Shipyard Technology and Management

Dear Colleagues,

Days of traditional shipbuilding, ship repairing and ship conversion are no longer attractive when there is a potential for growth and sustainability with knowledge-based shipyards. Shipyards nowadays also build rigs, repair rigs and even do the conversion of FPSOs, FLNGs and FSRUs. Though shipyard activities remain the significant contribution of human power, technology like 3-D drawings in design and engineering, automation in production activities, the concept of modularized building techniques, etc., have changed modern shipyards’ overall operations. Similarly, project management is no longer confined to a simple Gantt chart showing milestones and limited activities. Today ships and rigs are being built though well-controlled production, testing, classification, certification, validation, etc. Mammoth projects were only possible with technological advancement and excellent management techniques with a touch of innovation in all aspects of shipyard technology and management techniques by introducing new ideas, methods and even products. There are tremendous efforts in developing an efficient design and engineering work as an optimized hull with CFD, using non-linear structural analysis with FEM, 3-D engineering tool for outfits, etc. Very little has been done in the production of these beautiful structures perhaps with thinner plates, composite materials to build a superb hull and its superstructures with excellent quality and efficiency and not compromising safety, risk, health, environment to grow and become sustainable and competitive.

Dr. Arun Dev
Guest Editor

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