CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
10 March 2008
Implementatiokn Investments
AVEVA Marine Solutions Choice for C& Heavy Industries
AVEVA announced that South Korean shipbuilder, C& Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. has signed a multi-million USD agreement with AVEVA to purchase AVEVA Marine solutions.
C& Heavy Industries, part of the C& Group, is based in Mokpo City, South Korea. The company will be using AVEVA Marine solutions in the building of 81K DWT Panamax Bulkers and will gradually introduce the software for high-value-added ships after 2010. C& Heavy Industries has the capacity to build 18 ships a year with an additional six a year after 2010. The company was recently awarded a contract to build six bulkers worth USD550 million from two shipping companies based in Asia and Europe.
ChangGoo Kang, Director of Design Division, C& Heavy Industries, said:
"We chose AVEVA's Marine solution as it offers us a set of productivity tools that optimizes all the stages of shipbuilding, from planning, design and construction through to maintenance."
Peter Finch, President, AVEVA Asia Pacific, said:
"In the shipbuilding industry where new players are coming up aggressively, shipyards need to retain their competitive edge by combining integrated design tools and PLM engineering-production systems to streamline processes and cut costs. This can be achieved with AVEVA Marine solutions"
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