Galictio will launch the last barge for Uruguay at the end of the month
The contract sealed by Galictio in Uruguay is about to come to an end. Currently, the company is completing the third of the barges whose manufacturing it contracted for the country's shipping company Montes de Plata. The ship is already 90% complete and work is currently being accelerated, since, if the company's forecasts are met, it will be launched in a ceremony to be held on the 26th.
Tal y como sucedió con las dos barcazas anteriores que formaron parte del encargo, una vez que reciba su bautismo de mar, en el plazo de dos semanas será entregada a su armador, que podrá disponer del pequeño navío a mediados del mes de marzo.
Con la entrada en servicio de la embarcación culminará un contrato que fue firmado en el verano del 2011. La obra, con la que Galictio se adentró en el mercado latinoamericano, sirvió para buscar alternativas de ocupación paralelamente a la caída del trabajo en el sector naval de la comarca.
The ships, which will be used to transport wood, are 100 meters long, 16 meters wide and have the capacity to store about 15,000 tons of product.
After almost three years of development the work in the country, Galictio's intention - now fully owned by Indasa - is to remain in the country, which is why it is looking for other possible orders with which to continue to its presence in the Uruguayan naval.
In this sense, it is waiting for three tenders that have been opened to be resolved, some of which could be awarded immediately. At the moment, however, there are no guarantees of more work in Uruguay.
Operator training
In the country, Galictio, in addition to manufacturing the barges, has carried out personnel qualification work, since due to the commitments acquired there, the order implicitly involved technological transfer and training of operators to carry out the construction of the barges. ships.
