The two ships have been blessed and proudly launched by their respective godmothers: Arancha Sainz de Baranda and Clavel Blanco, both employees of th

Iberconsa Group celebrates the launch of two new ships for Argentina

API VIII and API X consolidate the Group's fleet, which grows to 50 vessels.

Iberconsa, an International Group with origins in Galicia and a world benchmark in the capture and production of seafood products, has held the official launch ceremony of its two new vessels, the API VIII and the API X, at the Armón shipyard in Navia, Asturias. These boats constitute a historical fact for the company as they are the first completely new ships built by the Galician company. With more than 40 meters in length and capacity for 36 crew members, the two tangon ships have been blessed by the parish priest of Navia Don Manuel Álvarez as a mark of tradition, and proudly launched by their respective godmothers: Arancha Sainz de Baranda and Clavel Blanco, both company employees. Due to the current situation, the event has been restricted to a limited number of attendees, maintaining security and social distance measures.

Iberconsa has built two tangon boats, the "Api VIII" and Api X ", two vessels of 40 m in length and capacity for 36 crew

Both projects have required more than 13 months of work, a team of more than 30 people, and an investment that exceeds € 26 million.

The Iberconsa Group, currently present on 5 continents, is the leading operator in Argentina and is among the 3 most important operators in Namibia and South Africa, reaching a total of 123,000 tons of fish and shellfish per year between them.

The construction of these new vessels is part of the Iberconsa Group's fleet expansion plan, which already has 50 vessels specialized in fishing and the production of various seafood products, of which 21 freezer and fresh fish trawlers, 16 freezer trawlers for wild shrimp and 13 jiggers. In addition, it has factories in Argentina, Namibia, South Africa and a recently opened one in Spain for the production of value-added products and equipped with the most modern technologies.

The new ships will replace the "Lunes Santo" and "Nueva Anita"

After their delivery scheduled for the end of March 2021, the new vessels will set sail for Argentina, where they will begin to operate in the wild shrimp fishing, thus increasing the fishing and production capacity of the Iberconsa Group, which continues to consolidate its growth and leadership in the sector at an international level.

During the same event, Astilleros Armón and Iberconsa congratulated themselves for their advanced negotiations for the closing of a new contract for the construction of a new ship, with an expected delivery date throughout 2022, thus continuing with the objective of continuing to expand the capacity of the fleet.

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