Shipyard finishes second coast guard patrol ship

TIRANA, July 17 – The Pashaliman Shipyard in southwestern Vlore built the second Damen Stan patrol vessel named Oriku. It is to deliver two more.
The main purpose of the Stan patrol boats, ordered by the Albanian Ministry of Defense, is to execute patrol duties and search and rescue missions interritorial waters. The project included extensive knowledge transfer and the reconstruction of a naval shipyard.
The first ship of the Stan Patrol 4207 project was built in the Netherlands and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard in August 2008.
Albania has become a NATO member in 2009 and it is in the process of modernizing its armed forces. That process aims at increasing the operational capacities on search and rescue missions and also the application of the law in the territorial waters.
The project also included the thorough reconstruction of the Vlor롎aval Shipyard and the building of a new assembly hall, in which vessels as large as 60 meters can be constructed. Both projects were handled by Damen Services. Under the Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) concept the complete, prefabricated material packages for the construction hall and the patrol vessel were sent to Albania.
The whole operation has been carried out under the late ORET program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its objective was to support sustainable investment in infrastructural projects in developing countries.
To come up to expectations for full NATO membership the Albanian Government works on the transformation and revitalization of its armed forces. Monitoring and protecting the territorial waters is one of the ambitious tasks set.