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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 AIMS OF THE LECTURE

a) To present a big picture of the maritime industry and the roles of shipbuilding industry

b) To explore in brief each sector of the maritime industry

c) To outline the stages of ship production process

1.2 THE MARITIME INDUSTRY

Maritime industry can be defined as all enterprises that engage in activities related to the sea,which include sea transpotation, shipbuilding industry, offshore exploration, works at sea;and leisure.

The activities performed by maritime industry would include: designing, constructing andmanufacturing, maintaining and/or repairing, supplying, operating, servicing, inspecting,supervising, managing etc.


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Maritime industry are linked and dependent one to another based on their individual role suchas: design, supervision, management, and services are usually carried out by marineconsultant and naval architects; constructing, manufacturing, repair and maintenance, andsupplying of marine equipment are mostly conducted by shipyards, marine construction

firms, and manufacturers; operating and managing works are mostly conducted by shipoperators, shipping companies, or certain specific firms or; while special inspection works forassuring the quality of construction and structure, compliances to specific standards, rules andregulations such as safety, environment, and operational purposes are mainly undertaken byclassification society or related authorities.

1.3 SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY AND THE SEA

Shipbuilding industry encompasses a wide range of industrial aspects among others are:

shipyards which includes new building and repair yards; marine equipment manufacturers;and many related service and knowledge providers such as classification societies, navalarchitecture and consultant firms, research and educational institutions.

It is estimated that about 70% of the surface of the earth is covered by sea, and around 80%of the world trading is carried on waterways, which is considered as the most efficient wayfor transporting goods in bulk quantity. Therefore shipbuilding industry should play majorrole in the maritime industry.

The shipbuilding industry is responsible in the production of ships that would suit for the

purposes, and contribute to the development of the maritime industry in term of efficiency,safety, cost effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. The contributions would include inthe following aspects:

Transportation Work Leisure

1.4 SHIP FOR TRANSPORTATION

The main function of the ships built for transport is to move goods and/or people from onepoint to another. The size and capacity of transport ships are usually very large particularlyfor cargo ships, because generally it is assumed that the cost of shipping per unit cargo willbe less proportionate to the quantity of the goods can be carried. The ships for transportationcan be categorised as follows:

Cargo ships- Dry cargo ships- Liquid cargo ships- Liquefied gas carriers


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Racing and game boats- Racing boats- Jet sky- Fishing game boats

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Wind surfing- Rowing boats

1.7 DEMANDING TASKS FOR SHIPBUILDING

It takes several phases for a ship to be realised, and at each phase there are a number of taskshave to be carried out, these would include the followings:

Design phaseThere are three stages of design phase namely:- Consept design stage- Preliminary design stage- Detail or production design stage

Production phaseAt the production phase there are several stages have to be passed through such as:- Purchasing the materials- Stocking the materials- Treatment and preparation of plates and sections- Fabrication of panels and sub-assemblies- Modules and blocks assembly- Bulk structures erection- Outfitting

Commisioning phaseCommisioning is the finishing phase of the shipbuilding process before the ship isdelivered and handled over to the owner, this would include:

- Launching- Ship trials

Delivery and handling over

1.8 MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

This set of the lectures are focussed in ship production processes with some stresses in

management systems and production risks assessment method. At the begining as an


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introduction the lecture will also explore subjects such as the ship life cycle, market forships, and the requirements of a ship for operation.

It is expected that the lecture will give the undergraduate students in naval architecture a

basis of understanding on the process of ship production.

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