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CSK Tribute - Nacala
Repairs after Sinking and Salvage:
Vessel Modifications:
Grounding Damage:
• Vessels running aground on our coastlines and subsequent repairs.
West Africa Offshore rigs and ships:
Scheduled Dry-docking Repairs:
S.A. Industry Growth Constraints:
• Dry-dock availability only one large dock per major port - we lack flexibility for ship owners.
• National Port Authority owns and operates docks. Ship Repair companies conduct repairs. Dock infrastructure in poor condition.
• Dry-dock rentals rank amongst the highest in the world due to industry misalignment.
• Dry-dock bookings operate on a first come first serve basis irrespective of project potential value.
Dry-dock Cost Comparison – Internationally:
• NPA do not make money from docking and thus feel they subsidize ship repair industry. Incidentally the only privately owned dock in SA does operate profitably.
• Ship repair have difficulty marketing expensive dock with poor infrastructure.
• Government needs to consider the total revenue outcome for the South African Economy given that tax revenues from this industry supersedes dry-dock revenue.
• International ship yards own and operate more than one dry-dock per shipyard – offering flexibility and dock availability.
• Shipyards invest in cranes and equipment.
• Recent survey of yards internationally with docks wider than 85m beam concluded 4 dry-docks per yard and new building yards had 7 docks per yard.
• Our dry-docks are all below 45m beam.
• Cape Town and Durban have 3 yards per Port sharing one dry-dock.
• In SA = misaligned • shipyards can not invest in facilities and cranes.
• The NPA does not make a reasonable return as a passive service provider to the industry.
• Solution = concession operating of docks to yards to allow the correct investment and operating model.
• Generates foreign income
• Massive sustainable job creator
• Essential port service and national strategic benefit
• Large generator of tax revenue
Cape Town Port Overview:
• SA’s closest port to West African oil fields
• Industry has traditionally serviced oil rigs, supply vessels and offshore related ships such as crane barges
• Offshore vessels are too large for the Suez Canal and thus round the Cape
• Over 10 500 people are employed in this industry in Cape Town alone
• For over 20years we have formed various oil and gas committees, industry clusters such as Cape Ship Repair, tendered 3 times on ship lift facilities, explored upgrading A Berth for Oil and Gas.
• Sadly we continue to lose repair projects to Walvis Bay and other ports and not one infrastructural realignment or investment can be listed as a component to improve our footprint in this time.
• Robinson dry-dock is in the waterfront complex - unsuitable for 24 hour operations.
• The synchrolift used to dock over 380 vessels per annum - is also in the waterfront area.
• Cape Town does not have any repair quays equipped with adequate cranes for offshore and diamond mining vessels.
• All dry docks nationally require infrastructure upgrades in terms of cranes and services.
Durban dry-dock
Cape Town dry-dock
Trends in Local Ship Repair vs World Ship Building:
Namibian Comparison:
• Namibian Port Authorities – Namport invested in two floating docks and upgraded the ship lift.
• Floating docks are privately operated.
• Supply vessels now dock in Walvis Bay – CT used to dock 4 per month!!
• Rigs are now also repaired in Walvis Bay
Industry Summary: • Ship repair offered in all SA ports.
• Industry has clusters – ready to engage.
• The NPA unfairly blamed for the industry short comings, infrastructure conditions and dry dock bookings.
• You can not however keep beating parties if the operating model is incorrect.
• We are losing market share and opportunities.
• Positively: NPA commissioned a study by Price Waterhouse Coopers to suggest an operating model and complete a condition survey of national port owned repair facilities.
• This study is now complete and we all wait anxiously for the action to follow to resolve the misalignment.
• Will this study amount to anything???????
• SA has an obligation to provide essential repair services ports but we have opportunity to participate in a foreign income, labour intensive and sustainable business.
• Need = serious engagement between the Transnet, NPA, Trade and Industry and Ship Repair to re-structure business.
• No time left and decisions are required urgently to maximize opportunities.
• This is exactly in line with national requirements to generate foreign income and grow employment.
• Lets engage and build a better service and future together!
• THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST