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  • RONJA HUON, our latest construction

    We are proud to introduce you to our latest building, a state of the art live fish carrier vessel, the RONJA HUON.

     

    Main Characteristics

    • Length: 75,80 metres

    • Beam, moulded: 16 metres

    • Scantling draft: 6,80 metres

    • Accommodation: 13 people It is the second ship with these features made for our distinguished client Solvtrans.

     

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  • Zamakona participates at the SMM 2014 Maritime Fair in Hamburg

    The SMM 2014 Maritime Trade Fair is a must-attend event! The world´s leading trade fair for the maritime industry is about to happen at Hamburg between September 9 and 12 and Zamakona Yards wouldn´t miss it!

     

    Therefore, if you have planned to attend the event, you might consider visiting us. You can find us at:

    Zamakona Yards – B2.EG.212

     

    It would be an honor to receive your visit and answer all your questions.

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  • Ocean Marlin, our newbuilding 722 has been delivered to Atlantic Offshore

    Ocean Marlin is the second vessel of three signed with Atlantic Offshore with HY820 design. She is now sailing to Stavanger and her naming ceremony will be next Wednesday, 13th August.

     

    The vessel has been constructed in our Yard of Pasajes with the following main particulars:

     

    Type Emergency Rescue and Response Vessel with Firefighting and DP2
    Length over all 66.80 m
    Length b.p 60.60 m
    Breadth moulded 16.00 m
    Depth to main deck 6,00 m
    Draught 5,40 m
    Accommodation 21 persons
    Notation DnV: +1A1, E0, SF, OSV-Towing, DYNPOS AUTR, FIRE FIGHTER –II
    Flag NOR
    Deck area 380 m2

    The results on sea trials have been better than expected, highlighting the low level of vibration and noise:

     

    Bollard pull 68,3 tonnes
    Free running speed 14 knot

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  • Launching of the Tuna LJUBICA

    On June 16 of this year, the tuna freezer vessel LJUBICA launching took place at Zamakona Yards shipyard in Bilbao, property of the Ecuadoran ship owner Pesquera Miriam S.A.

     

    The ship has been designed and developed by the technical shipping office CINTRANAVAL – DEFCAR SL and has a 1,999 m3 fish capacity in its tanks, 90 meters length and 18 knots speed.

     

    The LJUBICA is though for the tuna fishing trough the fences system in fishing grounds, located at the Pacific Ocean and its delivery is planned by autumn 2014.

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  • Haifa Port contracts 70 t Voith Tug with Zamakona Yards

    Haifa Port Company (HPC) has awarded the international tender for a new build VOITH SCHNEIDER tug to ZAMAKONA Yards.

     

    HPC has tendered a tug which is a sister vessel of the ones already operating in the harbor. The tug has 70 t bollard pull and 31,50 m length by 12,50 beam. The design has been done by VOITH DESIGN, optimizing the hull shape and including some improvements required by the Client. Classification will be LOYD’S REGISTER, and the notation includes also FIFI 1 with water spay.

     

    The tug is equipped with 2 VOITH 32R5 propulsion units coupled to 2 MAN main engines 8L27/38 developing each 2.670 kW.

    For towage purposes the aft deck is fitted with a towing hook and a towage winch from HATLAPA.

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  • The ship Ocean Osprey is ready to serve in Norway

    The ship (FSV) Ocean Osprey arrived to Scotland last week to soon begin operating in the Gannet offshore oilfields. This vessel will support the works for the Norwegian company Shell UK / Dana Petroleum.

     

    This ship was launched successfully on the 31st of January at our facility in Pasajes (San Sebastián). The Ocean Osprey is the first ordered ship by the Norwegian shipping company Atlantic Offshore AS built by Zamakona Yards. It is expected that by the end of June 2014 their second vessel (Ocean Marlin) will be ready. It is a Havyard HY820 design.

     

    We thank Atlantic Offshore for putting their confidence in us.

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  • Launching of the vessel Ocean Marlin in Pasajes

    The past 31st of January, the Zamakona Yards successfully launched the vessel “Ocean Marilin” in its installations in Pasajes in Northern Spain.

     

    The vessel is the second which Zamakona Yards has launched of the three vessels contracted with the Norwegian shipping company, Atlantic Offshore A.S. The principal mission of the vessel will be to provide immediate attention in emergency situations to Offshore Oil Rigs and Installations. Being especially adapted to the severe climatic conditions of the North Sea, it will commence operations for the Oil Company TOTAL in the second semester of 2014.

     

    The vessel, built in Pasajes, is a Field Support Vessel (FSV) of Havyard HY820 Design. With a price of nearly 25 million Euros, the vessel incorporates the latest technologies including: dynamic positioning, fire control systems, machinery, towing pins on deck, stern roller, etc.

     

    With a length of 66.8 meters, a breadth of 16 meters and two MAN motors with a capacity of 2500 KW each, the vessel has the capacity to rescue 300 persons.

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  • Zamakona Yards delivers the Ro-Ro ramp to the Tenerife Container Terminal (TCT)

    This past Wednesday, 15 January, Zamakona Yards carried out the load testing and delivery of the movable ramp for the Roll on-Roll off dock built for the Container Terminal of Tenerife (OHL Group). This innovative elevating structure is the only of its kind in the Canary Islands, permitting a more versatile use of the pier since it will only be employed when vessels with rolling stock arrive (Ro-Ro), permitting the use of the dock for conventional vessels at other times.

     

    It consist of an elevating ramp, 25 meters wide by 20 meters long, for vessels docking at this point in Tenerife. The ramp, which weighs 170 tons is designed to support rolling cargos of 54 tons and static cargos of 30 tons.

     

    The ramp is equipped with an ultimate generation electrical system which permits it to be raised to a vertical position when not being used, leaving the dock free to accommodate conventional vessels. In the raised position, noine of the components protrude more than two meters from the edge.

     

    When inclined it will descend to an angle from the dock from 5,20 meters to 2,90 meters above the equinoctial low tide.

     

    This elevating Ro-Ro Ramp is the first of this type by the Basque-Canarian Group and the 11th of the total ramps built, having fabricated in the last 22 years conventional ramps for different public administrations including; The Port Authority of Las Palmas, The Port Authority of Bilbao, The Port Authority of Pasajes, Naviera Armas and in this last cas, The OHL Group of Tenerife.

     

    With this last construction, Zamakona Yards moves to the Forefront of Spanish shipyards in the construction and installation of Ro-Ro ramps in the Canary Islands and The Iberian Peninsula as well as to the vanguard worldwide in the design and construction of this type of structure.

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  • Zamakona Yards delivered the Tuna-Freezer vessel Ízaro to the Echebastar Group

    The Echebaster Group received its new Tuna-Freezer vessel last Saturday at 12:00 from the hands of Zamakona Yards after its inauguration at the Maritime Cruise Station at Getxo, Port of Bilbao.

     

    This new Tuna vessel has a length of almost 90 meters and a capacity of 1900 m3 of fish in its 20 freezers with accommodation for 42 crew aboard and a top speed of 18.2 knots. This Saturday, the inauguration of the first of a series of three Tuna-Freezer vessels of similar characteristics that Zamakona Yards will deliver to the Bermean company by next year.

     

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  • The “Best Spanish Ship Built in 2012” award was granted to Zamakona Yards

    Left: D. Luis Vilches Collado, Dean – President of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain. Center: Mr. Pedro Garaygordóbil, President of Zamakona Yards. Right: D. José María Sánchez Carrión, VicePresident of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain .

     

    On Thursday October 24, the Association of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain (AINE) handed over the award for Best Spanish ship built in 2012 to Zamakona Yards. The event took place as part of the 52nd Congress of Naval Engineering and Maritime Industry for the year 2013, under the theme “Engineers and Engineering. The sea as an opportunity”.

     

    Our President Mr. Pedro Garaygordobil received the reward from Mr. Luis Vilches Collado, Dean – President of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers in Spain. The award certifies that the ship ESVAGT AURORA is the Best Spanish ship built in 2012. The event took place at a gala dinner held at the Club de Campo in Madrid.

     

    Zamakona Yards won the final at Metalships & Docks with the vessel North Ocean 105 and Armón Vigo shipyard with the ship Angeles Alvariño.

     

    The shipowner is the company Esvagt AS, owned by the Danish multinational AP Møller – Mærsk. ESVAGT AURORA’s primary mission is to provide immediate assistance to emergency situations and to provide support to deep sea operations. The ship is specially adapted to service in adverse weather conditions in the Barents Sea.

     

    The vessel incorporates the latest cutting-edge technological developments for the launch and recovery of rescue boats, de-icing equipment to prevent accumulation on deck as well as equipment for pollution control. It meets the highest standards required by the Norwegian authorities for this type of vessels.

     

    With this award, Zamakona Yards is positioned as market leader in Spain and Europe manufacturing offshore vessels.

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