CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
21 January 2009
Implementation Investments
John T. Essberger uses AVEVA Software to Support New-Building Projects in Turkish and Chinese Shipyards
AVEVA announced that the well known Hamburg ship owner John T. Essberger has become AVEVA's most recent customer in Germany. They are taking delivery of the AVEVA marine solutions software to help monitor the design and construction of new vessels at shipyards in Turkey and China.
Both shipyards, have agreed to regularly supply the owner in Hamburg with a copy of the database for the 3D computer model of the ships currently being designed. Using the software products from AVEVA, users at John T. Essberger can access the database and navigate through the structure and outfitting. As well as viewing existing shipyard drawings they also have the possibility to create their own 3D views or 2D cross-sections through the model, and add dimensions and notations as required.
The Turkish Eregli Shipyard is one of the biggest in Turkey, employing over 2,000 people. Currently four vessels are being designed and built for the Essberger tanker fleet: namely an 8,400 IMO Type II oil tanker and three 1 A ice class tankers with a gross tonnage of 5,300 DWT. The shipyard has used AVEVA's shipbuilding system since its opening in June 2006. The design of the Essberger tankers is provided by Merchant Solutions of Rolls-Royce Marine AS - Norway, and the detail engineering by Rolls-Royce subsidiary company in Croatia - Navis Consult. AVEVA's software was used for detail engineering of hull and outfitting.
Thomas David, Manager of Newbuildings at John T. Essberger, explains the business motive for installing the AVEVA software. "With the possibility to view and interrogate the 3D computer model of our vessels, we can more easily identify problems at an early stage. Access to the electronic drawings in the AVEVA database saves us substantial time and cost in printing and sending drawings between the different office locations".
Helmut Schuller, Managing Director, AVEVA DACH said "John T. Essberger GmbH now joins a growing list of ship owners and ship operators using AVEVA software to monitor the design and construction of their vessels at shipyards around the world. AVEVA is looking forward to further strengthening our relationship with John T. Essberger GmbH."
The AVEVA software will be used in John T. Essberger's main office in Hamburg, in the company's subsidiary office in Dordrecht in the Netherlands; at the site office at the Turkish shipyard and, in 2009, in the site office in China.
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