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Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Ltd

KARACHI SHIPYARD & ENGINEERING WORKS LTD

(ISO 9001 : 2008, ISO 14001 : 2004 & OHSAS 18001 : 2007 certified)

Striving for Excellence in Shipbuilding, Ship Repair & General Engineering

Vision

To make Pakistan a leading shipbuilding country of the region, in line with its true potential and ideal location, thus contributing towards our economic development and poverty alleviation.

Mission

To achieve excellence in the fields of shipbuilding, Ship Repairs and General Engineering by exploiting our core competence and provide high quality products that meet the requirements of customers.

Objective

To serve our maritime and industrial sectors utilizing the full potential and strive towards development of engineering expertise / capabilities that help KSEW to achieve self reliance and indigenization.

INTRODUCTION

Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) was established in 1957 as a project of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. All its shares are owned by GoP / Pakistan Navy. It is an Autonomous Body with a Board of Directors, headed by Chief of the Naval Staff, and working under Companies Ordinance, 1984. Its administrative control is with Ministry of Defence Production, Government of Pakistan. KS&EW is an IMS certified company from M/s Lloyds Register UK.

Situated at West Wharf and spread over an area of 65 acres, KS&EW has a large Shipbuilding Hall, three Shipbuilding Berths, two Graving Docks, Fabrication Shop, a well equipped Machine Shop and other supporting facilities like Grit blast / Painting, Carpentry, Pipe Fitting and Lift Steel Fabrication shop etc.

There are three (03) major facilities which includes :

i) Shipbuilding

ii) Ship Repair

iii) Heavy General Engineering

Shipbuilding

KS&EW is equipped to build all types of marine crafts, cargo vessels, container ships, oil tankers, harbour tugs, pilot boats, hopper barges, dredgers, launches and bulk carriers up to 26,000 TDW.

In support of defence programs, KS&EW has developed the capability of indigenous construction of Patrol Boats, Gun Boats & Missile Boats size vessels. In collaboration with DCN of France, KS&EW has also participated in the construction of state of the art Agosta 90B Submarine. KS&EW has delivered mega project of F 22P in 2013 in collaboration with M/s CSTC – China, meeting the contractual timeline with international quality standard.

To support its shipbuilding activity, KSEW houses three building berths with the following sizes & capabilities

BERTH No. SIZE MAX. TDW.

1. 169 X 23 m 15,000

2. 118 X 24 m 6,000

3. 213 X 31 m 26,000

17,000 Tons Fleet Tanker for Pakistan Navy – under construction at Berth

KS&EW has so far built and delivered about 444 ships and marine crafts of various sizes to local as well as foreign customers, which include Large Ocean Going Cargo Ships, Ocean Going Bulk Carriers, Tugs, Tankers, Grab/Cutter Suction Dredgers, Buoy Lifting Vessels, Research Fishing Vessels, Pilot Boats, Passenger Ferries and other Boats, Launches, Barges,etc

Extensive up gradation and modernization of Karachi Shipyard has also been successfully completed. It involved civil works, refurbishment and upgradation of existing machinery and installation of new machinery. This upgradation has converted KS&EW into a state of the art yard which is able to compete with similar size yards in the international market and ready to undertake all shipbuilding / ship repair requirements of our maritime sector. A large number of engineers and workers have also undergone training in China and Pakistan in modern and sophisticated shipbuilding techniques.

Ship Repair

KS&EW has a comprehensive setup to repair naval and commercial vessels. So far, over 5000 vessels of national and international origin have been repaired. Pakistan Navy, Karachi Port Trust, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Port Qasim Authority are regular customers of KS&EW. Modest facilities exist in the KS&EW for undertaking all types of Above Water and Under Water repairs of ships. KS&EW Ship Repair Division is organized to undertake above / under water repairs of vessels within KS&EW premises in Karachi Harbour and at the outer anchorage if required.

For under water repairs, two Dry Docks are available, which can take vessels upto 26,000 DWT.

Ships under repair at Dry Docks

Details of Dry Docks are appended below :

Dry Dock Length Width Cranes (Tons) Capacity

# 1 186 M 27 M 30 & 10 26,000 TDW

# 2 170 M 24 M 15 & 10 18,000 TDW

A 500 meters Quay Wall is available on the northern end and 165 meters on the southern end for maintenance/berthing of vessels as required.

General Engineering

KS&EW can rightly be called “the first major heavy mechanical engineering industry of Pakistan”. Although KS&EW is mainly designed for shipbuilding, its role in support of industry and developmental engineering is prominent. It has a long record of service to industry.

The Engineering Division undertakes construction of Package Type Fire-tube Boilers of upto 600 HP - 250 PSI, Water Tube Boilers upto 80 tons/ hour, Pressure Vessels, LPG Tanks, Heat Exchangers, Storage Tanks of all kinds, Gates for Dams, Barrages, Conveyors and Elevators for Chemical, Petroleum and Cement Industries, complete Sugar Plants ranging from 4000 – 5000 TCD capacity, Sugar Mill Machinery, all types of Cranes, Steel Structures and Towers, Caravans, Overhead Steel Bridges and Sewage Treatment Plants etc.

Self setting Roller Mills for Sugar Industry

Installation of Ship Lift & Transfer System (SL&TS)

Keeping in view the ever rising demand of Ship Repair work to boost business activities and provide landing facility of submarines, installation of a state of the art SL&TS has been decided.

The project for installation of Ship Lift and Transfer System would enable lifting of ships, submarines and commercial vessels from sea and place them on land in a short time to enable quick repair cycles. The same was approved by the Government. Following are the principal characteristics of the project:

- Lifting capacity of ships 7781 tons

- Platforms dimensions 125 x 32 m

- No. of parking stations 13

Ship Lift & Transfer System

The project, on completion, would enable KS&EW to construct and repair 95% of all types of sea going vessels in Pakistan.

This project is being executed on fast track basis and expected to be completed by end 2016. Once completed, the project has great potential to attract a vast range of clients, both local and foreign for repairs and construction of new warships, submarines and commercial vessels. In particular, business volume of Ship Repair is expected to increase.

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

While arrangements are underway for in-house improvements and development of quality culture at grass root level, KS&EW’s skillfulness and dexterity in shipbuilding and heavy engineering works has been recognized and praised from time to time by a number of clients and international classification societies. The recognition by China Shipbuilding trading Co., Ltd., China and Pakistan Navy for construction of F22P Frigates and appreciation by DCN International France for construction of Agosta 90B class submarine pressure sections are worth highlighting.

DESIGN CAPABILITY.

Efforts are being made to achieve the design capability to serve as ship design bureau. In this regard, MOU has been signed with Maritime Technological Complex which will encompass all possible areas of cooperation between the two sides, define the procedures and guidelines for cooperation in the design and construction of Naval Platforms and areas beyond that.

CONCLUSION :

KSEW has played a historical role in transferring of technologies and broadening the industrial base of country.

Extensive up gradation and modernization of Karachi Shipyard, including civil works, refurbishment and upgradation of existing machinery and installation of new machinery, has converted KSEW into a state of the art shipyard which is ready to undertake all shipbuilding / ship repair requirements of our Maritime sector.

Timely deliveries of projects to valued customers, during the recent past, has increased the credibility of KSEW in the market.

Karachi Shipyard is fully equipped and its workforce is highly trained, motivated and eager to undertake more projects with full zeal and energy.

KSEW is one of the few yards in the world which can undertake submarines construction.

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