Beam Trawler Z-26 Avanti is designed for great hauling power with less fuel consumption and better seagoing properties due to reduced drag in the water. The 38-metre long fishing vessel was officially handed over to the Depaepe family of the Devan Shipping Company on Saturday 29 January in Zeebrugge, Belgium.
The design of Avanti spans the maximum length and tonnage allowed by Belgian maritime regulations. The Z-26 is the second vessel built to Damen Shipyards’ BT3808 design. Specific modifications for Devan Shipping Company make the vessel specifically suited to the Belgian fishing company’s methods. It was built to the latest standards of comfort, technology, sustainability and the customer’s wishes.
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Reduced drag
‘Damen Maaskant modified the design together with SIP Marine to reduce fuel consumption and increase hauling power. The ship also has an imprinted anode system on board, ICCP, eliminating the need for anodes on the hull. This has the main effect of reducing drag,’ says project manager John van der Maas.
New and unique on this fishing cutter is the cold room instead of refrigerators for provisions.
The hull was built and launched in Gdansk in Poland and then finished at the yard in Stellendam. The trawler was quickly finished within the agreed timeframe despite all the consequences of the pandemic.
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