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Germanischer Lloyd has been appointed as the overall manager and coordinator of the SAFEDOR project.

Q How is SAFEDOR structured?

A The work of SAFEDOR is managed by the project's various bodies. Leading the project is the Steering Committee, supported by an Advisory Committee.

The Project Management Committee will coordinate the efforts of

SAFEDOR's seven Working Parties. A

Project Manager, supported by the

SAFEDOR Secretariat, will act as a link between the Steering and Project

Management Committees. Andreas

Baumgart of Germanischer Lloyd is the

SAFEDOR Project Manager.

Q What is the timetable?

A Following the European Union's approval of the EUR 12m funding required for the project, the inaugural

SAFEDOR meeting was held in

Hamburg, Germany on February 15-16, 2005. The SAFEDOR project will last for four years and encompass a number of individual studies. A busy schedule of regular meetings for the SAFEDOR

Committees and Working Parties has been established, stretching from

February 2005 to January 2009, and including also open/public events and training workshops.

Cableship Converted

Astander won a contract for the con- version project of MV Provider I, owned by member of Swiss Group Allseas. The work consists on the conversion of existing Cable Ship into Trenching and

Offshore Support Vessel. Re-delivery is expected for May 2005.

Shipyard Design Project

Gets More NSRP Funding

The development of key features in

ShipConstructor will be funded by the

Second-Tier Shipyard Design

Enhancement Project II, which recently received funding from the National

Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP)

Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise. The project, headed by Bender Shipbuilding, includes seven shipyards and four naval architect firms. The goal of the project is to provide U.S. second-tier shipyards with a state-of-the-art design system that will enhance their global competitive- ness. Albacore Research Ltd. (ARL) will extend ShipConstructor's capabili- ties to fully meet the design require- ments of the U.S. second-tier shipyard industry. Specific features to be devel- oped include integration with the

Common Parts Catalog and the ability to

Split and Merge Projects. The Common

Parts Catalog, developed by the U.S. first-tier yards, standardizes the defini- tion of purchased part data and related support documents. Provisions for equivalency allow yards to exchange data efficiently, and facilitate the ability to communicate and even utilize parts in stock at other yards. Integrating

ShipConstructor with the Common Parts

Catalog streamlines the material control system from definition to delivery of the finished product, and even during prod- uct lifecycle management. The ability to split and merge ShipConstructor proj- ects will enable collaboration among shipyards and design agents working on a single project in multiple locations, simplifying outsourcing and sub-con- tracting. Even in mid-project a yard can sub-contract part of the work and still remain in full control should their own resources not be sufficient.

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