SHIPYARDS
NAUTECH GROUP The Nautech Group is a shipyard with more than 25 years of experience. The company provides fully personalised support to its mainly international clientele with facilities on the French Riviera, at La Ciotat, La Seyne-sur-Mer / Toulon Harbor, Bordeaux and in the Caribbean. Nautech proposes, develops and assumes complex technical solutions, made to measure, within demanding, committed and controlled budgets and deadlines. Its core business is to perform complete refits and periodic overhauls of motor yachts and superyachts ranging from 30 to 140m in length, as well as handling some sailing yachts. Nautech is fully mobilised in La Ciotat where the new tools installed or to be installed on site, coupled with its desire to grow, encourage the company to continue towards a strong involvement. For more details Tel: + 33 (0)4 95 05 30 60 or visit
www.nautech-group.com
employee incentives to use public transport, electric vehicle charging points, tree planting, installation of IR detectors, shipyard and supplier recycling projects and mini wind turbines.
“Since we are located in the middle of Croatian Adriatic,” says Stjepan Lučin at Adria Docks, “where there is an extremely high number of sunny days a year, we are considering the implementation of some green energy solutions like solar power. Also we are investing in electric vehicles for internal transport of personnel, equipment, tools and other goods we need for projects.”
TISG will continue to be strongly committed to GHG and CO2 emission reduction, as well as to actively contributing to the establishment of a circular economy, by carefully choosing production materials, selecting a responsible supply chain and strongly encouraging an efficient waste management system within all its shipyards.
FANBASE? It’s all very well having clean, green intentions, but if the shipyards don’t have the backing of the end users - the owners - then they are playing a game that they will never win. Support for cleaner-built boats and green shipyards varies: some, such as del Nevo at CdM, want to build low-power projects but lack enthusiasm among clients. Adria Docks sometimes gets asked about its environmental records. TISG is often asked for hybrid or electric propulsions, something the yard has pioneered. Its Admiral 55m motor yacht Quinta Essentia, launched in 2016, was the first in its size featuring a hybrid propulsion. Loeff is heartened that the environmental impact of the yacht is becoming a very important consideration for many clients; “We feel they appreciate our deep knowledge on the subject and practical/ viable proposals to make a difference.”
Says Queva, “It’s interesting that for the last three to four years we are being asked more and more detailed questions about how we recycle or reprocess this or that product. It’s definitely something that will become more and more decisive in the choice of shipyard that an owner makes. Not just because of
the environmental aspect but because of the risk management policy that’s behind it. A clean shipyard gives owners reassurance in the quality of service they can expect.”
Says Jan Timmerman, CEO of Royal Huisman, “Sustainability is crucially important for all of us and for future generations. Yacht owners and the yachting sector obviously want to play their part by reducing environmental impact and by limiting the use of valuable natural resources. It is a fact that the level of achievement resulting from these efforts can vary greatly. At Royal Huisman, we know that some owners positively encourage their design and build teams to make a difference by, for example, making their superyachts more efficient, or by applying renewable energy sources.”
Sometimes the obvious is not so obvious at all, such as the extensive supply of energy out on the ocean: wind! It frequently surprises us that the majority of superyachts are not (yet) powered by sails. Propulsion by wind will always beat energy consumption onboard motoryachts, even when great reductions in fuel consumption and other efficiency gains are achieved. In addition, wind energy is ‘free’ of charge, of fumes, and of noise. And driving is great fun, too…!
The winds of change are gusting through the shipyards, gathering up the poisons and wanton wastefulness of recent years to swoosh in more efficient years in the decades to come, but we hope the continuing efforts are adopted by more yards in the future.
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