Shipbuilding
P&P Marine Consultants identified a great opportunity for the shipbuilding sector in China, back in 2000. Since 2005, the company established an office located in China, which is actively involved in new building supervision, consulting and ship production in the Far East. Our mission is to offer our clients the highest quality for their projects.
The art of shipbuilding is to create something that will bring a competitive edge for the buyer and builder when they work as a team. Clear instructions and guidance can save time and cost while delivering a product that meets the exact needs of the client, correctly positioning him for the future. Our understanding of both the commercial and technical aspects of shipbuilding can provide additional value to the client’s investment.
We can be of service to all steps or individually according to the needs of the client
We have worked within all major shipbuilding countries, giving us a deeper knowledge of best practices and design concepts.
We can cope with the most difficult tasks involved and have plenty of World Firsts such as the following
First Polar Class Asphalt Carrier with Duel Fuel (LNG) Propulsion
First Polar Class Chemical Tanker with Duel Fuel (LNG) Propulsion
First Series of Bulk Carriers with Macrack Hatch Cover System Installed
Alfa Laval first Dual Fuel Thermal Fluid Heating System
First LNG Truck to LNG Tank Bunkering with four (4) Trucks simultaneously
P&P Marine Consultants employs a strong team of competent and trained Naval Architects, Marine Engineers, Master Mariners, Electrical Engineers and Coating supervisors. Our team - a mix of Greek and Local experts - covers all aspects of new building supervision and ship construction. Our team of experts with extensive know-how, acting as site managers and shipbuilding supervisors have, successfully supervised ship production in shipyards located in Korea, Japan, Turkey and China. Our teams strive to achieve the highest quality with prompt and in time completion of any project of ships within the challenging shipbuilding environment.
Shipyard Approval
Upon instructions from owners with outline Specification and Vessel’s General Arrangement received from designers, our team is dispatched on site to assess the infrastructure, the organization, accreditation, order book history, building methods and management systems.
Final scope is to ensure the shipyard chosen is capable to complete the task in the estimated timeframe, with satisfactory quality and with respect to the client safety and social responsibility
Makers List Compilation
Choosing the right equipment for the new building can prove very important and very costly if you get it wrong. Our long experience with various makers from household names to lesser known manufacturers can guide yards or owners for the correct choice for their needs.
Factory Acceptance Tests
The FAT’s importance cannot be underestimated. Major and secondary equipment testing is attended by our members in order to ensure that installed equipment is compliant to specification and contract as necessary meeting buyers’ expectations and regulatory requirements.
Shipbuilding Contract
The shipbuilding contract is the key element of a newbuilding project. Although considered a legal document we strongly believe that it should be thoroughly reviewed by a Technical team in order to make sure that quantification of all elements is correct and that the clauses set in the contract are protecting the buyers as much as possible. Our team of experts has many years of experience on contracts review and can ensure that the legal department will have that extra boost to help them finalize the contract.
Design Optimization
For common vessel types, standard designs from yards may be the best option for the client. However, it may be the case, that slight optimizations on the standard propellers or standard bow may give large benefits. Our designers can check the potential for gains versus the potential costs for owner’s consideration.
Additionally, makers and subcontractors can be audited before contractual acceptance.
Supervision
The pinnacle of the shipbuilding process. Supervision teams on site are the eyes and ears of buyers with a task to make sure that the new ship is being built according to contractual obligations of the builder and to buyers standard governed by the specification agreement. Our aim is to provide to buyers with experienced and properly qualified personnel to man the site team since for us it is of the outmost importance that our clients feel safe that their assets is being supervised by the proper people.
It is an art and separate field than ship in operation. Under company training and guidance. Our team is consisted by field experts with understanding of ship production methods but also having experience from ships in service.
Having good knowledge of tasks involved can pinpoint major deficiencies, be more organized on timing of supervision and can create better cooperation with shipyard.
Shipbuilding experience is vital in order to understand shipyard standards, practices and quality control. Also better understanding of applicable rules and regulations
Specification Review
The specification is possibly the most important part of the shipbuilding process as it defines the final product. Usually needs a huge amount of time, and in-house staff cannot afford the time from their day to day jobs in order to make a careful review. Omissions may be very costly to the client. Similarly, over designing the vessel is also costly to the client in terms of the agreed cost as well as for future maintenance costs. Our experience in newbuilds together with the ships in service from repairs and casualties helps us eliminate the noise in order to make vessel fit for the owners need.
Plan Approval
If done with diligence, a very time consuming process that is often overlooked under the pretense of having many sister vessels. However, each owner has different needs based on trade, management and crew. Inefficient designs may lead to unnecessary costs in the future or a constant nuisance to the crew.
Tests, Trials and Delivery
The assurance that the process was done correctly is a hugely important part in order to ensure the vessel performs as per contract and specifications and delivered ready for operation .. ..
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