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Eastern Shipbuilding Launches First
Vessel Using Sener’s FORAN
By Joseph Keefe
FORAN Stbd Pro? le
When Florida-based Eastern Ship- prove the yard’s overall design and rication methods and not vice versa.” building Group (ESG) launched the production processes, nowadays sees The switch to FORAN was impor-
HARVEY SUB-SEA in November, FORAN in several projects, where the tant for other reasons, as well. For ex- the routine event for this busy and shipyard has improved their produc- ample, says Fernando Malabet, ESG successful yard also marked the ? rst tion time and quality performance. VP of Engineering, “Eastern Ship- time that ESG had produced a ves- According to ESG Vice President building Group received a regulatory sel designed in the Sener CAD/CAM Steve Berthold, ESG chose FORAN design package with minimal details package FORAN. The Multi-Purpose after analyzing and researching a host and extensive areas to be de? ned and
Support Vessel (MPSV), the ? rst of a of other, similar Software products. re? ned during the 3D development of series of two, will operate in the US He explains, “It worked well for this the model. This task needed to be ac-
Gulf of Mexico for HARVEY Gulf In- project because of the ability to reduce complished not only with experienced ternational Marine. Modeling Time considerably, which 3D modelers, but also allowing the Na-
The process began in June 2013 allowed our Engineering Department val Architect to be part of the modeling when Sener and ESG signed an agree- to share the decision making process process, this way ? lling in the blanks ment for the complete implementa- with the Production department, and and properly complete the design of tion of FORAN in June 2013. The hence adapting the design to our pre- the vessel. This can only be achieved
ESG decision, in part made to im- ferred, ef? cient and well known fab- by using a Software like FORAN.”
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