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This mega project is currently in the design phase growing gap in the market to service the fishing
at Southern African Shipyards and is expected to industry and is on a drive to net this business.
ultimately become a workhorse operating in Southern With the experience of having built such technically-
African waters transporting energy to South African and advanced ships, and with the aim of becoming a
Southern African Development Community customers.
global force to be reckoned with, Southern African
“The execution of these two projects simultaneously Shipyards is hoping to secure the intellectual rights
is not only a historic milestone for the South African to both mega projects, the plan being to replicate
shipbuilding Industry, but also represents one of the them to the rest of Africa,” said Maharaj.
largest job creation projects start in Durban. More than Maharaj said that, ultimately, the shipbuilding and
3 500 jobs would be created and maintained in the repairing sector needed to develop new products
shipyard and the supply chain.
and services that responded to the challenges of the
Southern African Shipyards has recently completed Fourth Industrial Revolution and climate change.
the delivery of nine tugs to Transnet National Ports “Investment was needed into modern and
Authorities (TNPA). This contract was the largest more efficient production and manufacturing
single contract that the parastatal has ever awarded equipment, in new products and services through
to a South African company for the building of research, development and innovation, into skills
harbour craft.
development in order to increase efficiency of
The 31-long-metre vessels are among the world’s labour and into technology platforms in order
largest and most powerful harbour tugs and are to reduce dependency on expensive overseas
destined for the various South African ports where technology,” he concluded.
they will be able to efficiently manoeuvre and safely
pull the bigger ships that are now entering South
African waters.
The work of Southern African Shipyards has helped to
cement the marine ship building and support industry
locally and has also ensured that the benefits are spread
to local, empowered companies. This contract has been
about creating jobs, developing technical skills, training
artisans and developing engineers for the wellbeing of
future generations.
Another aspect has been training maritime personnel
through a grassroots development Marine Incubator
Programme. A partnership has been nurtured with
the eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) to provide
employment for graduates through the organisational
spheres and expose them to all aspects of operating a
maritime focused company with international reach in
a South African context.
Southern African Shipyards has also recognised the

Full Name of Company: Southern African Shipyards B-BBEE Status: Level 3
Industry Sector: Manufacturing KEY PERSONNEL
Services / Products: Ship Building, Ship Repair and CEO: Prasheen Maharaj
Steel Fabrication CFO & Acting Human Resources: Trishna Misra
Date Established: July 1993 Ship Building: Greg Delpaul
Customer Base: International Agents, Armed Force, Ship Repair: Charles Maher
Local / International Ports Authority, Local / CONTACT DETAILS
International Ship Owners and Global Maritime Physical Address: 10 Rotterdam Road
Companies Postal Address: P.O. Box 17253, Congella , 4013
No. of Employees: 105 Permanent staff and Tel; +27 (0)31 2741800
over 400 long term contractors Fax: +27 (0)31 2051812
Auditors / Accountants: Aitken Lambert Elsworth E-mail: enquires@sa-shipyards.co.za
Bankers: First National Bank Website: www.sa-shipyards.co.za

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