Piriou has delivered the final three longliners of an eight-vessel series to New Caledonia fishing company Navimon.
The 20.70 metre by 6.90 metre breadth Hoot Ma Whaap, Ajie Arho and Xaracuu join the five longliners in the series already fishing for tuna in the New Caledonia EEZ.
The first two of the series were delivered in 2018 and the three vessels delivered in 2019 are all in operation. The order was placed for the final three as the trio in 2019 were delivered to Nouméa by freighter. The series of eight longliners replaces an older fleet of vessels that was also built by Piriou.
“I commend the shipyard for delivering the vessels in time in spite of the context and health constraints,” said Navimon’s general manager Florent Pithon.
“The Piriou staff seconded in Nouméa allowed us to submit the longliners to the maritime administration in time for their commissioning visit.”
Navimon’s aim in renewing its fleet was to improve crew comfort, make maintenance operations easier, optimise expenses and conform to requirements concerning security and environment compliance.
The longliners each have a 50m3 chilled fishroom space, plus a 25m3 cold store refrigerated to -25°C.
“This order of eight longliners make us very happy as we have kept Navimon’s confidence as a long-time customer and we took active part in renewing their fleet nearly twenty years after delivering their first vessels,” said Piriou Group CEO Vincent Faujour.
“Following our latest orders and deliveries of trawlers for mainland France, of longliners for La Réunion and a 67 metre tuna purse seiner, this contract has been completed and shows our ability to maintain and increase our presence in the artisanal and industrial fishing in collectivities and overseas territories as well as in France.”
