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global shipbuilding industry, TNPA has said. This national companies for aspects that cannot be
has truly been an exercise in masterful planning manufactured in the country, like the propellers and
from start to finish. It is also visible evidence of the engines.
government’s Operation Phakisa (leveraging off the Southern African Shipyards’ partners, TNPA, have
oceans economy) in action.
been actively involved in the manufacture of the tugs
The work of Southern African Shipyards has helped to too, sharing in the production process, attending
cement the marine ship building and support industry production meetings, quality assurance programmes,
locally and has also ensured that the benefits are being part of the inspections, and the actual
spread to local, empowered companies. This contract fabrication as well as being part of the acceptance
has been about creating jobs, developing technical commissioning trials.
skills, training artisans and developing engineers for
the wellbeing of future generations. “We believe that Southern African Shipyards and
TNPA have forged a unique and long-lasting working
Another aspect has been training maritime personnel relationship worthy of recognition,” says CEO Prasheen
through a grassroots development Marine Incubator Maharaj.
Programme. A partnership has been nurtured with
the eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) to provide He added, “Southern African Shipyards plans going
employment for graduates through the organisational forward are exciting and are destined to set the
spheres and expose them to all aspects of operating a company on a bright new course.”
maritime focused company with international reach in The company has a Middle-Eastern client and now
a South African context. and then, he sends his superyacht to the shipyard
Furthermore, each tug involves at least 60 percent of for an upgrade. Southern African Shipyards are also
locally manufactured components, while Southern currently building a barge and are due to have a ship
African Shipyards partnered with reputed inter- into the dry dock for repair.
Full Name of Company: Southern African Shipyards KEY PERSONNEL
Industry Sector: Manufacturing CEO: Prasheen Maharaj
Services / Products: Ship Building, Ship Repair and Chief Operations Officer: Louis Gontier
Steel Fabrication CFO & Acting Human Resource Manager: Trishna Misra
Date Established: July 1993
Customer Base: International Agents, Armed Force, General Manager: Marketing: Charles Maher
Local / International Ports Authority, Local / CONTACT DETAILS
International Ship Owners and Global Maritime Physical Address: 10 Rotterdam Road
Companies
No. of Employees: 105 Permanent staff and over 400 Postal Address: P.O. Box 17253, Congella , 4013
long term contractors Tel; +27 (03)1 2741800
B-BBEE Status: Level 3 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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