SHIPYARDS

SHIPYARDS

SHIPYARDS

What is meant by a Shipyard? 

·      Shipyards are industrial organizations.

·      They are usually located in suitable water area such as harbor basin, bay, or river.

·      They are used for building new ships and/or repair of ships.

·      Shipbuilding yards have the capability to apply ship conversion and construct offshore platform structures.

How can shipyards be classified?

Shipyards can be classified, according to their main function, into:

1 - Shipbuilding yard.

2 - Ship repair yard.

3 - Shipbuilding and repair yard.

SHIPYARD FUNCTIONS

·      Shipbuilding yards mainly build new ships, offshore structures, etc.

·      Ship repair yards are involved mainly in repair work of ship.

·      Shipbuilding and repair yards are intended to do both jobs (construction and repair).

Also, shipbuilding yards may be categorized conditionally according to:

·      Material used in building the hull (steel, GRP, Aluminum, Wood, etc.)

·      Size of ship (large size ships, medium size ships, and small vessels or boats)

In addition, shipbuilding yards can be divided, according to the range of cooperation with other shipyards into:

·      Shipbuilding yards: in which the hull is constructed on building birth and the outfitting, produced elsewhere, installed.

·      Assembly yards: in which fully processed hull blocks obtained from other sources are assembled on a suitable building birth and the out fitting are installed.

The ship repair yards operations include:

u     Periodical maintenance.

u     Overhauls.

u     Ship conversion.

u     Damage repair.

ship repair yards can be classified, according to dry-docking facility, into:

·      Full service repair yards that have a dry docking facility.

·      Topside repair yards that have no dry-docking facility.

What are the necessary facilities for Shipyards?

·      Working shops facilities.

·      Docking and launching facilities.

·      Material handling facilities.

·      Human resources.