From the old path of shipbuilding onto the new path of offshore wind energy? The case of northern Germany

Wind energy-related employment has been surging recently in Germany: it rose from 9,200 in 1997 to 90,000 in 2007 and is estimated to be 112,000 in 2020. The industry particularly emerged in coastal, northern Germany. Recently big hopes are particularly set on the offshore wind energy industry. Two recently discussed evolutionary concepts explain the emergence of new industries, such as wind energy, in space in different ways: the windows of locational opportunity concept stresses the locational freedom in the earliest stages of industrial development, whereas path creation emphasises the role of existing industrial development paths, such as shipbuilding, from which new paths, such as wind energy, emerge. The paper aims at analysing whether the new path of offshore wind energy emerged out of existing paths, mainly shipbuilding, in the five states of coastal Germany. It concludes that shipbuilding only indirectly affected the emergence of the new development path of offshore the wind energy industry in northern Germany.

Shipbuilding 4.0 Index Approaching Supply Chain

The shipbuilding industry shows a special interest in adapting to the changes proposed by the industry 4.0. This article bets on the development of an index that indicates the current situation considering that supply chain is a key factor in any type of change, and at the same time it serves as a control tool in the implementation of improvements. The proposed indices provide a first definition of the paradigm or paradigms that best fit the supply chain in order to improve its sustainability and a second definition, regarding the key enabling technologies for Industry 4.0. The values obtained put shipbuilding on the road to industry 4.0 while suggesting categorized planning of technologies

Sustainability challenges and how Industry 4.0 technologies can address them: a case study of a shipbuilding supply chain

The shipbuilding industry is under significant economic pressure and in need of more efficient solutions to secure economically sustainable operations. It is also challenged by social issues and the need for a greener maritime industry is critical. Accordingly, the shipbuilding industry is pressured across all three dimensions of sustainability. This paper aims to identify the sustainability challenges in shipbuilding supply chains and explore how Industry 4.0 technologies can impact the sustainability of shipbuilding. This is achieved through a case study of a shipbuilding supply chain, which results in the identification of its primary sustainability challenges. Further, this work proposes a set of nine digital solutions to support sustainable operations in shipbuilding as the paper’s primary contribution. This lays the foundation for further empirical research on sustainability and digitalization in shipbuilding, while for practice the paper provides enhanced insight into how Industry 4.0 technologies can be adopted in shipbuilding supply chains.acceptedVersio

Study on Improvement of Indonesia Shipbuilding Productivity with Theory of Constraints

Indonesia is a big country having big population, huge area and huge Exclusive Economic Zone area. For world harmonized growth, it is quite important to realize steady economy growth on Indonesia. Growth of Indonesia’s shipbuilding industry specifically is an important part to achieve Indonesia’s maritime vision, but by far as for the shipbuilding market, 3 major countries, China, South Korea and Japan have obtained almost 100% share, which means it is quite difficult to increase the world share. In the volatile marine world, fluctuating oil price often affect production capacity, and investment decision is hard to get with TOP management. Indonesia shipbuilding industry has big mission under severe management and environmental condition. We clarify basic dilemma / conflict inhibiting the growth of Indonesia shipbuilding industry under assumption of severe management environmental condition, with Theory of Constraints (TOC). The basic dilemmas are solved by erasing the reason of existence of opposite activity and the Indonesia shipbuilding ever-lasting development logic is proposed with the solution of basic dilemma

TURKISH SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY – CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL

Shipbuilding industry was developed and grown in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Turkish shipbuilding industry started to develop in an international level around 15 years ago with specialization in small tonnage vessels. The global economic crisis that started in 2008 has affected the enhancement of shipbuilding industry in Turkey. This study addresses the important factors affecting the development of Turkish shipbuilding industry by focusing on the global shipbuilding during the crisis and the current state of the industry with the application of a survey to the key decision makers. The data was obtained from the survey collected from the Turkish shipyards and maritime companies that represent the considerable share of the industry. The surveys were conducted between 2012 and 2013. The current state of shipbuilding industry concerning the most relevant factors for the development of the industry according to the respondents has been designated, and it was seen that the highlighted factors were lower in the current state of the industry. Moreover, the strongest and weakest factors for the Turkish shipbuilding industry were pointed out. Herein, general views o

A phenomenological research in the relation between shipbuilding industry and national economy development :a major investigation of China

PhD thesisThis thesis is based on research which traces the development of shipbuilding industries around the world over the last three hundred years up until the present day. Except for the American shipbuilding, there have been another four challengers for industrial supremacy: the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, and Korea. To gain a deeper understanding requires the consideration of their history of the development. There is no detailed explanation of the development of the shipbuilding industry within these five world regions. In fact, it is difficult to make comparisons because countries were operating in different circumstances in terms of the world market and other socio-political contextual factors. Many studies have been made on the marketing aspect (demand and supply) of shipbuilding, but did not address questions as why shipbuilding industry was rising and falling in terms of economic performance. The shipbuilding industry is worthy of further investigation. Some general ‟principles‟ exist that generate a tendency towards either prosperity or atrophy. With the exception of certain distinctive elements in some countries, there are many very similar driving forces that promoted development. They encounter similar problems, the consequences of these drivers being an initial flourishing followed by depression of shipbuilding. The current research aims to establish the general ‟principles‟ of shipbuilding development. In a diagrammatic representation of all the „principles‟, the shipbuilding industry can be seen to have had a developmental trend. The economic background, technology development and government intervention have been found to be the three greatest influences on this trend. This are generated through exploration analysis of the history and concrete evidence from Chinese shipbuilding in 21st centur

Procedure for estimating the effectiveness of ship modular outfitting

The shipbuilding industry plays an important role in increasing employment and productivity of the national industry. It is especially important when the market has fallen due to the influence of the global economical crisis. This paper is based on modular outfitting concepts which are used in modern shipyards, with the aim of optimising the shipbuilding production process by increasing the portion of modular vessel outfitting as a way of shortening the duration of the shipbuilding process, reducing costs and increasing competitiveness without investing in new facilities, machines and tools. To illustrate the cost savings potential obtained by this research, a comparable procedure for cost benefit estimation for a conventional strategy versus cost estimation for a modularised design approach and relevant build strategy is developed. On the basis of the results it is possible to measure cost benefit as a consequence of using the modular outfitting concept within the shipbuilding process

Procedure for estimating the effectiveness of ship modular outfitting

The shipbuilding industry plays an important role in increasing employment and productivity of the national industry. It is especially important when the market has fallen due to the influence of the global economical crisis. This paper is based on modular outfitting concepts which are used in modern shipyards, with the aim of optimising the shipbuilding production process by increasing the portion of modular vessel outfitting as a way of shortening the duration of the shipbuilding process, reducing costs and increasing competitiveness without investing in new facilities, machines and tools. To illustrate the cost savings potential obtained by this research, a comparable procedure for cost benefit estimation for a conventional strategy versus cost estimation for a modularised design approach and relevant build strategy is developed. On the basis of the results it is possible to measure cost benefit as a consequence of using the modular outfitting concept within the shipbuilding process

The Positions of Russia and Croatia Shipbuilding Products on World Markets and Prospects of Co-Operation (Analytical Overview)

Both Russia and Croatia are the great seafaring nations with glorious past, complicated present and, hopefully, a rewarding future. The countries that historically had long sea borders are almost destined to become the global shipbuilding centres. Since the ancient times, the marine shipping routes have connected the most distant nations, countries and entire continents through trade and economic relations. At the same time, the high seas were also a place for the constant battles between the fleets of the major seafaring nations. Thus, both civil and naval shipbuilding was and will always be of utmost importance for any country with a sea access. The product of this industry stays in demand at any time and under any circumstances – both during the periods of growth and the times of crises. The shipbuilding is subject to the same kind of difficulties as the economy as a whole, but due to the technological specifics of this industry it has some additional specific problems. This article deals with the comparative analysis of the recent and current state of the shipbuilding industries of Croatia and Russia. We tried to find out the problems that are similar for the shipbuilding industries of both countries, as well as their national particularities. The main difficulty for the comparative analysis was the fact that while the major part of the Croatian shipbuilding is civil, the Russian industry is predominantly naval. However, it does not preclude the existence of common problems, for the research of which the comparative analysis could be a useful tool

Subsidization of the shipbuilding industry in the Federal Republic of Germany

German shipyards were hit extremely hard during World War II, and then again in the following years when the parts that had not been damaged were disassembled by the Allies. But World War II and its consequences proved to be a blessing in disguise as it opened possibilities for a very prosperous shipbuilding industry in the fifties. That is, the yards were rapidly rebuilt with modern equipment, partly through Marshal- Fund aid. Since many of the refugees front the eastern parts of Germany had settled in the coastal regions of West Germany, a qualified work force was readily available. Relatively high productivity and low wages made German shipyards highly competitive and, as a result, by the mid-fifties, German shipbuilding industry had grown to become number two in Europe after the UK; 17.3 p.c. of vessels completed worldwide in 1956 were built on yards of the Federal Republic.