Spanish
English
-
We are pleased to announce that our group Zamakona Yards in the Canary Islands has received once again the Achilles FPAL Assessment Certificate. The company has been subjected to a rigorous test that evaluated key aspects of our services such as Quality, Health & Safety, Environment, Competence & Training and the result of this evaluation was highly satisfactory.
It is great news for us because Achilles FPAL is a renowned firm in the Oil & Gas sector. It aims to identify, evaluate and pre-qualify suppliers on behalf of the main actors in this demanding market. FPAL objectively analyzes the above parameters and compare them to the industry standards. In this way it ensures that the information and skills they offer their clients include updated information that saves time, resources and costs for all parties involved.
This certificate strengthens the quality assurance of our services, which fills us with pride and encourages us to continue with commitment and dedication the road to excellence.
-
Yesterday, January 29th at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Zona Franca in the Las Palmas Port took place the presentation ceremony of the Finnish multinational leader in water services GS-Hydro, new partner of Zamakona Yards in Canarias.
The event, attended by leading companies from both Las Palmas Port and Canarias ´industry, attended by the President of the Port Authority of Las Palmas, Mr. Luis Ibarra, Zamakona Yards´ CEO in the Canary Islands, Mr. Álvaro Garaygordobil, Mr. Jukka Suotsalo, Vice President of Business Development at the GS-Hydro Corporation, Mr. Borja Garaygordobil, General Director of Zamakona Yards in Canarias and Mr. Pablo Moya, General Director of GS-Hydro SAU who was in charge of the presentation of the services that GS-Hydro will offer now in Canarias.
This event follows the agreement signed last December in Zamakona´s offices in Las Palmas, has an initial term of two years and will involve the inclusion of hydraulic services in the already extensive range of services offered by the Group Zamakona Yards in the Canary islands.
GS-Hydro is a Finnish multinational with over 40 years of history, inventor of bonding systems seamless pipe and hydraulic industry leader in high performance. GS-Hydro is present in over 25 countries worldwide and has a subsidiary in Spain since 1993, with facilities in Madrid and Bilbao and responsible for all operations in Spain, Portugal and France, also serving as support for growth in Latin American countries like Brazil, Chile or Peru.
GS-Hydro has extensive references in the marine sector in terrestrial applications and also in the oil sector and is established in the Canary Islands, through a strategic alliance with Zamakona Yards, and add value to work together, offering all kinds of hydraulic products and services with all the guarantees of quality of the GS-Hydro brand.
-
The Zamakona Yards in Pasajes has successfully finished the works carried out in the vessels VOS HADES and VOS HERA that belong to the Company Vroon Offshore Services UK.
The conversion required a major upgrade of the VOS H-Class to enable Rescue & Standby facilities for a Group B vessel. The project´s design done by OSD-IMT OFFSHORE SHIP DESIGNERS was created in order to meet the customer´s requirements and the UK MCA and UKOOA regulations.
– New accommodation areas such as treatment area, hospital, reception, survivors and non survivors’ facilities, etc have been done. For those areas, new steel modules have been necessary, rearrangement of several spaces on board, new rescue zone, etc.
– New bridge wings have been installed according to UKOOA requirements.
– New equipment have been installed, such as:
– Communication equipment for rescue vessel
– One (1) Fast Rescue Craft (FRC) and (1) Daughter Craft (DC)
– One (1) off Hydra marine HMD GM80 Daughter Craft Davit
– Fast Rescue Craft – One (1) off Kosen FRC / FRB
– Painter booms, etc.
– Re-arrangement of the deck machinery and crane.
The owner has used the conversion period to carry out the special survey of the vessel:
– Overhaul of the main engines.
– Review and cleaning of the gensets.
– Complete checking of the propulsion shafts, propellers, rudders, etc.
– Cleaning and painting of the hull.
– Docking and some outfitting works.
The Zamakona Yards Group takes this opportunity to thank once again the Vroon Company for trusting our group in their previous and more recent jobs and also OSD-IMT for the excellent cooperation with us.
-
This morning in the city of Las Palmas, was held the delivery ceremony and reopening of the Caravel La Niña III, faithful replica of the ship of Columbus, the Caravel “La Niña III“.
Las Palmas is part of the network of Columbian cities of Spain, it is a symbol of the discovery of America, the pass of Christopher Columbus over the island of Gran Canaria and benchmark their contribution to the expansion of the Canary Islands, for its strategic location as a bridge between America, Europe and Africa.
This replica of the Caravel “La Niña” was built in 1992 for the V centenary of the discovery of America. Zamakona Yards has led the restoration project of the same in cooperation with ground forces in a unique example of public-private initiative and corporate social responsibility.
In the picture, we can see our CEO in Canarias, Mr. Alvaro Garaygordóbil, greeting the Hon. Mayor of Las Palmas, Mr. Juanjo Cardona, in the presence of the President of the Gran Canaria lobby, Mr. Jose Miguel Bravo de Laguna and Mr. Eugenio Lopez Polo, chief Colonel of the Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment No. 94.
For more details, click on the following link:
-
The agreement, with an initial duration of two years, will include hydraulic services in the already extensive range of services offered by the Zamakona Yards group in the Canary Islands.
Today was held at the Zamakona Yards offices in Las Palmas Port the formal agreement between the two groups materialized by Mr. Borja Garaygordobil, General Director of Zamakona Yards in the Canary Islands and Mr. Pablo Moya, Managing Director of GS-Hydro for Spain, Portugal and France.
In the agreement, the close collaboration between both companies agrees to offer and undertake effectively in the Canary Islands and Offshore the specialized hydraulic services that GS-Hydro, the leader company in the sector, provides in more than 25 countries.
GS-Hydro is the original creator of the technology of pipe joint by seamless flanged, a system developed since 1975 in the North Sea platforms for its ease of installation and durability. Gs-Hydro is a company with great versatility, offering their services to both Naval and Offshore sectors, as well as all types of industries and ground installations.
In the Offshore and Marine sector, the company has a large presence in the Oil and Gas industry. It has recently undertaken a major project in the Scarabbeo 5, a platform of Saipem in Rotterdam. GS-Hydro was responsible for the installation of the main hydraulic winch and replacement of the hydraulic circuit of the B.O.P.
From now on, GS-Hydro is present in the Las Palmas Port having the necessary infrastructure, both machinery and specialized personnel to undertake all types of projects related to hydraulics with the support and collaboration of the Zamakona Yards Group.
For more information visit: www.gshydro.com
-
Ljubica to our distinguished customer, the Jadran Group, the ship is already across the hemisphere operating at full capacity and excellent results as you can see in the picture below these lines in which we can see the satisfaction of the ship owner Mr. Diego Miletic showing a beautiful specimen of tuna.
These are the images that fill us with pride and encourage us to continue on the path of excellence in our work, thanks again to the Jadran Group for trusting us!
-
On November the 6th, Zamakona Yards Group successfully completed the launch of the ship “Ocean Falcon” at its facilities in Pasajes (San Sebastian, northern Spain).
The ship is the third Zamakona Yards launches, of all three signed with the Norwegian shipping company Atlantic Offshore A.S. The primary mission of the ship is to provide prompt attention to emergencies on oil rigs, being specially adapted to the harsh conditions of the North Sea. It is there, where it will begin operations for the oil company SHELL in the second quarter of 2015.
The ship constructed in Pasajes is a Field Support Vessel (FSV) with Havyard HY820 design and incorporates the latest technologies including systems for towing operations with a pulling capacity of 65 tons. With 66.80 meters length and 16 meters beam, it has the capacity to rescue 300 people. It has 2 MAN main engines with a power of 1935 kW each.
The Zamakona Yards Group has facilities in Santurce (Vizcaya), Passages (Guipúzcoa) and Las Palmas (Canary Islands), with over 41 years of experience in shipbuilding and repair of all types of vessels.
-
On the last Saturday, October 18th we celebrated in Getxo (Bizkaia) the delivery of the tuna freezer vessel LJUBICA, our latest construction to the owner group Jadran based in Ecuador and Panamá.
The event was attended by over 200 people, including authorities and guests, acting as Godmother Matea Peric, a 7 year old girl. The ceremony was also attended by Jardan Group´s President, Mr. Diego Miletic and Mr. Pedro Garaygordobil, President of Zamakona Yards Group, as can be seen in the picture below these lines.
The LJUBICA is a tuna freezer vessel of 89 meters length and 14 meters beam with tanks for fish load of 2.000 cubic meters and accommodation for 35 people. The vessel has the highest, modern and sophisticated technology in order to meet our customer´s needs and expectations.
From Zamakona Yards we are very proud of the new building and very grateful to the company Jadran for the confidence in our group!
-
On the past October 10th was held in Alesund (Norway) the baptism ceremony of the Ronja Polaris vessel, belonging to the Norwegian ship-owner Sølvtrans and built by Astilleros Zamakona S.A., group member of Zamakona Yards.
Although the vessel was delivered in October last year, the ceremony is now performed since after delivery it went straight to service Marine Harvest. This year the vessel has carried more than 70,000 tones of live fish already.
At the event served as Godmother Mrs. Anja Halsebakk (daughter of Roger Halsebakk) and were present Sølvtrans CEO, Mr. Roger Halsebakk, the ship’s master, Mr. Anders Solheim, Mr. Luis Magro y Mr. Ángel Sanchez (General Director and Commercial Director of our Zamakona Shipyards respectively).
During the ceremony Roger Halsebakk highlighted how Ronja Polaris has met the company´s expectations, as it has proven suitable for handling large amounts of fish in a respectful, efficient and economical environment.
From Zamakona Yards we are very proud of the building and very grateful to Sølvtrans for trusting our group!
-
Repnaval shipyards. SA, belonging to Zamakona Yards group, recently signed an exclusive agreement with Norwegian company Otech Marine Services, an expert in underwater work to provide service support divers in the dry docking of vessels.
This agreement, with a duration of two years renewable, will assist specialized divers of the company that operates with the highest standards of safety and quality in work, also having the most modern and advanced equipment that exists in the market, not surprisingly, the company Otech, has over 20 years providing their expertise in the demanding world of oil rigs services. With the implementation of this service Zamakona Yards´customers can be assured of being served by the best professionals and also get a full report of the operation and status of their vessels at the time of stranding.
News
Zamakona Yards © 2015