships are not very visible - especially as they do not appear to differ significantly from one another at first glance. It is above all the Type 075 (Yushen class, 237...
The Ghanaian Navy has taken delivery of a patrol boat from the UK government to strengthen security on inland waterways and along the coast of the West African country. The handover took place in November 2025 and underscores the continued maritime security cooperation between the two countries. During the ceremony, the...
Bulgaria - NVL builds MMPV 90 for the Black Sea The Bulgarian Navy has been replacing its outdated Soviet-era vessels with Western models bit by bit for several years now. Since the beginning of November, "Hrabri", the first of the two multipurpose patrol vessels MMPV 90 (Multipurpose Modular Patrol Vessel 90), has been...
Stirling Castle, purchased in 2023 for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service (RFA), but then decommissioned in 2024 due to a lack of personnel, was taken over by the Royal Navy at the beginning of the year and reactivated in July with a qualified crew under the White Ensign (white naval flag). The ship, which still looked quite civilian, was...
The Republic of Gambia has started to clean up its shipping register and is removing tankers whose registration is deemed illegal from the national flag. According to the US data analysis company Windward, this mainly affects ships that have been registered since 2023 via the internationally oriented but privately managed register. The measure is...
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