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For the past weeks, among the relevant jobs performed at Zamakona Yards in Canary Islands, there was the docking of the Pacific Wyvern.
Pacific Wyvern is 68.9 m long AHTS Vessel that operates on the western coast of Africa. The vessel belongs to Singapore-based company Swire Pacific, that it is one of the leading marine service providers to the oil and gas industry. It operates more than 75 offshore support vessels which include a mix of anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels, platform supply vessels (PSV), ice breaking supply vessels (IBSV), anchor handling tugs (AHT), and seismic survey vessels, and windfarm installation vessels. SPO and its subsidiaries are fully equipped to support a wide range of offshore activities, including drilling, production, exploration, pipe-lay, subsea construction seismic, salvage and environmental response requirements, as well as windfarm installation and support.
The works performed included cleaning, painting, grit blasting of the hull, cathodic protection, reconditioning and repairing the propeller, electrical works, thruster works, main engines general overhaul, rudder works, deck machinery repairs and rescue boat and crane 5 years inspection. Some minor jobs including valves, piping, chain cable, anchors …. were also included.
We´ll keep you informed. Regards.
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For the past weeks, among the relevant jobs performed at Zamakona Yards in Canary Islands, there was the docking of the OSV Guard Celena.
Guard Celena is 53.8m long Offshore Supply Vessel that operates on the western coast of Africa. The vessel belongs to norwegian company Tananger Offshore AS, that it provides support vessels for offshore seismic jobs and stand-by vessels for offshore installations.
The works performed included painting of the hull, cathodic protection, reconditioning and repairing the propeller, main engines general overhaul, rudder works and deck machinery repairs. Some minor jobs including valves, piping, chain cable, anchors …. were also included.
We´ll keep you informed. Regards.
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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:
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Polaris Ronja, transportation ship and treatment of live fish for the company Sølvtrans AS
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Osprey Ocean, offshore vessel for the ship owner Atlantic Offshore AS Norwegian
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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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Last August 21st, Zamakona Yards Group successfully completed the launching of the ship “Ocean Osprey” at its facilities in Pasajes (northern Spain). The ship is the first delivery of three that Zamakona has signed with the Norwegian shipping company Atlantic Offshore AS. The ship’s main mission will be to provide immediate attention to emergency situations on oil rigs, being specially adapted to the harsh conditions of the North Sea. There, the vessel will start operations for the oil company Shell in the beginning of 2014.
The ship under construction in Pasajes is a Field Support Vessel (FSV) with HY820 Havyard design. With an estimated price of 25 million Euros, the vessel incorporates the latest technologies including deck systems for towing operations with a pulling capacity of 65 tons. With a length of 66.80 meters and a beam of 16 meters it is able to rescue 300 people. It has 2 MAN main engines with a power of 1930 kW each.
Zamakona Yards Group has facilities in Santurtzi (Vizcaya), Pasajes (Guipúzcoa) and Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), with over 41 years of experience in shipbuilding and repairs of all types of vessels. We specialize in offshore vessels, fishing boats and tugs.
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Last week, ZamakonaYards participated in the AQUANOR 2013 fair. It is an event organized by the Nor-Fishing Foundation, created in 1992 by the Fishing Ministry in Norway. It is held every two years in the Norwegian city of Trondheim. This event brings together the leading companies from Europe and South America involved in Aquaculture.
On Wednesday 14, ZamakonaYards together with the MMC Group AS made a presentation for several wellboat shipowners. Both companies held an exhibition, as well as presented the joint construction project elaborated for Solvtrans AS. The Ronja Polaris ship, a vessel used for transporting live fish. The wellboat measures 75.80 meters and is 16 meters wide. It has capacity for 11 crewmembers and has two Rolls Royce main engines.
Next day, a get-together dinner was held together with MMC AS and Sovtrans AS. A nice time was spent in the presence of LEIF GJELSETH, CEO of MMC AS, FRODE BAADE, Operations Manager at Solvtrans AS and VICTOR VARGAS, CEO of Solvtrans CHILE SA among others.
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For the past months, among the relevant jobs performed at ZAMAKONA Yards in PASAJES, there are the docking of the tug JOAQUIM RUYRA and the general cargo vessel MUROS.
JOAQUIM RUYRA is 26 m long Aquamaster Tractor Tug and achieving a bollard pull of 46 t. The vessel belongs to REMOLQUES Y SERVICIOS MARITIMOS (REYSER), one of the major tug operators in Spain, and is based in the harbor of SANTANDER. The works performed included hull painted, tank disposal and washing, and the main engines general overhaul together with the azimuthal propellers from SCHOTTEL. Some minor jobs including box cooler cleaning, piping… were also included. This is the 5th vessel from REYSER to be docked this year in ZAMAKONA PASAIA. This confirms the confidence given in ZAMAKONA YARDS, but also it’s capability.
The vessel MUROS is a 90 x 14,40 m general cargo vessel belonging to NAVIERA MURUETA. MURUETA is a well established Client of ZAMAKONA Yards, and uses to dock whenever possible the vessels in PASAJES now for more than 5 years. The works performed were mainly hull paint, hatch cover repairs with special care on the seals, rudder repair and some minor works on valves, steel work and mechanical parts.
In May in the port of BILBAO, the recently delivered RORO link span Nr 7, built by ZAMAKONA in 2012, suffered a damage while the ferry departed. The ferry slightly hit the pontoon and pushed the complete link spam back of a few cm. The foundations on shore were damaged, counter weight devices bent, and the electrical supply pulled away, so that the ramp could no longer be operated. Within 24 h ZAMAKONA mobilized 2 heavy lift cranes to lose the link spam from the pontoon and start a provisional repair. After 12 days work, the ramp came back into operation.
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During the last two months the Mauritanian patrol vessel Arguin has been docked at Zamakona Yards as well as alongside the Armamento wharf in the Port of Las Palmas. We had the honor of completing various jobs on this peculiar vessel belonging to the Mauritanian State.
We did the following jobs: docking, hull cleaning, blasting, painting, change of anodes, clean grills, service thimbles, clean/replace valves, calibrate anchors and chains, steel works, supplies, carpentry, main engine works, auxiliary engines works, electrical works, change circulating pumps, fecal water pump and coolers repair, supply and install a new radar system.
We wish Arguin and her crew all the best and hope to see this vessel or any other from the same owner with usin the near future.
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The Spanish Association of Naval and Oceanic Engineers just named ESVAGT AURORA as Best Spanish Built Ship in 2012. The owner is Esvagt AS, company belonging to the Danish multinational A.P. Møller-Mærsk.
The main mission of the vessel is to remain to stand by to give immediate assistance in emergency situations and to provide support for routine operations. The vessel is specially adapted to the harsh climatic conditions in the BARENTS SEA.
The vessel integrates the lastest technological developments for launching and recovery of rescue boats, de-icing equipment to avoid ice accretion on the decks as well as pollution control gear, fulfilling the highest standards required by the Norwegian Authorities for this kind of vessels.
The vessel is 87 m long, 17 m wide and has 9.240 kW of diesel-electric power. It is easily recognizable to it’s X-bow. The vessel can perform high sea towage tasks, and she is fitted with a duplex dynamic positioning system, which allows her to keep the position even in very adverse climate conditions with hurricane force winds and rough sea. This feature gives her the capacity to operate ROVs in difficult conditions in deep seas.
Thanks to all the staff of Zamakona Yards for their effort in this project and the audience of the website that gave us their votes.
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Last week, we had the pleasure of having a delegation from the Sección Regional Canarias-África de la ICHCA visiting our facilities in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The delegation was composed by:
- President of Sección Regional Canarias África de la ICHCA: Mr. CheikKanté (President of the Dakar Port).
- Vice President of the Sección Regional Canarias África de la ICHCA: Mr. MENSAH Abraham (Director of Human Resources of the Port authorities of Ghana)
- Secretary General of the Sección Regional Canarias África de la ICHCA: Mr. Sergio Galván (Managing director of Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas)
- Vice-Secretariy General of the Sección Regional Canarias África de la ICHCA: Mr. HOUNSOUNOU Luc (Representative of the Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas in Benin)
- Deputy Relations Manager with Africa FPLP.- Ana Perez Peñalvo
- Mrs. Angele BIAOU- Director for External Affairs and International Relations and cooperating with the autonomous port of Cotonu.
- Mr. Eduardo Evora Lima .- Director for External Affairs and International Relations and cooperating with the ENAPORT (Cabo Verde).
- Mr. El FILALI .- Director for External Affairs and International Relations and cooperating with the National Agency of Ports in Morocco.
- Mr. Momar N Gary BA .- Sales Director of the Autonomous port of Dakar
- Mr Mama Lamaré .-Responsible of International projects to the Shippers ´Council of Cameroon.
- Mr Ali Traore.- Managing Director of the Shippers’ Council of Burkina Faso.
- Mr Mohamed ElhasseneOuld Mohamed Saad.- Managing Director the Autonomous Port of Nouakchott
- Mr Taleb Ahmed OuldTaghy.- Technical Advisor to the Deputy Director of the Autonomous Port of Nouakchott
The visit formed part of the conference day sheld in Las Palmas for this executive committee. The members of the delegation were pleasantly surprised with our facilities and with the background and experience of our companies working with the African continent, where we often send technicians to undertake repairs of vessels operating in the area.
We want to thank you for your visit and we are positive that it will contribute to closer ties between Zamakona Yards and the countries represented by the executive committee.
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On the occasion of the Day of Seafarer, in all honesty, I must admit that my desire and willingness to be a sailor is attached to my early years. These are years I remember with great joy. The arrival of some of the sailors returning from campaigns for over a year is celebrated with euphoria. Parties were organized at one of the bars in the village where I was born, where three musicians hired , Vermouth and wine ran on behalf of the home comers.
The first time I went to these parties I was about 13 years and decided without doubt to become a marine, to fulfill the dream of living those adventures and visit all the countries, see the geishas, learn about other cultures and make money. It was in the early sixties and Spain had economic dificulties.
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