Astillero Naval Federico Contessi News

No doubt the truest testament to the success of a vessel is the building of a sister ship. That has recently been demonstrated by the owners of the Porto Belo I that was launched in May of 2008. The company, Maritima MDQ S.A., returned to the same builder, Astillero Naval Federico Contessi y Cia, SA, for a sister ship which was launched January 8, 2011. Both vessels were built to a design owned by the shipyard. The 23.98 by 6.7-meter Porto Belo II has a 125 cubic meter fish hold capacity and tankage for 30,700 liters of fuel and 15,500 liters of potable water.

On May 31 this year, the shipyard Astillero Naval Federico Contessi y Cia. christened and launched a new coastal fishing vessel. The BP Porto Belo I is a design owned by the shipyard and was built for the owners, Marma MDQ S.A.. The new trawler is 24,07 x 6,7 meters with a depth of 3,10 meters and has a draft of 2,72 meters. The main engine is a Cummins KTA19M3 delivering 600 hp at 1800 rpm to a Twin Disc MG 5222 DC marine gear with 6,1:1 reduction and turning a four-blade KA-470 propeller. The Cummins KTA19M3 is provided with the Centry controller.