Spanish maritime firm “Grup Aresa International” building four Aluminium patrol boats for Nigerian Navy

The Spanish maritime firm Grup Aresa International is building four aluminium patrolling boats for the Nigerian Navy, whereas, as per the information the hulls already completed.

The company said two months ago that the milestone of the hulls being accomplished and had been reached and construction was work-in-progress.

The 2021 Nigerian budget appropriation bill refers: “Procurement of 4 x 17 m inshore patrol craft (Aresa boats)” is ongoing. Also listed as ongoing for the Nigerian Navy are the procurements of a 32-metre hydrographic survey vessel, the procurement of a landing ship tank, and the procurement of three AW109 helicopters. The hydrographic survey vessel appears to be a new design in addition to the 60 metres NNS Lana that was recently completed by French leader in Aluminium Shipbuilding Ocea.

Aresa specialises in the construction, repair, and maintenance, services, and marketing of vessels up to 60 meters in length in composite materials and marine aluminium. It has built more than 1 200 vessels over the last sixty years.