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在开普敦举行的第一届达门渔业研讨会取得了巨大成功，包括南非五大渔业公司在内的各行各业60多名与会者出席了会议。
这次活动为来自行业各个环节的从业者提供了一个很好的机会，使他们走到一起，接触、倾听和了解当前的运营情况。
在达门开普敦造船厂举行的研讨会也同时启动了达门的新“非洲船舶租赁基金”。通过基金的支持，帮助船东既能维持现有的船队，也能通过该基金发展船队，并有可能更换老化的船只。与会者还参观了开普敦的达门造船厂，凸显了在非洲为非洲建造船只的优势。
Damen’s first Fishing Seminar, held in Cape Town, was heralded a great success, with more than 60 participants attending from a broad cross-section of the industry, including the five major South African fishing companies.
Speaker Jeremy Marillier (Executive Director, FishSA)
Jeremy Marillier, Executive Director of FishSA, the representative of all the main industry associations in South Africa, commented: “The event was a good opportunity for different stakeholders from various sides of the industry to come together - to engage, listen and understand the current operating environment and various push and pull factors such as the cost of doing business, etc. It was a very informative day.” He added that the fishing industry would welcome more information days like these.
The Fishing Seminar, held on November 22 at Damen Shipyards Cape Town, was also chosen to launch Damen’s new fund, ‘Africa Ship Leasing’. Benny Bhali, Sales and Marketing Executive at Damen Shipyards Cape Town emphasised: “Damen wants to show how it can support the fishing community, both in terms of maintaining the existing fleet and also through the fund, which can help them develop their fleet and potentially replace ageing vessels. I think the fishing industry appreciated our efforts.”
It is worth noting that clearly these issues are of interest in other parts of southern Africa as companies from Namibia and Mozambique also attended, he pointed out. Participants also had a tour of Damen Shipyards Cape Town to highlight the advantages of building vessels ‘in Africa for Africa’.
Mr Bhali said: “We can show shipowners what is possible and how we can help them grow their business. Although fishing companies are awarded their quotas, it is not always easy for them to get local financing for investments in their fleet, so the Damen Fund enables them to tap into the international financing market.”
Creative solutions
“The South African government has some important initiatives to help develop the fleet but it won’t be able to achieve its ambitions on its own”, emphasised Mr Bhali. “But by working in partnership with industry and government we can provide creative solutions to move the market forward. Ultimately, I think we have started a conversation with the key players.”
Africa Ship Leasing
Damen has delivered more than 1,200 vessels to customers in Africa over the years. Africa Ship Leasing was established in May 2018 and is already assisting owners in both Nigeria and Angola. Each lease agreement is tailormade. The customer begins by chartering the vessel for a certain number of years, while at the same time repaying the loan and the applicable interest. They then have the option to purchase the vessel during the tenor of the agreement and the obligation after the repayment period.
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