SAPMER 
By Press release
PIRIOU set to build
two 80-metre Tuna purse seiner ships for SAPMER Holding
02 December 2013
PIRIOU has won a firm order for two units, plus an option for a third, of a new generation of freezer tuna purse seiner ships for SAPMER holding. With a design intended to sign SAPMER Holding's identity, these two 80m tuna ships will be delivered at the end of 2014 and the start of 2015 respectively and will be operated in the Indian Ocean.
Designed by PIRIOU's design office, these new tuna ships, that are simpler and more economical than the previous generation, will be built to meet the requirements of multi- purpose operation in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific for which they will provide an excellent showcase for PIRIOU in this Zone.
Pascal PIRIOU stated "We are really happy to have forged this strategic partnership with SAPMER, which will enable us to move forward together towards the Pacific. This order is an ideal opportunity to showcase our ships which opens up the market in the Pacific Tuna fishing Zone, since our prices are highly competitive compared with our Asian competitors due to the fact that the ships are simpler and are built in series in Vietnam."
The dry docking of the first block of the first unit is an opportunity for SEAS, PIRIOU's Vietnamese subsidiary, to inaugurate its new 240-tonne capacity overhead crane and to bolster its cooperation with the Vietnamese company Hai Minh, who operates the industrial site X51 where SEAS has been based since 2009.
Jean Marie Nicot-Bérenger, Director of PIRIOU Standard Ship Division and General Manager of SEAS', declared "thanks to the commissioning of this new overhead crane we will be able to cut the time spent for block assembly in the dry dock in half, and therefore double the site's production capacity. This investment financed by PIRIOU on HAI MIN shipyard's land is the fruit of our partnership and of our long term commitment to the site".
Yannick Lauri, Chief Executive Officer of the group SAPMER Holding added "We want the innovative and cutting edge design of these new ships to prepare for the future, by introducing a new, more economical type of propulsion taking account the energy market where resources are increasingly scarce and therefore more costly. The innovative electrical propulsion system has been simplified and will allow these ships to be operated throughout the world and meet ever stricter environmental protection criteria. "
80m freezer tuna purse seiner ship
Overall length ………………………………………. 79.50 m. Moulded beam…………………………………... 14.20 m. Hold (dry storage -40°C)…………………………..... 1,040 m³
Tanks (storage in brine at -17°C) ………………… 480 m3
Fuel capacity ……………………………… 490 m³
Crew……….. ... ………………………………………….. 40 persons Speed ……………………………………………………… 15.5 knots Propulsion: 1x2800 kW - Generator sets: ................ 4 x 1160 kVA
Special features
The new shape of the bow optimises ship stability and crew comfort and also increases stowage capacity in the hold compared with a bulb bow tuna boat.
This tuna boat is a complex ship, equipped with an innovative system designed to freeze and conserve tuna at - 40°C (-17°C on traditional tuna boats). This process enables a significant improvement in fish quality and consequently an increase in its value (Sashimi quality).
The propulsion is diesel and electric rather than conventional, the shaftline and propeller are driven by two electric motors. This system provides flexible energy management, simplified maintenance and fuel economies.
About PIRIOU
The second largest French company, in the shipbuilding, repair and naval engineering field, PIRIOU has a presence in Europe, Africa and Asia thanks to 8 companies that employ almost a thousand people with 300 in France.
PIRIOU maintains a strong foothold in fishing, its original trade, with 237 units ranging from 14m to
90 m delivered since 1972.
PIRIOU had a total turnover of M€122 in 2012 and has delivered almost 400 vessels since 1965.
http://www.piriou.com
About the group SAPMER HOLDING
SAPMER is the historical deep-sea fishing operator in the waters of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) based on the island of Reunion. Having been created in 1947, SAPMER now operates a wholly-owned fleet of four freezer-longliners for Patagonian Toothfish and a Freezer pot Lobster vessel for Rock Lobster and seven tuna purse seiners (on board -40°C deep freeze) for its tuna fishing activity (Yellowfin and Skipjack) in the Indian Ocean.
In August 2012, SAPMER reorganises itself internationally, by creating SAPMER HOLDING PTE LTD, a company created under Singapore law.
Positioned on strong valued 'niche' activities, the group SAPMER is dividing its activities into two categories:
A fishing activity which includes Toothfish and Rock Lobster sales fished in the Southern Seas (Economic Zones of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories - TAAF) and whole tuna sales (Yellowfin and Skipjack) fished in the Indian Ocean.
A value-enhancing and processing activity (sashimi loins, steaks...) of halieutic products.
SAPMER sa* achieved in 2012 a 93.1M€ revenues (85% of which made from exportations outside
Europe, mainly Asia)
SAPMER sa* is listed on Alternext Paris - ISIN code FR0010776617 - ALMER
http://www.sapmer.com
*member of the groupe SAPMER Holding
Contacts PressePIRIOU SAPMER HOLDING
Nadine Rolland Yannick Lauri - CEO
Tel: 02 98 97 09 48 Tel: + (262) 2 62 42 02 73 communication@piriou.fr ylauri@sapmer.fr
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