• Zamakona Yards delivers “EUSKADI ALAI” the third tuna freezer vessel ordered by the Echebastar Group

    This Saturday, the 25th Astilleros Zamakona belonging to the group Zamakona Yards, will deliver the last generation tuna freezer vessel “EUSKADI ALAI” to the Bermeo Group Echebastar at the maritime cruise station in Getxo, Port of Bilbao.

    The ceremony will happen after its blessing and will be present Mr. Kepa Echevarría (Deputy Director of the Echebastar Group), and Mr. Pedro Garaygordóbil (Zamakona Yards´ President) to preside over the ceremony and act as godmother Mrs. Miren Arantza Gabancho Munitiz, member of the owning company of the tuna vessel.

     

    euskadi_alaiThe event will be attended by representatives of the Basque Government and Central Government of Seychelles, Port of Bilbao, Banking, Consulting, Zamakona Shipyards´ staff, suppliers and customers of the Group and Members and staff of the ship owning company. Later there will be a dinner at the Carlton Hotel in Bilbao to celebrate this important event.

     

    The “Euskadi Alai” is the construction No. 738 from the Santurce Shipyard; it is a new design project with the latest and most modern technology, built to suit the requirements of this Owner of Bermeo. This vessel will join its brothers “Izaro” and “Jai Alai” to perform fishing activities in the Indian Ocean. Like its brothers, this ship has aluminum superstructure and bridge, ultra freezing tunnels at -60 º and has safe areas with anti-piracy media.

     

    euskadi_alaiIt also has a new system of separation of caught fish that throws back to the sea the non-target fish alive with little human presence. This reaffirms the company as leader in the realization of sustainable fisheries and quality. Currently the Echebastar group is in the process of assessment of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) independent organization that certifies sustainable and well managed fisheries worldwide. It is the first Spanish tropical tuna fishery to undergo MSC full assessment.

     

    We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Echebastar Group for their confidence in our group for the renewal of its fleet.

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  • Zamakona Yards delivers tuna freezer vessel “Jai Alai” to the Echebastar Group

    This Saturday the 7th, Zamakona Shipyards in Santurce that belong to the group Zamakona Yards, will deliver its construction number 737, the tuna freezer vessel “Jai Alai” to bermeo Group Echebastar.

     

    At the ceremony will be present Mr. Kepa Echevarría (Deputy Director of the Echebastar Group), and Mr. Pedro Garaygordobil (Zamakona Yards´ President) to preside over the ceremony and act as godmother Mrs. María Felicidad Madariaga Arenaza, member of the owning company of the tuna vessel. More than two hundred fifty people will attend the ceremony among which representatives of the Basque Government and Central Government of Seychelles, Port of Bilbao, Zamakona Shipyards staff, suppliers and customers of the group, as well as partners and staff of the ship-owner company.

     

    The ship with the most modern and sophisticated technology has superstructure and aluminum bridge, tunnels of ultra tuna freezing at -60 degrees calcium and safe areas with anti piracy means. Also, it brings the innovation with a sustainable fishing, returning to the sea the non-target fish alive with little human presence. The ship is the brother of “Izaro” and will join it in fishing works in the Indian Ocean.

     

    We would like to take the opportunity to thank the Echebastar Group for their confidence in our group for the renewal of its fleet.

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  • Launching the tuna fisher and freezer IZARO

    On Saturday, September 7 , the launching of IZARO was held at the premises of Zamakona Yards in Bilbao. This vessel is a tuna freezer of 1,900 m3 and belongs to the Echebastar Group. The investment is 30 million Euros and the delivery is scheduled for January 2014.

     

    This is the first ship of a new generation of tuna fishers, designed and developed by the Naval Engineering Department. Cintranaval – Defcar SL in cooperation with Echebastar. The ship is designed for tuna fishing by the system to purse seine of fishing grounds in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific ocean. The vessel has a single controllable propeller and 20 tanks for freezing and conservation of tuna. Four of them will be used for ultra freezing.

     

    Fish will be held in tanks and by a system of immersion in brine, the tuna will subsequently be preserved dry frozen in the same tank . To facilitate fishing operations an onboard passive stabilization system is installed. The vessel will have accommodations for 40 people as indicated on the General Arrangement Plan. It will also have nursing for three.

     

    “The construction of this ship is to Zamakona Yards a transcendent fact in the history of the shipyard. We thank Echebastar Board for putting their confidence in our yard and we insurance that we will meet and exceed all expectations for this project.” said the President of Zamakona Yards D. Peter Garaygordobil.

     

    Currently, in addition to this ship, Zamakona Yards is involved in the development of various construction projects including:

    • Polaris Ronja, transportation ship and treatment of live fish for the company Sølvtrans AS

    • Osprey Ocean, offshore vessel for the ship owner Atlantic Offshore AS Norwegian

    • Ljubica, tuna fisher for the company Hartswater Ltd

    Zamakona Yards has an extensive list of references regarding fishing vessels, offshore, cruisers, etc.., positioning itself at the forefront of European shipbuilding.

     

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  • ZAMAKONA SHIPYARD BILBAO LAYS THE KEEL IN THE NEW SHIPBUILDING PROJECT OF ECHEBASTAR FLEET

    Last week, in Zamakona Shipyard Bilbao, we layed the keel in the tuna purse seiner. The keel-laying certificate was issued by Bureau Veritas.

     

    Echebastar Fleet SLU has entered into a contract with Zamakona Yards for a 1,900m3 tuna purse seiner, scheduled for delivery in January 2014. The investment will be about €30m which will be financed by the owner’s own resources as well as external financing, still to be defined.

     

    This will be the first of a new generation of tuna vessels, designed and developed by Cintranaval-Defcar. The ship is equipped with the latest technology to detect fish, freezing systems and tuna handling.

     

    The 88m long, 14m wide vessel will have a capacity for 1,900m3, and is arranged to transport up to 1,330t of tuna. The ship will be fitted with 20 cargo tanks (freezing and storage) for tuna. The fish catch will be frozen by brine pickle dive in the cargo tank, and then conserved dry frozen in the same tank.

     

    “Building this vessel represents to Zamakona Yards a significant milestone in its history. We want to express our thanks to the directors board of Echebastar for the trust given to our yard, and confident that all expectations in this project will be fulfilled in excess”, says Pedro Garaygordobil, president of Zamakona Yards.

     

    For this project, Echebastar and Zamakona have committed to use local suppliers as much as possible. The order will give a workload of about 350,000 hours, or two years, of guaranteed work for both.

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