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Ballast Water

Thomas Miller, CEO, Bardex

Management System

Superior reliability, service and performance ardex CEO Thomas Miller, PE, has lived a mari- time life, graduating from the University of Cali- fornia, Santa Barbara in 1982, with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a special-

Bization in marine structures, serving 38 years with

Bardex, starting in the design department. In assessing the markets Bardex serves, he said while the split varies from 75% of shipowners now year to year, “In 2019, Bardex reported 50% of revenue from selecting the Ecochlor shiplift and transfer products, 40% from Offshore Oil/Wind technology have previously projects, and 10% from aftermarket lifecycle support.” Bar- tried other ballast water dex today offers a number of system solutions designed to management systems.

improve shipyard productivity. [email protected] “Our Chain Shiplift is a unique solution from that has www.ecochlor.com significant benefits for yard owners,” said Miller. “We can design and supply shiplift systems ranging in capacity from 2,000 metric tons to 20,000 metric tons. We manufacture chain jacks in standard sizes of 300, 400 and 600 metric tons 30” CSD “ROBERT M.WHITE” and we can customize these sizes if desired.”

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Miller contends that, compared to Dry Docks the Shiplift & Transfer System offers a number of strategic advantages, including: • Optimizing yard space and revenue potential • Increasing yard flexibility in ship building and servicing • Reduce Dry Dock CapEX and OpEX • No confined work area constraints improving productiv- ity and efficiency • Lower environmental Impact; contained construction waste, reduced water contamination.

Customize Your (Ship Lift) Ride

The design and construction of a shiplift is typically segre- gated into four principal activities; civil works, lift and trans- fer system equipment, platform fabrication, and installation/ commissioning. “The most cost-effective approach is for the shipyard to act as the general contractor and issue separate contracts for each of the activities,” said Miller. “Depend- ing on capability, some clients elect to perform some of the

Morgan City, Louisiana 70381 activities instead of contracting the work. Most shipyards are

Phone: (985) 384-2111 capable of fabricating the steel platform, for example, to de- signs provided by Bardex.” Alternatively, Bardex can provide

Shipbuilding...

a turnkey solution, except the civil works, which requires de- we make it our business!

sign and construction specialists. The civil works consists of www.halimarshipyard.com

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