MAURIC and NORDIC NAVAL will provide the design package and main equipment for the new Coast Guard vessels
French naval architecture firm MAURIC has been selected to undertake the design studies for five 38-metre Riverine Patrol Vessels for the Bangladesh Coast Guard, further expanding the company’s presence in the Asian naval and patrol vessel market.
Under the contract, MAURIC and Norwegian company NORDIC NAVAL AS will provide the shipyards with the vessel design package and main equipment. The five patrol vessels will be constructed in Bangladesh by Dockyard & Engineering Works Limited, with construction scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The Riverine Patrol Vessels, 38 metres in length and capable of reaching 22 knots, feature a steel hull and aluminium superstructures. They will be fitted with a 30 mm remote-operated gun and can accommodate up to 29 persons on board for missions lasting up to 10 days. These characteristics make them versatile units, suited to maritime surveillance, counter-trafficking operations and the protection of Bangladeshi territorial waters.
Based on Mauric’s existing range of Coastal Patrol Vessels, which performance has been validated in real operational conditions, the proven effectiveness of these already in service- designs was the decisive factor in convincing the Bangladeshi authorities to select the MAURIC’s design.
A delegation of the project stakeholders: Ministry of Home Affairs-Bangladesh, Bangladesh Coast Guards (BCG), the, and the construction shipyards Dockyard & Engineering Works Limited was received at MAURIC’s offices in Marseille, The SMM exhibition subsequently provided the opportunity for a working meeting with all programme partners.
Fabrice GHOZLAN, Commercial and Business Development Director at MAURIC, commented: “This latest success in Asia confirms the relevance of our Patrol Vessel Design range beyond European frontiers and in particular on the Asian and Middle East markets. We offer, tailored-made solutions finely adapted to operational requirements and local constraints but based on reliable and high-performance sea proven solutions and the hull forms that make MAURIC’s designs references on the patrol boat and OPV markets.”
