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SOUTHERN AFRICAN SHIPYARDS

CEO: Prasheen Maharaj
www.sa-shipyards.co.za
winner of the world-class and sought-after tender,
which will further establish the company as a ship-
builder of note.
It will mean that work is guaranteed for the Southern
African Shipyards workforce and sub-contractors for
at least three years and this will once again provide a
welcome boost to the local economy.
The Shipyard, in its role of “Prime Contractor or a
Primary Systems Integrator” partnered on a turnkey
risk sharing basis with a number of South African and
international companies who are specialist in the areas
that make up the complex systems and sub-systems
that constitutes an HSV.
Bringing together a team of specialist experts in
their respective fields managed to convert a complex
project into very manageable task.
It’s this approach that resulted in the completion of
the project to deliver nine tugs to Transnet National
Ports Authorities.
Not only did this project result in the achievement of
an R800 million Supplier Development Programme
A SHIP-BUILDER OF NOTE but previously won the KZN Top Business Partnership
Award.
Southern African Shipyards, Africa’s leading commercial
and naval shipbuilding and ship repair company, has The milestone TNPA contract is the largest single
made major leaps and bounds towards employing the contract that the parastatal has ever awarded to a South
concept of the collaborative economy in the execution African company for the building of harbour craft.
of its shipbuilding and ship repair projects. Durban-based Southern African Shipyards previously
This consolidated effort, the company terms “Team built 12 other tugs for TNPA, but the recent contract
South Africa”, and is integral to the success of the firm’s was for a brand-new generation fleet, which meets
most recent multi-billion Project Hotel. international standards and boasts the latest
technology.
The recently awarded multi-billion Rand contract to
build a Hydrographic Survey Vessel (HSV) for the South The 31-long-metre vessels are among the world’s
African Navy represents one of the most complex largest and most powerful harbour tugs and are
projects to be undertaken in the African continent in destined for the various South African ports where
recent years. they will be able to efficiently manoeuvre and safely
pull the bigger ships that are now entering South
The vessel will replace the Navy’s SAS Protea, which African waters.
has been in service for 45 years.
The projects reinforces the capacity and skill of
Southern African Shipyards was judged the worthy
South Africa when it comes to competing in the
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