Vedam, a marine design & consulting firm based in Mumbai, India offers complete engineering support for Installation of Ballast Water Treatment Plant onbaord vessels of all types & sizes.
Vedam has been involved in the Ballast water management field for four years and have prepared BWM plan for various shipowners worldwide.
Vedam provides match-making, feasibility, design, supervision, class approvals and complete project management to shipowners including equipment selection, shipyard selection, BoQs for associate modifications (structural, piping, electrical, etc) and coordination with all parties for installation of BWT Plant.
Vedam provide engineering assistance to various OEMs for installing their system onboard vessels of their clients.
8. Methodology
In Situ pipe fabrication & installation
◦ Less engineering required
◦ High chances of rework for clash removals
◦ High Wastage of material & time
◦ High down time for ship
Manual measurement onboard, 3D Routing & pre-fab
◦ Less down time of ship
◦ Pipes fabricated at workshop – good quality
◦ Large amount of engineering time spent onboard for measurement
3D Laser Scan, 3D Routing & pre-fab
◦ Less time spent onboard
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9. Execution
At docking/Quay side
◦ Ship off-hire for the period of retrofit
◦ Must in case of in situ fabrication (hot work) & installation
During sailing/operation
◦ Pipe can be pre-fabricated using Pre-fabrication drawings from 3D model
◦ Installation can be done during operation (cold fitting) with least
interference in normal operation
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
10. Project Management
Class Approvals
◦ Approvals for Retrofit Drawings
◦ Coordination for Class survey onboard
Workshop Coordination
◦ Technical Specification for retrofit
◦ Job work order & Workshop Selection
Supervision
◦ Quality inspections (critical for in-situ fabrication)
◦ Workshop inspections for pre-fab pipes
Commissioning
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
12. Location - Engine Room
◦ Being MPC Only space available is ER
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13. Location - Engine Room
◦ Unavailability of space in Tank Top
◦ Additional Mezzanine Platform Created
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
15. Feasibility & Costing
◦ 32,000 Bulk Carrier
◦ Ballast Pumps - 2x700 CuM/hr Pumps,
◦ Ballast Capacity - Total 12,000 CuM
◦ Equipment with different treatment methods
analysed
◦ Capex ranges from approx 800,000 To 1.3M USD
◦ Annual Expense ranges from 7,000 To 25,000 USD
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
16. Total 60,000 Ships required to be retrofitted in a short period
of time.
All existing ships must start retrofitting by 2015.
The price of equipment have drastically reduced in last two
years. However, this may see reverse trend post ratification.
Sudden Demand for retrofits :
◦ Equipment - High Cost / High Lead time / Non Availability
◦ Long Class approval Time
◦ Premium Engineering Hrs
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
17. An ISO 9001-2008 certified Services includes –
Initial Design & Class Drawings
Based in Mumbai, India Detail Engineering & Production
documentation
Team Size of 50 People (Naval Ship & Offshore Conversion Design
Architects, Marine Engineers, Analysis – Structural, Stability, Mooring
Engineers & Diploma) Supervision & Surveys
Projects in more than 20 Countries. Software Used – FORAN, ANSYS, Zenmoor,
Orcaflex, DeepC, Revit, 3DsMax
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18. Tanker Conversion:
Conversion Single hull to Double Hull
Design
Tanker to Bulk Carrier
Product Tanker to Chemical Carrier
Tanker to FSO
Conversion OSV to Diving Support vessel
Design DP1/2 Conversion. FiFi1/2 Conversions
Process Training Ship Conversion
Cargo Vessel to Research Vessel
•Pre-Feasibility Study Conversion
•Feasibility Study
•Concept Design Deck Barge to Accommodation Barge
•Structural Design
•Machinery and piping Design
Lengthening/Jumboizing of Vessel
•Electrical and HVAC Design
•Detail Design
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
19. Retrofit
Design
• Crane Installation •Structural Design
• Mooring system design Processes •Stability Booklets
installation •Class drawings for
• Bulkhead/Tank approval
•Structural Analysis
Modifications
•Mooring Analysis •Production drawing
• Pipeline modifications
for the work
• Accommodation •Stability Analysis
increase shop/retrofitting
•Machinery /Electrical
• Equipment Installation team
System Design
(Pumps/Engines/Cargo
•Rules compliance
Gear/Bow Thruster/etc)
check Output
Modification •Onboard feasibility
check
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | Inclining Experiment | Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | New Building & Repair Supervision |
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THANK YOU
VEDAM DESIGN & TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY PVT. LTD.
Marine Consulting | Basic Design | Production Design | Conversion Design | New Building & Repair Supervision |
Stability Analysis | Structural FEM Analysis | Mooring Analysis | Shipboard Manuals | Inclining Experiment |