{"id":5081,"date":"2026-09-22T11:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/?p=5081"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T04:04:36","slug":"the-italian-multi-purpose-combat-ship-mpcs-giovanni-delle-bande-nere-makes-a-port-call-in-laem-chabang-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_ambasciata\/2026\/09\/the-italian-multi-purpose-combat-ship-mpcs-giovanni-delle-bande-nere-makes-a-port-call-in-laem-chabang-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian multi-purpose combat ship (MPCS) Giovanni Delle Bande Nere makes a port call in Laem Chabang, Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From the 22th to the 26th of September, the ship will be involved in naval diplomacy and international cooperation activities <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Laem Chabang, September 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a02026 \u2013 As part of her operational projection in the Indo-Pacific quadrant, the Italian Navy\u2019s Multi-Purpose Combat Ship (MPCS) Giovanni Delle Bande Nere has reached Thailand, where she has made a port call in the port of Laem Chabang, from September the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> to the 26<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Ambassador in Bangkok, H.E. Paolo Dionisi, together with a representative of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), has welcomed the ship on her arrival in port.<\/p>\n<p>ITS Giovanni Delle Bande Nere, which set sail on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of May from Taranto Naval Base, will call ten ports, consolidating Italy\u2019s presence in the region as part of wider international cooperation with the aim of showcasing the \u2018Italian System\u2019 in technological, industrial and cultural terms, and promoting Italian excellence during the major events organized throughout the deployment.<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with the strategic objectives of the operational projection and as part of the ongoing consolidation of international cooperation, established in the past by the Italian Navy units in the region, the visit of ITS Giovanni Delle Bande Nere in Thailand reaffirms the Italian Ministry of Defence\u2019s commitment to demonstrating the nation\u2019s capability to operate in global maritime contexts and to strength the cooperation with partner navies, thereby promoting the protection of maritime communication lines and freedom of navigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From the 22th to the 26th of September, the ship will be involved in naval diplomacy and international cooperation activities Laem Chabang, September 22nd\u00a02026 \u2013 As part of her operational projection in the Indo-Pacific quadrant, the Italian Navy\u2019s Multi-Purpose Combat Ship (MPCS) Giovanni Delle Bande Nere has reached Thailand, where she has made a port [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5090,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5081\/revisions\/5090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbangkok.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}