• Visita del Alcalde de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a Zamakona Yards

    En la mañana de hoy viernes 29 de noviembre a las 8:30, el Excmo. Sr. Alcalde de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, D. Juan José Cardona realizó una visita a las instalaciones de Zamakona Yards en el Puerto de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Estuvo acompañado por la Concejala de distrito Puerto Dña. Carolina León y el Jefe Área Infraestructuras e Ingeniería de la Autoridad Portuaria, D. Salvador Capella.

     

    Durante la visita se mantuvo una reunión de trabajo con el CEO del Grupo Zamakona Yards en Canarias D. Alvaro Garaygordóbil, con el Director General D. Borja Garaygordóbil y el Director de Marketing D. Leandro Aguirreche.

     

    Durante la reunión el Sr. Alcalde tuvo la oportunidad de conocer de primera mano la actividad de reparaciones navales que desarrolla nuestro grupo en Gran Canaria desde 1972, mostrándose muy interesado en los proyectos actuales que Zamakona Yards está realizando.

     

    Ahora mismo, Zamakona Yards está trabajando en la ampliación del carro Nº 4 y la futura construcción de un Taller especializado en la reparación de hélices azimutales en la parcela recientemente concedida por el consejo de la Autoridad Portuaria en el muelle Reina Sofía.

     

    El Sr. Cardona destacó la importancia de nuestro sector en la economía canaria y expresó la absoluta disposición del Ayuntamiento que preside a colaborar en la promoción de nuestro puerto como una de las ejes claves del plan de internacionalización de la ciudad que está liderando.

     

    Desde aquí queremos agradecer su visita y congratularnos por la gran sintonía demostrada con los retos de futuro del sector de las reparaciones navales, del Puerto de Las Palmas, y por ende de nuestra ciudad.

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  • Modernization and improvement at Zamakona Yards Canary Islands

    As part of our program to improve our services for OUR CUSTOMERS, we are proud to inform you that work has commenced at ours shipyard at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Repnaval (Zamakona Yards), increasing the capacity and tonnage or our slipways.

     

    Specifically, we are preparing our slipway Nº 4 to receive vessels of 120 meters length and 20 meters breadth with lightweight tonnages of 5500 Tons for flat bottomed vessels and 4500 Tons for keeled vessels. The work is expected to be completed in January of 2014.

     

    You can see an infographic showing the details of the Project. We are confident that with this investment Repnaval will continue to be the shipyard of reference in the port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, expanding our capacity to offer quality services for the maintenance and repair of your vessels and those of other ship owners and operators.

     

     
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  • Zamakona Yards Pasaia finishes the repairs done in dry dock on the ship Juan de la Cosa

    Last August, the Social Marine Institute awarded our shipyard in Pasaia the repair, maintenance and commissioning of the ship Juan de la Cosa.

     

    This iconic hospital ship provides useful service to the Spanish fishing fleet, supplying health care “in situ” to anyone who requests it and is within the area it covers. In situations of high risk and severity, the vessel has the means to evacuate ill persons to land in the most suitable and quickest possible way. In addition to health activities, the vessel also provides emergency logistics support such as fishing net release service, dive service, electrical repairs etc.

     

    With a length of 75 meters and a width of 14 meters, it has a dedicated area for castaways, common areas, service areas and cabins for ill persons. It has an operating room with videoconferencing equipment for medical use, should assistance be need in surgical operations. It also has an analytical laboratory, a treatment room and an isolated x-ray room. It also has a heliport, speedboats and a rescue boat.

     

    During the month of October, all jobs to bring the vessel up to date were carried out during dry docking such as: boiler overhaul, preparation work, hull and deck blasting and painting, tank cleaning, pump-, davit-, propeller-, stabilizing fins repairs and maintenance and finally testing all equipment.

     

    Having terminated these jobs, Zamakona Yards has fulfilled its commitment to the Spanish Government and the Social Marine Institute and the seafarers. The ship is now ready and in perfect condition to serve the fishing fleet in the North Atlantic during the bonito, the anchovies and the swordfish campaigns.

     

    We would like to send our appreciation to these maritime professionals who do such a good job for our seafarers.

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