Maritime Reporter, September 1992

<BODY> <div> Government-controlled Bazan also has repair and conversion ca- pacity. For medium-size ships, the firm has a Syncrolift at its disposal at its facility in Cartagena. There is a high level of ship re- pair activity at the Union Naval de Levante Barcelona shipyard. Largest FSU Under Construction The Spanish shipbuilding indus- try is also active in the offshore sector. Astano, which belongs to the Astilleros Espanoles Group, is fin- ishing the Production Testing and Storage Unit PTS-850-C for deliv- ery to the Norwegian companies Ocean Production and Smedvig. This unit will be the biggest of its type with a storage capacity of86,500 cubic meters. At the same time Astano has been contracted for the building of a Float- ing Storage Unit (FSU) by Chevron. The unit will be almost 250 meters long and have a capacity of the equivalent of 850,000 barrels of oil. This unit, now under construction, will be equipped to function under adverse seas and low temperatures through the use of a dynamic posi- tioning system. Spanish Diesel Manufacturers Within the subsector of major suppliers of ship equipment, the Spanish shipbuilding industry is a remarkable force in the building of propulsion and auxiliary engines, enjoying a notable range of slow-, medium- and high-speed engines. In the range of slow-speed diesel engines, Astilleros Espanoles Factoria de Manises, located in Valencia, is dedicated to the manu- facture of two-stroke diesel engines for ships, as well as for electrical power plants, producing a complete top range of AESA-Sulzer and AESA-Man B&W models. The Manises factory's annual capacity on the test bench is 400,000 bhp. Manises is the only producer in Spain of two-stroke diesel engines and one of the most important in Europe. There are three producers of me- dium- and high-speed four-stroke engines, with greater than 500 bhp. They are Bazan-Cartagena, Echevarria-Wartsila, and Guascor. The modern facilities of Bazan- Cartagena specialize in the manu- facture of medium- and high-speed diesel engines, the medium-speed range being Bazan-MAN B&W en- gines and the high-speed range Bazan-MTU. Bazan-Cartagena is one of the many parts of the govern- ment-run Bazan shipbuilding com- pany. Echevarria-Wartsila, a privately held company, is principally involved in the assembly of parts coming from Wartsila. Within the wide spectrum of four-stroke engines, the company covers the market range for high power engines. Finally, Guascor, also privately held, must be mentioned not only for its lead in the number of engines produced in 1991, but also for being the only one of the three enterprises that entirely produces its own en- gines using its own design and tech- nology. It produces engines rang- ing in power from less than 200 bhp to a maximum of 1,350 bhp. Since 1984, Guascor has had a technology transfer agreement with the American company WED (Waukesha Engine Division) of the Dresser Group. This license agree- ment allows for the transfer of tech- nology permitting the manufacture and distribution of Guascor's Series F diesel engines in the United States. The remaining suppliers, apart from steel, which is mainly pro- duced and supplied by Ensidesa, are spread over a wide range of activities. Whether they are doing business with their own patents or acting under license, this sector is experiencing an acute crisis as it tries to adapt itself to the present demand and the opening to direct competition of the new European market. As previously pointed out, the Spanish economy as well as its in- ORDER BOOK, NEW ORDERS, DELIVERIES at July 1, 1992 Spanish Shipbuilders Ranked by Number of GT On Order ORDER BOOK NEW ORDERS DELIVERIES Shipbuilder No. Ships GT No. Ships GT No. Ships GT STATE OWNED Astilleros Espanoles (Group) 12 507,660 0 0 4 187,311 Total 12 507,660 0 0 4 187,311 PRIVATE UNDER PYMAR CONTROL UNL 7 75,342 2 1,160 0 0 E. Lorenzo 9 44,956 0 0 2 15,610 Naval Gijon 5 39,025 0 0 1 7,805 C.N. Santodomingo 8 7,348 2 998 0 0 A. Huela 6 7,147 0 0 3 6,327 ARN 1 6,775 0 0 1 3,560 A. Zamacona 19 6,682 0 0 2 638 A. Murueta 2 4,247 0 0 0 0 C.N.P. Freire 4 1,804 2 405 0 0 A. Ardeag 5 1,403 0 0 1 257 A. Armon 7 1,401 4 685 4 802 A. Sicar 1 1,113 0 0 0 0 F.N. Marin 1 290 0 0 0 0 A. Mallorca 1 218 0 0 0 0 A.Y.T. Ferrolanos 1 208 0 0 1 255 A. Atlantico 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Gondan 0 0 0 0 1 937 A. Luzuriaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Ojeda Y Aniceto 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Y.V. Tarragona 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balenciaga 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 77 197,959 10 3,248 16 36,191 OTHER PRIVATE YARDS A.J. Valina 3 1,657 0 0 0 0 A. Orge Leiro Barros 0 0 0 0 0 0 C.N. Del Sureste 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 1,657 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 92 707,276 10 3,248 20 223,502 Source: GSN (Spain) SPANISH SHIPPING COMPANIES 1992 Ranking by Number of Ships % of Total % of Total Shipbuilder No. Ships Ships GT GT STATE OWNED Cia. Trasmediterranes, S.A. 22 93,309 C.A.M.P.S.A. 16 150,455 E.N. Elcano. S.A. 14 644,506 Repsol-Naviera Vizcaina, S.A. 6 317,371 Cia. Trasatlantica, S.A. 4 59,650 Naviera Mallorquina, S.A. 4 4,330 RNV De Productos, S.A. 3 6,962 Remolques Maritimos, S.A. 3 3,399 Naviera Del Golfo De Vizcaya, S.A. 2 136,544 Temasa 1 7,374 Total 75 29.2 1,423,900 55.2 PRIVATE Contenemar, S.A. 13 31,643 W.W. Marpetrol, S.A. 10 68,409 Ership, S.A. 9 52,984 Naviera Pinillos, S.A. 9 22,470 Flota Suardiaz 7 16,079 Naviera Quimica, S.A. 7 15,752 Lineas Ecoa, S.A. 6 36,182 Naviera Murueta, S.A. 6 8,357 Och. Maritima, S.A. 6 8,260 Trans-Balear, S.A. 6 7,681 Antonio Armas Curbelo, S.A. 6 4,562 Fletamentos De Baleares, S.A. 6 3,999 Naviera Peninsular, S.A. 5 14,949 Islena De Navegacion, S.A. 5 11,977 Iscomar, S.A. 5 10,593 Cia. Valenciana De Navegacion, S.A. 4 73,474 Naviera Bilbaina, S.A. 4 62,106 Gasnaval, S.A. 4 14,708 Ttes. Maritimos Alcudia, S.A. 4 5,966 Naviera F. Tapias, S.A. 3 48.6 216,818 26.6 Rest of Private (50 Shipping Companies) 57 22.2 468,365 18.2 Total 182 70.8 1,155,694 44.8 TOTAL 257 100.0 2,579,594 100.0 Source: ANAVE (Spain) 28 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>