SENER has signed a joint contract with the China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) and China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd for a new trawler for the China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC).
The new trawler will go into operation in the fishing grounds off the coast of West Africa.
Verónica Alonso de los Ríos, marketing manager for the marine unit at SENER said to World Fishing: “The contract has been very important as SENER is making a strong effort in the marine field in Asia.”
The project is a challenge for SENER because the trawler will incorporate a bottom and pelagic trawl and include processing plants, freezing and storage for both fishing procedures.
When completed, the trawler will be 75 metres long. It will have processing equipment for a pelagic trawl of 10 tonnes per day and a bottom trawl of 120 tonnes per day.
SENER already has customers using the FORAN System, the CAD/CAM software that SENER develops for the design and production of ships, but this is its first engineering contract.
Ms Alonso de los Ríos added: “With the signing of the first marine engineering contract in China, SENER takes a big step forward in its expansion in the Asia shipbuilding market, offering solutions that bring added value to the fishing industry, as well as to the industry as a whole.”
Work on the trawler will begin next month and should be completed by the end of the year.
