Presented by: Chris Sparg at the 2009 Railways and Harbours Conference in Cape Town. First part

3. Ship owners priority: transport cargo without port
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delays and breakdowns
Ships trade at high costs per day:
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 verage - US$20 000 and US$100 000
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 pecialized - up to US$800 000
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Ship trade patterns are planned and ships enter
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ports on trade routes.

4. Ships seldom enter port for repairs
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Whilst in port for cargo, they carry out repairs
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Not the norm but technical problems can require
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closest port of call entry and possibly salvage.

5. Repair services are thus required within the ports
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of call
Owners will not easily undertake a voyage to a
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non planned port for repairs – unless for safety
reasons

6. Bayhead expansion and discussions have
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suggested the following in Durban:
The port of Durban is constrained for space and
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container traffic is growing at 22% per annum.
We could consider moving ship repair activities to
Richards Bay
= ERROR!

8. Ships require scheduled dry-docking
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Ships need to be fully offloaded to dry-dock
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Ideal to dry-dock in a port where the ship is fully
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offloaded
Durban is opportune for containerships – BUT so
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are other ports on routes
Owners have options =we compete internationally
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9. Delivery
Quality
Price

10. Ship Repair illustrations
and capabilities:
SA has some of roughest seas and weather
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damage and collisions occur.

11. Collision and Weather
damage:
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where anchors are dragged in bad weather for
example

31. Repairs to Cranes:
Are critical for loading and Repairs to cargo
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booms and cranes occur.

40. Engine Repairs and Fire
Damage:

52. Electrical and
Mechanical Repairs:

69. Rudder and Propeller
Repairs:
Usually occurring on a voyage and possibly
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requiring towage to a closest port.

88. Hatch Cover Repairs:
Essential to cargo and usually executed as
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scheduled maintenance.

95. Anchor Retrievals:
Usually lost at anchorage or cut off.
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103. Afloat Repairs in Port:
Laden and no dry-dock with below waterline
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repairs = cofferdam repairs

116. Offshore Repairs:
Vessels taking on water with damaged and
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cracked hulls – too deep to enter our ports and
fully laden unable to enter our dry-docks.

117. Setsuyo Star – False Bay