Another article on it Hyundai Heavy Industries May Be Sole Bidder for DSME Looks like the KDB is holding the door open for Samsung. No foreign entities will be encouraged to bid, which is fair enough because they don't want either of their neighbours involved.
I was a little mystified why Norwegian Navy had such trouble with Maud compared with Tides it didn't seem much more complex especially for a yard as experienced as DSME.
True but it seemed more a matter of legislation causing issues on delivery rather, than failing contractor sea trials like maud, and two year delay into service. Especially when steel cut was around the same time on basically the same design. I find it mysterious for a yard which has a good reputation.
The League thing was just a bit of fun. Thought it was a Rugby thing, not a bad idea actually having the Towns and Ships wearing the same Colours.RNZN ships have affiliations to home ports and adopt the colours of their provinces. It's not a Rugby League thing but the one true sport, Rugby Union, so the ships sports teams wear the colours of their provinces. Canterbury is red & black, Otago blue & gold, Wellington yellow & black, etc. Mr C's beloved Swamp Foxes aren't a First Division team like Canterbury or Wellington but a Third Division team who did very well last season winning their division but @MrConservative appears to think that they should be a Super Rugby franchise
Nice to see USCG & USN ships in NZ ports again. I'd almost give me starboard one for a trip down there aboard ship.
I have thought for a long time that it would be in NZ's interest to have an icebreaker of it's own. Just think how much it costs the US NSF to have the Polar Star come out here each year. With our own icebreaker we could do two runs per summer say one in November with Aotearoa to top up fuel, fresh food etc., and the second in February with MV Ocean Giant & Aotearoa.
Not quite the full monty USCG Ice Breaker but Loke Viking a 1A Super classed AHTS is offered for sale by the Swede's.
And are looking for a fourth: Canada looking to buy fourth second-hand icebreaker
That pic confirms the 20 Sea Ceptor VLS, in a 4 x 5 configuration. A significant improvement over 8 Sea Sparrow.
Well spotted.
The 20 cell mushroom farm kinda makes me nervous the longer TK and TM will stay in service. I don't think that the airborne threat is going to stay static the closer these vessels are required to operate circa 2030 - when dollars for donuts things will be a bit more problematic. It is a shame that a few 3 cell ExLS banks were not yet ready.
