On June 16 of this year, the tuna freezer vessel LJUBICA launching took place at Zamakona Yards shipyard in Bilbao, property of the Ecuadoran ship owner Pesquera Miriam S.A, the company said in its press release.
The ship has been designed and developed by the technical shipping office CINTRANAVAL – DEFCAR SL and has a 1,999 m3 fish capacity in its tanks, 90 meters length and 18 knots speed.
The LJUBICA is though for the tuna fishing trough the fences system in fishing grounds, located at the Pacific Ocean and its delivery is planned by autumn 2014.
ZAMAKONA Shipyard Bilbao specializes in the construction of vessels up to 110 m. in length, of various types. The company has over 400 employees. The shipyard facilities encompasses the territory of approximately 35,000 m2. The shipbuilding company obtained the ISO 9001 and 14001 Certificates and OSHA 18001 (Quality Management, Environmental Management and Occupational Safety and Health Management) and has approvals of the major classification societies such as LR, BV, DnV, GL and ABS.