Zamakona Yards organized a lecture-conference meeting focused on the Offshore Oil & Gas Market in West Africa in cooperation with the Naval Repairers Association (RNA) on Monday the 6th of May.
“Our Group is aware of the strategic importance this booming industry has to the port of Las Palmas and the great challenges ship repair industry will face in the coming years. The goal is for the Port of La Luz and Las Palmas to achieve a leading position serving this emerging market,” Zamakona Yards said in a release.
The presentation was given by Mr. Adolfo Marrodán, Naval Mechanical Engineer with an MBA in Shipping and Ports, who has extensive industry experience and has spent most of his professional work in West Africa.
The event was held in the auditorium of the Port Authority, with the presence of Mr. Luis Ibarra (President of the Port Authority of Las Palmas) and Mr. Borja Garaygordóbil (Deputy Director of Zamakona Yards in the Canary Islands).
The conference was attended by over 70 people from major ship repair companies within the sector in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
The program addressed various topics such as:
[mappress] Press Release, May 21, 2013