Spanish-owned shipbuilding group Zamakona Yards has consolidated an order book worth €400 million. The boost follows the signing of a series of construction contracts for Norwegian shipowners engaged in high-tech aquaculture logistics, in a commercial move that strengthens the operational hub of its repair and maintenance division at the Port of Las Palmas. “The delivery of technically complex vessels requires a permanent technical support hub in the mid-Atlantic. Las Palmas offers the dry-docking capacity and immediate technical response that international shipowners require once the vessels enter service,” said a naval industry analyst with operations in the Canary Islands.
The latest addition to the shipyard’s order book is a live fish carrier (brønnbåt) commissioned by Norwegian company Trident Aqua Services, Puente de Mando and the company said in a statement sent to Canarymaritime. The project is valued at €86 million and has a financing structure backed by a €22 million loan and €64 million in financial guarantees, in a scheme led by CaixaBank with the participation of the Basque Finance Institute and the Official Credit Institute (ICO).
This contract is joined by the award of a 5,000-cubic-meter-capacity vessel for Brønnbåt Nord, a shipowner based in Astafjord and jointly owned by Salaks Holding, Gratanglaks and Kleiva Fiskefarm. The vessel, designed by naval architecture firm NSK Ship Design, is scheduled for delivery in 2029 and will be equipped with battery-powered hybrid propulsion, energy-recovery systems, and thermal-treatment and freshwater systems on deck.
The portfolio of projects under way also includes the final outfitting phase of the Eidsvaag Aurora, the first of two sister vessels measuring 71 meters in length commissioned by Eidsvaag AS to transport pelletized feed to marine farms in the North Sea. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2026.
The strategic role of the Las Palmas division
The accumulation of new construction contracts at the Bilbao and Pasajes facilities has a direct impact on the infrastructure operated by Zamakona Yards at the Port of Las Palmas. The Gran Canaria hub serves as the group’s naval repair, midlife maintenance and logistics support arm for operating fleets traveling along the Atlantic corridor toward West Africa and the Southern Hemisphere.
The facilities of Reparaciones Navales Canarias at La Luz dock, integrated into Zamakona’s structure, provide dry-docking, specialized mechanical and preventive maintenance services. The workload associated with the segment of auxiliary aquaculture vessels and offshore support vessels (OSVs) ensures activity for the island’s workshops during the period following the vessels’ entry into service.
The combination of construction slipways in northern mainland Spain and repair capacity in the Canary Islands enables the group to retain the vessels’ full life cycle. The island division provides a steady stream of maintenance-service revenue from fishing, reefer and logistics-support vessels operating on Atlantic routes, reducing exclusive reliance on fluctuations in primary shipbuilding.
The technological equipment on the planned vessels—which includes onboard desalination plants, articulated cranes for operations in swells, and low-emission propulsion systems—requires specialized personnel in network electronics and hydraulic systems. This demand has a direct impact on the Port of Las Palmas’ auxiliary industries, which serve as a service hub for vessels built in northern Spain during their operating campaigns.
Garaygordóbil secures €400 million in contracts with Nordic firms Trident Aqua Services and Eidsvaag AS was first published on canarymaritime.com.
