The Australian Navy has handed over a patrol boat to Samoa to improve maritime cooperation in the South Pacific. The Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) was officially given to Samoa during an event at the Austal Shipyard on 16 August in Western Australia. The vessel is one of 21 in the Pacific ...
Rolls-Royce’s German operation is to supply 14 of its highest-power MTU diesel engines for the seven new multi-purpose ocean-going patrol vessels being built for the Italian Navy by Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups. The PPA (Pattugliatori Polivalenti d’Altura, or multi-purpose ocean-going patrol) Class vessels form part of the ...