Italy: Fincantieri has announced that the company has gained an order from the Kenya Ministry of the Defence at the Euronaval international exhibition.
The order is to carry out “mid-life” refitting of two of the Navy’s vessels, the ‘Nyayo’ and the ‘Umoja’. The contract will involve 12 months of work at the company’s yard in Muggiano, Northern Italy. The ‘Nyay’” and the ‘Umoja’, both classified as “fast attack craft”, are currently the only two vessels in operation for the Kenyan Navy and will be tasked with patrolling the coast and intervening against smuggling and piracy. The two 56.7 metre-long vessels have a displacement of 450 tonnes, can reach a maximum speed of 40 knots and accommodate a crew of 40. Currently, the African market is characterised by a substantial increase in demand for new vessels for navies and coast guards, in response to the need to increase patrolling and combat acts of terrorism against maritime traffic.
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