Feature 5 | SCANDINAVIA All systems go at Leirvik
A healthy flow of new orders and successful deliveries, combined with the recent securing of ISO 9001 certification for its Norwegian facility, has put Havyard Group in an enviable position when it comes to small ship production
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he previous 12 months have been kind to Norway’s Havyard Group, particularly in a period where
economic difficulties have plagued ship producers across the globe. Spring 2013 saw the group’s Havyard Ship Technology yard secure ISO 9001 certification, reportedly making it the first shipbuilding facility within the country to achieve this quality management standard. Te news was announced shortly aſter
Havyard Group revealed that 2012 had constituted its best financial year to date, with the group recording EBITDA of NOK247 million (US$42.5 million), a decent increase on the NOK217 million (US$37.5 million) accrued in 2011. Te certification was granted aſter compatriot class society DNV conducted a four-day assessment at the builder’s facilities in Leirvik, Sogn. Speaking in late March, Trygve Solaas,
yard director, commented: “The core of the ISO standard is customer focus, a process mentality and continuous improvement, something which is vital within the shipbuilding industry.” Solaas attributes the certification, in part, to Havyard’s “Lean Production methodology”, a system of working that places emphasis on “delivering products at the right time, with the correct price and of expected quality”, which he likens
Offshore demand A number of these contracts have involved small offshore vessels. For instance, in late April, the yard negotiated a deal to supply a Havyard 833 L-type platform supply vessel (PSV) to Skanski Offshore, a regular Havyard customer, which intends to operate the vessel on behalf of BG Group. Te PSV, which was initially ordered by another company, prior to Skanski Offshore taking on the contract, is scheduled to be delivered in June this year and will feature a length of 86.8m, a breadth of 19.6m and a deadweight of 4,600tonnes. As the largest class in the builder’s
Havyard yard director Trygve Solaas and quality assurance manager Sigvar Giil celebrate gaining ISO 9001 certification for the group’s Leirvik facility
to the manufacturing set-up utilised by car giant Toyota. Coupled to a rather fat order book, this process has been evident in the number of new vessels that the yard has delivered in Q1-Q2 this year, as well as in the new orders that Havyard’s design division, based in Fosnavåg, has secured.
The Havyard 587, ordered by Fosnavåg Shipping, will deploy a single, 3,000kW main engine, to generate a top speed of 14knots when fully loaded
range of offshore support vessels, the Havyard 833 L has a cargo deck space totalling 1,000m², boasts the capacity to accommodate up to 27 persons and can operate at a speed of 15knots. Similarly, the Leirvik yard recently
delivered a Havyard 832 PSV, christened Ben Nevis, to Indian shipping company Global Offshore Services, the sixth vessel of this type that Havyard has supplied to the operator. Measuring 79.8m x 17.6m, with a deadweight of 4,000tonnes, a complement of 26 persons and a deck area spanning 800m², the PSV will travel at a service speed of 14knots. A sister vessel to Ben Nevis is also on the blocks at Leirvik, with delivery slated for August this year. As highlighted in Ship & Boat
International March / April, there is a growing trend for Asia-based yards to attempt to emulate their European counterparts, particularly in developing quality shipbuilding technology. However, Aditya Garware, managing director of Global Offshore Services, believes that, in many respects, Europe is still the leading centre for quality vessel production. Garware remarks: “A Norwegian shipowner once said that there was something odd when he was ordering ships in India and we, as an Indian
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