Metal Mechanic Shipbuilding - SIMA - Peru

The Peruvian naval industry has all the technological and human elements to build its own frigates or any other type of boat of great scope. The company Industrial Services of the Navy (Sima) has a great international recognition in this matter and its empowerment would have very positive repercussions for the country.

"Of course Peru is able to build frigates, we already did it with the help of other shipyards. Our last two frigates, were made here in full, "he told the Andean Agency.
He assured that not only can they re-build multi-purpose boats, but also for transport activities of all kinds, and stressed that the naval industry would help revive the national economy and generate thousands of jobs.

"There are thousands of people working in all fields, because the metalworking industry, services, there are a lot of services that have to be activated to generate this movement. It is one of the industries that more personnel and workforce moves, "he said.

The BAP Pisco is a multipurpose LPD (Landing Platform Dock) vessel belonging to the Peruvian Navy, currently under construction at the SIMA Peru shipyards, which has been conceived and designed to carry out naval operations, troops and vehicles, as well as civic actions and humanitarian aid.

It was decided that the new ships would adopt the Makassar Class design pattern and commissioned the construction of SIMA in collaboration with South Korea's Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Company, which would provide design drawings, international certifications and assistance technique.

The main mission of BAP Pisco is to be a strategic projection vessel that allows the different operational forces to be deployed quickly and efficiently, as well as to carry out humanitarian and logistic support actions both within the national maritime domain or as part of a international task force to provide support in case of natural disasters.