The Contessi Naval Shipyard in Mar del Plata carried out this Saturday the baptism and launching number 139 of the fishing vessel “Huafeng 827”in a ceremony that was attended by the Ministers of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas, and of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Julián Domínguez, and the Mayor of General Pueyrredón, Guillermo Montenegro.
During the act, Dominguezemphasized that “It is necessary to breathe again this form of homeland that we Argentines have. The love for our things, that they don’t take away the most sacred thing we have “.
“The people of Mar del Plata have a special patriotic sense, the sea has a sacred sense of sovereignty and values,” said Domínguez.
“At this particular moment, we have a control system over our sea like we have rarely had” he affirmed and called for “betting on the Argentines who industrialize and want to grow.”
For its part, Kulfas remarked that “These events fill with pride. We are convinced that to industrialize is to make a country. There is no country or projection, without industrialization. Sovereignty marks the need for an industrial projectand proudly show the resources we have, to open up to the world with our strengths”.
While, Montenegrin He stressed that the importance of work for Mar del Plata “is the differentiator, even in this city where we sometimes find ourselves with very complex numbers of unemployment.”
The community chief highlighted the need to “continue working in the industry of Mar del Plata.”
Domingo Contessi, businessman who was part of this new launch, said that “the pandemic affected health and also productivity. The reality of 2021, with prices that increased and the exchange rate, disrupted the costs of the shipyard and its customers.”
He added that “mismatches cause concern, but the shipyard complies in a timely manner, putting passion before fear” and stressed that “we are willing to make a sacrifice for a better country”, while celebrating the agreement with the IMF.
The Secretary of Industry, Ariel Schale; the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Matías Lestani; the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Carlos Liberman; and the Minister of Agrarian Development of the Province of Buenos Aires, Javier Rodríguez.
