Canarian co-operation
Rolls-Royce and the Astican Shipyard in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, have signed a co-operation agreement that will enhance the service capabilities of both parties. A new 1980m2 state-of-the-art service facility will be built by Astican for Rolls-Royce to service and overhaul the complete Rolls-Royce product range, including the simultaneous reconditioning of up to six Azimuth thruster units.
Coupled with Astican’s extensive ship repair facilities, the new custom-built service centre at the crossroads of the Atlantic, linking Europe, Africa and the Americas, will allow Rolls-Royce to better serve operators with ongoing exploration, production & development operations in these regions.
Antonio Germán Suárez, President of Astican, said: “We are delighted to join with a reputable partner such as Rolls-Royce in this new venture. We strongly believe that this agreement will help recognize the Port of Las Palmas as a one-stop-shop for the offshore industry in West Africa. Furthermore, this is a positive signal to other complementary equipment manufacturers that Las Palmas is an attractive place for facility investment.”
The partnership is expected to draw more activity to the Astican Shipyard and Rolls-Royce service centre as customers will have easy access to the Rolls-Royce expertise required for the overhaul of its sophisticated machinery and equipment.
Rolls-Royce is increasing its cooperation with shipyards globally in order to provide expert support as close to the customer as possible, and these agreements are complementary to the Rolls-Royce network of global service centres.
By Jake Frith
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