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Partnership Award was won by Southern African Shipyards and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA)
PARTNERSHIP AWARD
outhern African Shipyards shipbuilding and ship repair world-class tugs for its partner The milestone R1.9-billion the shipyard at the same time.
(SAS), Africa’s leading company, is on target to Transnet National Ports contract is the largest single
Scommercial and naval producing nine powerful Authority (TNPA). contract that TNPA has ever The work of SAS has helped to
awarded to a South African cement the marine ship building
company for the building of and support industry locally
harbour craft. and has also ensured that the
benefits are spread to local,
DURBAN’s SAS Durban-based SAS has previously empowered companies. This
ROLLS OUT R1.4 BN built 12 other tugs for TNPA, but contract has been about creating
TUG CONTRACT the new contract is for a brand jobs, developing technical skills,
training artisans and developing
new generation fleet that meets
international standards and engineers for the wellbeing of
boasts the latest technology. future generations.
Southern African Shipyards
(SAS) has completed The 31-long-metre vessels are The 42-month project, which
six of 9 powerful tugs, one of the world’s largest and has created 500 direct and 3
featuring the latest global most powerful harbour tugs 500 indirect jobs, including
technology, on time and and are destined for the various scores of apprenticeships,
within budget. South African ports where has provided a massive
they will be able to efficiently boost to the local economy.
The R1.4 billion contract manoeuvre and safely pull Furthermore, each tug involves
awarded by Transnet
National Ports Authority the bigger ships that are now at least 60 percent of locally
(TNPA) is the largest entering South African waters. manufactured components,
ever awarded to a South while SAS partnered with
African company for the The milestone project reinforces reputed international companies
building of harbour craft. the capacity and skill of South for aspects that cannot be
Africa when it comes to competing manufactured in the country,
in the global shipbuilding industry, like the propellers and engines.
TNPA has said.
SAS’s partner, TNPA, has
It is also visible evidence of the been actively involved in the
government’s Operation Phakisa manufacture of the tugs, sharing
(leveraging off the oceans in the production process,
economy) in action. attending production meetings,
Port of Durban, South Africa The project started in August quality assurance programmes,
SOUTHERN AFRICA’S LEADING COMMERCIAL, Tel: (+27) 31 274 1800 2014 and as the last tug is due to being part of the inspections,
NAVAL SHIP BUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR COMPANY E-mail: enquiries@sa-shipyards.co.za be finished in early 2018, there and the actual fabrication as well
www.sa-shipyards.co.za are times when there have been as being part of the acceptance
five tugs under construction in commissioning trials.
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