Porquat 640 have received the first of five Pentekonter-ME minesweepers it has on order. Two ships, officially known as Pentekonter 633M in Porquat 640 service are now being localised and will begin working up before an expected entry into service late next year.
DF are keen to get their export orders flowing again after the chaos of the MBO regime, delays have put some customers off. The first ships from the huge order of 25 Pentekonter minesweepers for the CIN are also under final build and could be delivered by the end of the year.
