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repaying the loan and interest, with an option to purchase the vessel outright “during the tenor of the agreement,” Damen says. Verschuren says: “By making use of the Africa fund, customers can own a state-of- the-art Damen vessel in just a few years and tap into new business opportunities straightaway.” Te scheme is also hoped to boost fisherman safety across the continent’s coastal states. In late November 2018, Damen hosted a fishing


seminar in Cape Town, South Africa, attended by 60 participants including representatives of South Africa’s five major fisheries. During the event, Benny Bhali, sales and marketing executive at Damen Shipyards Cape Town, commented: “Te South African government has some important initiatives to help develop [its national fishing fleet], but it won’t be able to achieve its ambitions on its own...by working in partnership with industry and government, we can provide creative solutions to move the market forward”. Vessels can be built either at Damen’s Cape Town


yard or at one of its other overseas facilities. The company reports that it has already secured Nigerian and Angolan applicants for the fund.


Industry news C-Job joins forces with


Glosten Basjen Faber, CEO of C-Job Naval Architects, says that his company is pursuing its “American dream”, having entered into a strategic partnership with Seattle, Washington-based naval architect Glosten. Te Dutch vessel designer made the announcement in November 2018, aſter signing a memorandum of understanding at Glosten’s East Coast office in Massachusetts. Design-wise,


Fugro and L3 ASV are jointly developing a new survey USV type, to reduce the former company’s offshore staff exposure


Wim Herijgers, director of innovation for Fugro’s marine activities,


says: “Over time, a


significant portion of our marine business can be optimised through the use of autonomous and remote technology. This partnership aligns with our strategy to leverage technology to reduce offshore staff exposure and make our operations more efficient.” Fugro tells Ship & Boat International that the first


USV, to be delivered in Q2 2019, will measure 10m in length and will primarily undertake “medium- to large-scale hydrographic survey applications”.


Fishing vessels RS to class six-strong the duo will primarily focus on


developing offshore, research and dredging vessels. The partnership should also grant C-Job greater access to those US boatbuilders looking to produce dedicated offshore wind farm support craft – a growing market in North America. Te two firms will also cooperate in the fields of structural and electrical engineering, numerical modelling, interior design, noise control engineering and construction supervision, C-Job says.


Unmanned vessels Fugro and L3 ASV plan


new survey USVs Geo-survey services provider Fugro is working alongside autonomous vessel specialist L3 ASV (formerly ASV Global) to develop a new type of unmanned surface vessel (USV) for the former group’s use.


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trawler series Russian shipbuilder Severnaya Verf has laid the keel for the first of six new processing and freezing trawlers, ordered by Rybprominvest, a subsidiary of Norebo Holding. The first-in-class vessel, currently monikered


Project 170701, will measure 81.63m × 16m and feature a freeboard depth of 10.1m, a draught of 6.3m and a displacement of 5,450tonnes. The trawler’s processing plant will be capable of producing more than 21tonnes of cod and haddock fillet, plus at least 7tonnes of fishmeal, daily. She will also be able to hold more than 60tonnes of frozen fish per day. If all goes


to plan, the first vessel will be


commissioned in 2020. Classification of all six vessels is being overseen by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS), which intends to grant each vessel in the series the KM () Ice2 AUT1 OMBO Fishing Vessel notation. SBI


Ship & Boat International January/February 2019


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