Mexico’s SENI Builds on Success
Cummins Vessel Reference #661
Founded in 1980, Servicios Navales e Industrales S.A. de C.V. (SENI) continues to grow in both repair work and new construction at the yard in Mazatlan, Mexico. As more nations look to have vessels trading between their own ports built in national yards, SENI is in a position to meet the demand. In 2008, SENI formed a joint venture with Australia’s Strategic Marine to complete two major projects while upgrading the skill set of their workers.
Under this venture two 52-meter crewboats and two 35-meter buoy handler vessels were built. The crew boats were delivered to their owners, Blue Marine, for charter to Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico. Their construction was said to be the first off shore boats built in a private Mexican yard with private money. The buoy tenders were delivered to the Mexican government. While it would be premature to say that Mexico can meet all domestic shipbuilding, these vessels represent a significant step.
The two crew boats, Aramara and Lluavi, were delivered in October 2009 and January 2010 respectively. Built to a proven design by Strategic Marine, each boat is 52 by 10 by 3.6-meters with a 60-passenger capacity and 223 square meters of cargo deck space. Four Cummins KTA50-M2 engines, each delivering 1800 HP at 1900 RPM, provide propulsion power. The engines turn 1270×1171 m/m propellers through Twin Disc MGX6848SC gears with 2.471:1 reduction.
In 2012 SENI continues to operate as an independent builder with an enhanced set of ways and facilities for repair and new construction. (http://www.seni.com.mx)
For further information:
BUILDER:
Servicios Navales E Industriales S.A. de C.V.
Estero Urias S?N
Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Mexico
Phone: 52 669 994 7163
OWNER:
Blue Marine Technology Group
I.M.N. Javier Reyes Conde,
Phone: 52 938 384 4779 | 286 1404
CUMMINS:
Gaston Reyna Sanchez
Megamak
Promotor de Motores y Generación
Distribuidora Megamak SA de CV | Motores
Hermosillo, Sonora
Mexico
Phone: 52 166 229 2007
E-mail: greyna@megamak.com.mx
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Olmedo Farfan
Latin America Sales & AE Manager
Engine Business Unit – Commercial Inc. –Marine Business
Phone: 1 843 745 1581
Mobile: 1 843 298 4580
E-mail: olmedo.farfan@cummins.com
Alan Haig-Brown
Over 30 years as an author for global commercial marine and fishing publications backed with hands-on experience on commercial fishing boats and coastal freighters makes Alan Haig-Brown uniquely qualified to provide vessel reference articles for Cummins Marine. You can find him in shipyards around the world, and on his own website, www.haig-brown.com.
