Want to keep reading this article? Wilder Alejandro Sanchez Pakistan Navy takes second OPV 2600 vessel from Damen Hanwha Ocean to build FFX Batch-IV frigates for South Korea Navantia signs deal to supply new Avante 2200 corvettes to Saudi Arabia Naval Warfare Preview 2025: Billion-dollar programmes will advance but unpredictable forces muddy the waters Saab Sea Giraffe to protect Swedish Navy South Korean Destroyer fleet approved for US improvement programme

Companii

The last quarter of 2024 was busy for South American shipyards with important announcements that suggest a promising 2025. Shipyards in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru have been moving forward with construction projects for domestic and even regional customers. Brazil has the most advanced shipbuilding capacity in the region, exemplified by the successful PROSUB  submarine programme . As for surface vessels, on 13 November, a steel-cutting ceremony took place for the future frigate Cunha