Freire Shipyard Set for April the Start of Construction of the Ship of the Indonesian Navy

The new sailing ship has 110 meters in length and 12 meters in width (image : Vigo)

(IMP) -- Accolade of the Republic of Indonesia to the Vigo shipyard Freire. Defense Minister of Indonesia, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, moved this week in Madrid to support naval factory for the construction of what will be the new ship of its navy, a sailing ship of 110 meters in length to replace the veteran and KRI Dewaruci that Freire was awarded last June. Yusgiantoro, accompanied by the Ambassador of Indonesia in Spain and Spanish representatives of the Defense Ministry, Wednesday visited the Airbus factory in Seville and later held a meeting with the leaders of the Vigo shipyard, who made a presentation of the company and the ship. Freire sources confirmed to this newspaper that the financing scheme of the contract, valued at 70 million dollars (51.4 million euros to change yesterday) is already closed and the entry into force of the agreement is scheduled for "late March or early April. "

Shipbuilding Paulino Freire (Freire Shipyard) had imposed a naval factories worldwide (Damen, Icon Yachts, Bumar, Gondán, etc..) In the open by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense international competition with a sailboat 110 meters long for 12 wide and 6 deep. The ship, with rigging Bricbarca type, have 3,350 square meters of sail and serve as a platform for training naval capacity to accommodate 200 people on board, of which 120 are cadets in training. The building will provide 346,000 hours of work in the factory for a period of 22-24 months, employing an average of 300 people.

This contract was one of the topics discussed during the visit to Spain this week of Indonesia's defense minister, who attended the sixth delivery of transport aircraft C-295 Airbus plant in Seville European aircraft manufacturer. Sources confirmed to FARO Freire Yusgiantoro supported the project and appreciated the fact that it was a family business that had been awarded the contract. At the meeting with the Minister President of Freire, Jesus Freire, and the commercial director of the company, Guillermo Freire, who were invited to a dinner at the home of the Ambassador of Indonesia in Spain participated, which was also attended responsible Spanish Government and Airbus.

After closing the financing, the same sources said that the entry into force of the contract is scheduled for "late March or early April," after that rip off the works. Also planned for that month contract signing of the new research vessel that Freire was awarded last December to the Institute for Scientific Studies of Kuwait (Kuwait Institute for Science Research), valued at 30 million euros. This vessel will have 54.8 meters in length and its construction will be after the Indonesian sailboat. The entry into force of both contracts will allow Vigo factory resume construction activity, since after the departure of the RRS Discovery has been doing work processing and ship repair.

(FarodeVigo)

Babak Akhir Tender Penerus KRI Dewaruci

Spanyol dan Polandia Memasuki Babak Akhir Tender Pengganti KRI Dewaruci

Diantara 5 perusahaan, tinggal 2 perusahaan yang maju ke babak akhir tender pengganti KRI Dewaruci (photo : Media Maritim)

Pengganti KRI Dewaruci Siap Diproduksi

JAKARTA - Tim peneliti pengganti KRI Dewaruci tinggal memilih di antara dua pabrikan, yakni dari Spanyol atau Polandia. Walaupun belum diumumkan apa nama dua perusahaan pembuatnya, dipastikan pengganti kapal tiang tinggi itu berasal dari dua negara tersebut. 

"Tim peneliti saat ini sudah di sana dan sedang bekerja untuk menentukan perusahaan mana yang cocok. Rencananya tahun ini akan ditentukan," kata Kepala Staf TNI AL (Kasal), Laksamana Madya Marsetio, di Jakarta, Minggu (3/2). Marsetio memastikan tiga dari lima perusahaan yang tertarik membuat pengganti KRI Dewaruci tak memenuhi kriteria. 

Menurut Kasal, tim peneliti masih melihat kelayakan dari dua perusahaan tersebut. Tim juga sedang bekerja untuk menentukan mana yang terbaik agar pada 2014 nanti pengganti KRI Dewaruci sudah bisa beroperasi. "Yang jelas, semua mekanisme pengadaan ada di Kementerian Pertahanan. Kami hanya bagian dari tim. Tapi kami berharap penggantinya yang terbaik," kata Marsetio. 

Dia yakin pengganti KRI Dewaruci jauh lebih canggih. Pengganti KRI Dewaruci ini dipastikan buatan tahun 2013. "Bisa dibayangkan betapa canggihnya kapal itu. Bandingkan dengan umur KRI Dewaruci yang sudah memasuki 60 tahun," jelas dia.

Tetap Dioperasikan

Walaupun nanti sudah ada pengganti, KRI Dewaruci tetap akan dioperasikan. Tahun ini saja, KRI Dewaruci masih bisa mengikuti Australian Cruise Ship Reviews. "Ke depan tetap akan kita operasikan walaupun hanya berlayar di dalam negeri," kata dia. KRI Dewaruci disiapkan untuk mengarungi dunia sambil menggembleng para kadet Angkatan Laut. 

Sebelumnya, Kepala Dinas Penerangan TNI AL (Kadispenal), Laksamana Pertama Untung Suropati, mengatakan ada lima perusahaan yang mengajukan penawaran, yakni dua dari Spanyol, satu dari Polandia, dan dua dari Belanda. Sedangkan perusahaan Jerman tidak lagi disertakan karena sudah tidak membuat kapal layar tiang tinggi. 

Padahal, KRI Dewaruci adalah buatan Jerman. Adapun spesifikasi kapal pengganti nanti diharapkan mampu menampung 120 kadet dan 80 awak kapal. Kapal baru itu rencananya mampu menampung total 180 sampai dengan 200 orang. Adapun tipe kapal yang akan dipilih adalah tipe Barque. 

Mengenai harga, TNI AL, Mabes TNI, dan Kementerian Pertahanan masih membahasnya. Namun, beredar kabar pemerintah menyiapkan anggaran 80 juta dollar AS. "Kapal pengganti itu dijadwalkan selesai 2014," kata Untung. Seperti diketahui, TNI AL telah mengoperasikan kapal latih KRI Dewaruci sejak 1953. 

Kapal layar legendaris itu buatan HC Stulchen & Sohn Hamburg, Jerman, pada 1952. KRI Dewaruci memiliki panjang 58,30 meter, lebar lambung 9,50 meter, dan bobot mati 847 ton. Kapal ini dilengkapi sistem navigasi canggih dan sudah terkomputerisasi. Kapal tipe Barquentin ini memiliki tiga tiang utama dengan 16 layar ini mampu melaju dengan kecepatan maksimal 10,5 knot. nsf/P-3

(Koran Jakarta)