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After several years of double-digit growth, the shipbuilding business is managing contraction and downsizing, while positioning itself for an eventual recovery.
In the previous boom period some 25% of the world’s existing fleet was replaced, including bulk carriers, containerships, FPSOs, tankers, LNG/LPG carriers, ROROs, cruise ships and offshore supply and support vessels.
Because today’s ship assets are devaluated, shipping companies wish to reduce the price of new vessels; if possible, by as much as 15-20%.
At the same time, the dynamics of shipyards, prime contractors, designers and suppliers are continuing to change. All major players want to increase production efficiency and assembly speed, while assuring the highest levels of quality, onboard safety, security and reliability.
Increasingly, many shipyard actors see themselves as “integrators.” Prefabricated modules are now put together in a coordinated series of supply, assembly, and installation activities. Maritime cables are essential elements in this process. Although cables account for only 1-2% of a ship’s overall cost, they provide the energy and data to enable onboard operating efficiency and safety.
That is why you, as a shipbuilder, have high expectations of a cable manufacturer in terms of quality and performance, support services, and cost reduction through e-purchasing, progressive procurement and on-time delivery.
What you expect from a cable producer:
- Lower overall costs for shipboard cables without compromising quality
- Multi-standard capability to deliver the right, certified cable worldwide
- Reliable cables that optimize operational and passenger safety onboard
- Pre-cut and pre-assembled solutions to facilitate modular construction
- Ability to quickly meet unexpected design changes and modifications
- Quality solutions that shorten installation time and increase installer efficiency
- Energy and propulsion efficiency through lighter high-performance cables
- Increased data capacity both for ship administration and passenger/crew comfort
- Flexible, strippable, paint resistant, environmentally friendly cables
To answer these challenges, Nexans provides a complete range of marine cables and accessories for all of your shipbuilding needs.
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