Western Marine Shipyard
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| Company type | Public Limited Company |
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| DSE: WMSHIPYARD | |
| Industry | Shipbuilding |
| Founded | July 11, 2000 |
| Headquarters | 1440/A Strand Road, Chattogram-4100, Bangladesh., Chattogram , Bangladesh |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Md. Saiful Islam (Chairman) Capt. Sohail Hasan (Managing Director) |
| Products | Multipurpose Cargo Ships, Cargo Vessels, Tugboats, Tankers, Ferries, Port Utility Vessels, Passenger Ships, Fishing Trawlers, etc. |
| Services | Shipbuilding, and repair. |
Number of employees | 3500 |
| Website | wms |
Western Marine Shipyard Limited is a public listed shipbuilding company based in Chattogram, Bangladesh.[1] The shipyard has constructed various types of vessels till date, including ocean going multi purpose cargo vessels, passenger vessels & boats, oil tankers, ro-ro ferry, pontoons, barges, fishing trawlers, dredgers, tug boats, container vessels, etc.[2] Western Marine Shipyard is the country's largest shipbuilder, standing with over 42 acres of land, modernized into a shipyard consisting of all sorts of tech & heavy machinery.[3][4] Sitting in the Eastern Bank of the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong,[5] it is an employment source for 3500 people; including skilled and semi skilled labors.[6] More than five hundred marine professionals are also working in the shipyard. Including marine experts, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, naval architects & experts in other fields.[3] As a result of that, today, they are constructing vessels for buyers around the world [see Projects] and owns 89 percent of Bangladesh's shipbuilding market.[7]
History
The mother company, Western Marine Services, was initially formed by a group of marine professionals specialized in ship repairing and the export of marine supplies.[3] Gradually the company developed as a shipbuilder with its own shipyard, in the year 2000; with over 1.5 acres of land for building inland vessels. Today Western Marine Shipyard is one of the biggest shipbuilders in the country, standing with over 42 acres of land, modernized into a shipyard consisting of all sorts of tech & heavy machinery. Sitting in the Eastern Bank of the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong, it is an employment source for 3500 people; including skilled and semi skilled labors. More than five hundred marine professionals are also working in the shipyard. Including marine experts, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, naval architects & experts in other fields.[3] Today, being Bangladesh's largest shipyard, it owns 89 percent of the countries shipbuilding market and has exported most than 31 vessels to over 12 countries around the world.[7] The yard also has signed a MoU with the Chittagong Dry Dock in order to aid the CDD with developing heavy steel engineering capabilities and provide them necessary technical support.[8] Additionally, Western Marine is constructing 20 class certified cargo vessels for local company Evergreen Shipping Line; this deal is considered to be Bangladesh's largest ship order contract in terms of quantity of ships.[9] On 16 June 2019, Captain Sohail Hasan took over as Managing Director (MD) of the company, as was decided by the board of directors.[10][11]
Shipyard facilities
The shipyard utilizes workshops, logistical resources, and equipment for the building of their ships. The yard stands over 42 acres of land, and employs a workforce of over 3500 all together.[6]
The following are some of the shipyard's facilities:[6]
- Design house
- Bonded warehouse
- Blasting shop
- CNC (Computer Numerical Control) shop
- Bending shop
- Mechanical and Carpentry shop
- Fabrication yard and shed
- Painting shop
- 5 slipways
- Heavy lifting equipment
- Gantry crane
- Mobile hydraulic crane
- Barge mounted crane
- etc.
- Healthcare facilities
- etc.
Health and safety
In its early days, the yard faced many difficulties in promoting and maintaining safety standards. During the period, around 2011, there were 1000 injuries a month; injuries including electrical shock, eye injuries, hearing damage, etc.[12] In conjunction with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Western Marine set itself to analyze the risks and hazards their workers faced. This was the first partnership of this kind in Bangladesh, using private sector infrastructure for the provision of public health services.[12] Through this, strict reporting procedures were established, and training was provided for managers and workers; including annual firefighting training.[2] Today, with the addition of new services and procedures, Western Marine has seen a 99% reduction in accidents. Because of this, they were given the OHSAS 18001 certificate from Bureau Veritas.[13]
The shipyard contains a PHCC (Primary Health Care Center), which was created in coordination with the GIZ and the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In this free of charge facility, shipyard workers are given tests for their hearing, their lungs, and total physical checkups. This facility is always available for use, and workers can receive aid and treatment whenever, and as fast as necessary. The government Health Ministry provides a nurse in addition to the doctor and paramedics that are provided by the shipyard. This facility is also accessible to the local community, where more than 30,000 people, including many of the workers and their families, live.[13]
Importantly, the workers and other personnel are given precautionary equipment when on the yard grounds. This equipment includes:
- Safety helmet (hardhat)
- Boiler suit
- Protective gloves
- Safety goggles
- Safety lamps (for use within enclosed spaces)
- Fire extinguishers throughout the yard
- Firefighting hydrants and hoses throughout the yard
- Breathing apparatus when necessary
- Safety harnesses and belts
- Ear plugs
- Dust masks
- Safety boots
Awards and certifications
Western Marine Shipyard has received two certificates from Bureau Veritas; one is OHSAS 18001 for health & safety & ISO 14001 for environment.[14] They also received the ISO 9001 certificate from Germanischer Lloyd for quality. This has made them the only IMS (Integrated Management System) certified company in Bangladesh.[15]
Furthermore, WMS has received a number of awards; including the 2016 Bangladeshi President's Award for Industrial Development (in the Hi-Tech industries category),[16] the 8th HSBC Export Excellence Award,[17] the Gold National Export Trophy for the 2010-2011 financial year,[18] and the World Maritime Day Award in 2007.[19]
Projects
Western Marine Shipyard exported 31 ships to various countries of the world (Finland, Germany, Pakistan, Denmark, Tanzania, Uganda, Ecuador, New Zealand, Gambia, Kenya, India, UAE, etc.)[18] and brought around US$151 Million of remittance.[7] The yard has built more than 60 ships which includes ocean going multi purpose cargo vessels, passenger vessels & boats, oil tankers, ro-ro ferries, pontoons, barges, fishing trawlers, dredgers, tug boats, container vessels, and more, with further plans to export more than $250 million worth of ships.[20] Western Marine operates in conjunction with classification societies through the entire building and testing process of new vessels. The yard has worked with Bureau Veritas, DNV-GL, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK),[2] and Lloyd's Register[21] to insure class built ships for their buyers.
Bay Cleaner - 2[22]Built for Chittagong Port Authority, Bangladesh.
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FT Agro Food Fleet of 3[23]Built for Sea Resources Ltd.
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Grona Shipping Ice Class Fleet of 8[24]Built for Grona Shipping GmbH, Germany.
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MV Mataliki[25]Built for Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, New Zealand.
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ISEFJORD[26]Built for Hundested-Rorvig Faergefart A/S, Denmark
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Isla Bartolomé[27]Built for Transnave, an Ecuadorian Navy Company.
The ship was inaugurated by President Rafael Correa while it was added to the Ecuadorian Navy Fleet on 9 September 2015.[28] |
OPV Doria[29]Built for JGH Marine A/S, Denmark; operated by Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, Kenya
This vessel also received the 'Best Large Patrol Boat Builder' award in 2017 by Baird Maritime, a highly reputed maritime publication platform that records deliveries of high-end patrol boats throughout the globe.[7] |
Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Fleet of 4[30]
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Western Cruise[31]Built for Chittagong Boat Club, Bangladesh.
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Nurjahan Group Fleet of 4[32]Built for Nurjahan group, Bangladesh.
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MV DAR ES SALAAM[33]Built for JGH Marine; operated by the Tanzanian Transport Ministry.
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In 2017, the Finance Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, identified WMS as one of the top twenty loan defaulters in the country.[34] However, the shipyard has rescheduled its defaulted loans with two banks and has started to repay installments regularly.[35]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Ahmed, Muzaffar (Summer 2018). "Credit Rating Report on Western Marine Shipyard Limited" (PDF). Security and Exchange Commission Bangladesh: 142–153.
- ^ a b c d www.trusteddocks.com. "Shipyard - WESTERN MARINE SHIPYARD LIMITED, Chittagong". www.trusteddocks.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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- ^ "Western Marine hands over $18m vessel built for Kenya". The Daily Star. 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
- ^ a b c Zahan, Tasnima (Fall 2016). Exposition of Aspiration: Shipbuilding Journey Through Design (Bachelor of Architecture). BRAC University. pp. 58–66. hdl:10361/7905.
- ^ a b c d "Western Marine wins int'l award". The Financial Express. Dhaka. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
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- ^ a b Evans, Ruth (2014-01-02). "Bangladesh shipbuilder sets benchmark in health and safety standards". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- ^ a b "Western Marine shows path to worker safety". The Daily Star. 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "Western Marine Shipyard Receives Bureau Veritas Certificates at SMM". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Western Marine gets international certification". The Daily Star. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "12 firms get President's Award". The Daily Star. 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "HSBC felicitates top exporters". The Daily Star. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ a b Khan, Ahammad Parvej (2018-01-26). "Ship Export To Fetch Billions". The Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
- ^ "Western Marine Shipyard gets nat'l maritime award". The Daily Star. 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
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- ^ "Western Marine to Build SOLAS Passanger Ship (Bangladesh)". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "Local-made ship to prevent oil spillage in sea". The Daily Star. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "World Fishing & Aquaculture | Bangladesh's largest trawler completes sea trial". www.worldfishing.net. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Western Marine Shipyard Set to Deliver Two Ships to Grona Shipping". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ Nation, The New. "State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam poses with the Ionatana Galway O'Brien, Transport Minister of a New Zealand Territory, Tokelau and his team for pre-launching ceremony of MV Mataliki, an int'l SOLAS passenger ship made by Western Marine Shipyard in Chittagong on Thursday". The New Nation. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Bangladesh Shipyard Delivers Ferry 'Isefjord'". Maritime Logistics Professional. 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "BD exports WMS-built ship to Ecuador". www.observerbd.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Western Marine exports ship to Ecuador". The Daily Star. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ Martin, Guy. "Kenyan offshore patrol vessel handed over | defenceWeb". www.defenceweb.co.za. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Western Marine builds two ships for Indian firm". The Daily Star. 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Western Marine hands passenger ship to Ctg Boat Club". The Daily Star. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Western Marine Starts Construction of Tankers for Nurjahan Group". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Tanzania Transport Ministry to receive new passenger vessel - Ship Technology". Ship Technology. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ "Default-loans stand at Tk 1,11,347cr: Muhith". The Bangladesh Chronicle. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
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