08-24-2016, 04:16 AM
Nigeria to receive Chinese OPVs later than planned
Written by defenceWeb, Thursday, 05 May 2016
The Nigerian Navy will receive its second P18N offshore patrol vessel (OPV) later than planned, with the vessel already being months behind its delivery schedule.
The vessel was originally supposed to be delivered to Nigeria before the end of last year, according to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who made the comments in February 2015 after the first P18N vessel, NNS Centenary, had arrived home and been commissioned into service.
NNS Centenary, built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC), arrived in Nigeria on 6 February last year and will be used for maritime surveillance, EEZ patrol and protecting offshore resources and infrastructure.
Nigeria’s NTA News on 17 April reported that Defence Minister Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali had visited CSOC in China and pledged to “to resolve the issue with the second offshore patrol vessel they are building for Nigeria and agree on a timeline of delivery".
According to IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, NNS Unity, the second P18N, was seen at its last known location on the mouth of the Yangtze Delta north of Shanghai on 2 August 2015.
Written by defenceWeb, Thursday, 05 May 2016
The Nigerian Navy will receive its second P18N offshore patrol vessel (OPV) later than planned, with the vessel already being months behind its delivery schedule.
The vessel was originally supposed to be delivered to Nigeria before the end of last year, according to former President Goodluck Jonathan, who made the comments in February 2015 after the first P18N vessel, NNS Centenary, had arrived home and been commissioned into service.
NNS Centenary, built by China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Company (CSOC), arrived in Nigeria on 6 February last year and will be used for maritime surveillance, EEZ patrol and protecting offshore resources and infrastructure.
Nigeria’s NTA News on 17 April reported that Defence Minister Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali had visited CSOC in China and pledged to “to resolve the issue with the second offshore patrol vessel they are building for Nigeria and agree on a timeline of delivery".
According to IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly, NNS Unity, the second P18N, was seen at its last known location on the mouth of the Yangtze Delta north of Shanghai on 2 August 2015.