{"id":283354,"date":"2019-11-11T09:10:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T07:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=283354"},"modified":"2019-11-11T09:10:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T07:10:46","slug":"namdock-secures-lucrative-contract-with-angolan-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=283354","title":{"rendered":"Namdock secures lucrative contract with Angolan Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>THE local economy of Walvis Bay is set for a financial injection as Namdock secured a contract with the Angolan Navy to maintain and repair its vessels.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Namdock\u2019s Commercial and Operations Manager, Willie Esterhuyse, the contract was concluded in September the exact date when the vessels will be arriving in Walvis Bay has not been finalised. He said it is anticipated that this will start happening early in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the agreement, Namdock will initially accommodate two Angolan Navy vessels in its dry docks. However, there is a possible extension to this contract into 2020 to service the Navy\u2019s other vessels as well as supplying related services and training.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Angolan Navy consists of some 40 vessels including fast missile craft, fast torpedo craft, coastal patrol boats and minesweepers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion of this contract required extensive negotiations which were started in 2017. Representatives of the AngolanNavy visited Walvis Bay to inspect Namdock\u2019s facilities, while the Namibian company also dispatched technicians to Luanda to inspect the naval vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/74400446_2567989546601323_7140298961125900288_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-283364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/74400446_2567989546601323_7140298961125900288_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/74400446_2567989546601323_7140298961125900288_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/74400446_2567989546601323_7140298961125900288_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to welcome this new customer to our shipyard which is arguably the most sophisticated and efficient on the West Coast of Africa,\u201d Esterhuyse said. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the recent past, Namdock\u2019s has been fostering this cooperation with Angola and has carried out projects such as the repair of the Angolan Ministry of Fisheries\u2019 (Pescangola) floating dry dock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Esterhuyse insisted that the maintenance and repair of naval vessels does not require any skills that Namdock does not have. \u201cWe are used to working on naval vessels as we have been maintaining those of the Namibian Navy since our company\u2019s inception in 2006,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first two vessels will be sailed from Angola and will undergo a turnkey maintenance operation at Walvis Bay, where all services such as dry docking, sandblasting, coating, mechanical, metalwork, valves, piping, engine work, electronics are fully available. As these vessels play a key part in the defence of Angola, Namdock will be bringing all its experience and expertise to bear to affect a rapid turnaround.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis contract is further testimony to the successful collaboration that we have had with other Angolan Ministries and clearly demonstrates the shipyard\u2019s capacity and outstanding, effective and efficient performance to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The award of this contract follows an eventful year for Namdock marked by the steady increase in yard activity and significant growth in enquiries that have translated into confirmed yard bookings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has progressively allowed us to overcome the depressed economic cycle that has constrained our industry since 2016,\u201d explained Namdock\u2019s Acting Chief Executive Officer Heritha Nankole Muyoba. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs industry leaders, our core values of trust, excellence and integrity have assisted us in gaining recognition as the preferred ship repair partner along the West Coast of Africa. This Angolan contract is a proud milestone for us in the development of our company and our continuing ability to make a meaningful contribution to the Namibian economy,\u201d Nankole Muyoba said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":283364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-283354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Namdock secures lucrative contract with Angolan Navy - Informant\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"THE local economy of Walvis Bay is set for a financial injection as Namdock secured a contract with the Angolan Navy to maintain and repair its vessels.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=283354\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Namdock secures lucrative contract with Angolan Navy - 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