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MARINE DIESEL ENGINE DELIVERIES 1991 (Four-stroke Propulsion Engines >500 BHP)

No. % of Total No. % of Total

Shipbuilder Engines Engines BHP BHP

Guascor 188 55 96,300 18

Bazan - MAN B&W

Bazan - MTU 52 15 64,200 12

Echevarria — Wartsila 34 10 187,250 35

Deutz 34 10 26,750 5

Others 34 10 160,500 30

TOTAL 342 100 535,000 100

Source: Own design

Shipbuilding

The Spanish shipbuilding indus- try has been represented in the EC and in other various European asso- ciations by UNINAVE, since its in- ception in 1988.

GSN has the responsibility of overseeing the compliance with EC directives. Since its creation, the

GSN has played a very important role in correcting misguided ten- dencies and industrial policies, as well as pushing for sorely needed modernization in this sector.

Jose Luis Cerezo, the general secretary of GSN, is actively pro- moting modernization in the ship- building sector. Since he was named to the post, Mr. Cerezo has pro- vided the mechanisms of incentives for improving—commercial promo- tion techniques, purchasing and sup- ply management, and quality con- trol to the lesser developed ship- building companies. He believes that Spain has the capacity to be in the forefront of the industry within

Europe.

Not until the end of 1992 will

Spain assume the presidency of Com- • LINER AGENTS • PORTAGENTS • STEVEDORING • CHARTERING • FORWARDING • CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER • SHIPOWNING/OPERATING • BUNKER SUPPLY • PROJECT CARGOES mittee of European Community

Shipbuilders Associations (CESA) in the person of Juan Saez. Mr.

Saez is the president of Astilleros

Espanoles and vice president of

UNINAVE.

Although the sixth EC directive did not put a ceiling on the amount

AESA- MANISES

MARINE DIESEL ENGINES (Two-stroke Propulsion Engines)

No. Engines No. BHP

DELIVERIES (Jan. 1,1992) 10 230,000 of which, stationary 3 90,000

ORDERBOOK (Jan. 1,1992) 17 450,000 (July 1, 1992) 12 381,000 of which, stationary 4 208,000

Source: Astilleros Espaftoles (AESA) of aid allowed by Spain to its ship- builders, according to UNINAVE general director Jose E. Perez in his annual report, Spanish shipyards have not received significant differ- ential subsidies.

Active work is being done on projects such as the new E-3 (Envi- ronmental, Economical and Euro-

Jose Esteban Perez pean) oil tanker—Astilleros

Espanoles is playing a significant role in its development. Addition- ally, other companies are occupied with various projects. —Union Naval de Levante, for example, is consolidating its posi- tion within the international market for passenger ship construction. —Construnaves is now focused on technical and commercial activi- ties and is relaunching the private shipbuilding sector. —Bazan is implementing drastic restructuring in its military division due to a decrease in international demand and a cut in military plans.

Military spending plans have slipped from $450 million to $350 million for the period covering 1993-97. Bazan is currently building an amphibious ship, four minesweepers and a logis- tics shuttle ship.

The sector in general is much in need of a reactivation coming from the national market and an im- proved framework of competitive- ness which would allow for the con- solidation of possible export mar- kets.

Ship Repair Keeps

Yards Busy

Concerning the market for re- pairs and conversions, Spain's ca- pacities in these areas is very im- portant. The facilities of Astilleros

Espanoles along with Astano and

Union de Levante are leaders in these areas on the peninsula, as is

Luis de la Pena

Astican in Las Palmas in the Ca- naries.

The conversion of the Prinsesse

Ragnhild, incorporating a new midbody of 33.3 meters to increase its passenger capacity by 1,000, was done in astonishingly short time at

AESA's shipyard in Cadiz. This conversion, in terms of size and dimensions, places it among the most sophisticated in the world.

Astilleros Espanoles data reveals that the shipbuilders repaired 190 vessels totaling 3.4 million gt dur- ing 1991. As of May 1992, AESA facilities had repaired 86 vessels totaling 1.2 million gt.

By May of this year, Astican had repaired 112 ships, 28 of which were Spanish owned. Notable jobs

Juan Saez using the company's Syncrolift in- cluded work on the American-flag

Galveston Bay of Afram Lines; the

Japanese ship Clipper Pioneer of

Nanyo Corporation; and the C.I.S. ship Velizh of the Baltic Shipping

Company. All the vessels had ex- tensive steel work performed.

The high quality work as well as the versatility of Astican's installa- tions places it among the top in the world.

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