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SHIPBUILDING THE SHIPYARDS

Craig R. Gundry, GM, said the Fassmer Technical Projects team leans on 171-years maritime experience in helping to make ef? cient a whole range of maritime services, from [a] ballast water installation, [b] newbuild projects and [c] retro? ts.

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Fassmer & Ciramar @ bit.ly/3fq7jPc [b] (employees and contractors) people working. “T is new alliance … will allow the generation of more than 600 spe- cialized direct jobs in the f rst stage, projecting an expan- sion to more than 1,200 direct jobs in the next three years,” said Contreras.

Fassmer is a 171-year old German company with long [c] experience in shipbuilding and repair, and this new team- ing seeks to leverage that experience in a geographically ideal locale. “T ere are lessons learned, best practices and knowledge transfer that we can impart,” said Gundry, ultimately giv- ing the Dominican yard the tools, knowledge and training needed to deliver “European standards” in regards to ship repair and drydocking. T e scope of the deal also includes maintenance, manufacture and local marketing of me- chanical products, including propellers, stabilization and steering systems, thrusters, azimuth thrusters; as well as naval automation; ship repair; and personnel training with consulting in the design of naval devices.

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