NIGERIA Time for new expectations Interview with Dr. N.V. Ozobia, Managing Director / Chief Executive Read our exclusive interview "To maintain international standards while saving costs for the clients." Dr. N.V. Ozobia, Managing Director / Chief Executive Naval Architect & Engineer Contact: Snake Island P.M.B. 1256, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria. Tel: 234 (1) 264 53 47 - 234 (1) 264 56 13 - 234 (1) 264 56 14 - 234 (1) 264 56 15 - 234 (1) 264 56 16 Fax: 234 (1) 264 53 48 - 234 (1) 264 53 49 Strategy MISSION STATEMENT Nigerdock's mission is to continuously strive for improvements in engineering,fabrication, construction and project management proficiency while providing quality customer service to the marine, oil and gaz industry. This mission is manifested through technological innovations within a project framework, which minimize cost while allowing execution of project in an expedient and accurate manner. Nigerdock has developed and instituted continuous enhancement program to aid its mutli-discipline work force. These developments demonstrate our adherence to our slogan - To maintain international standards while saving costs for the clients. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Nigerdock Nigeria Limited was incorporated in 1986 as wholly owned by Federal Government of Nigeria Limited Liability Company to manage the 25,000 DWT ship-repair yard at Snake Island, Lagos. Built between 1981 and 1985 at a cost 0f =N=86 million, the shipyard was conceived to provide maintenance and repair services to sea-going and other vessels of both Nigerian and foreign flags. Shipyard commenced operations in 1986 and in 1996 went public with a share capital of $45 million. Nigerdock has from inception grown technically from mere underwater repairs to total repair of vessels of up to 30,OOODWT. Nigerdock has also constructed 30 passenger steel hull ferries, aluminium pilot boats, tugs, offshore buoys and flare buoys. The knowledge gained has prepared Nigerdock to take on offshore constructions. The construction/refurbishing of various mooring/flare buoys, which demand very strict QAIQC and safety requirements prepared Nigerdock for offshore construction Our direction towards the ship-repair and construction industry remains steady, but now we now have entered into the oil and gas industry as a fully qualified construction company We have restructured our business and are capable of fabricating jackets, decks, production packages having weight limitations of 2000 tons and their onshore/offshore installation and hook-up. We have also extended our workforce and expertise to refurbishment and decommissioning. In line with our commitment to continuously improve and diversify our services to our clients we, at Nigerdock, have incorporated into our operations a manpower and equipment supply division. We have created a manpower database covering several areas of specialisation. These include: Engineers, Superintendents and Supervisors - mechanical (welding, fabrication, etc.) - electrical - instrumentation - construction - corrosion control (coating/blasting) Training Instructors and Inspectors - Welding - Coating - QA/QC - Safety Welders Fitters/Fabricators Mechanic Electricians Body Shop Personnel We can provide, and cater for, personnel in each of these fields to meet our clients specifications in terms of certification, experience, etc. In addition we offer allied equipment support services, either on lease or outright supply basis. These may be broadly categorized under the following headings: Welding and Fabrication Equipment and Tools Coating and Painting Equipment Testing Equipment Erection and Handling Equipmen Our cost-effective approach to this industry combined with the superior safety record and demonstrated quality standards, meet all international requirements. We have since embarked on a 549 million expansion program that allows us to build vessels Up to 8,000DWT as well as allow us to build and load out structures for oil and gas industry up to 5,000 tons. QUALITY ASSURANCE 1. Quality Assurance The Quality Management System which is established to control the activities for Engineering, Detailed design, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Hand-over activities of NIGERDOCK PLC and which sets out the requirements of BSEN ISO 9001: 1994 are to be applied to its scope of operations. It provides the framework for the development of detailed management procedures and identifies the areas where they will be applied. The purpose of the Quality Management System structure is to assist as a reference document for the project management team. Furthermore, to provide an audit trail by which client and project management will derive confidence that any given project is being engineered, procured and constructed in accordance with contract requirements. 2. Quality Objectives The project quality objectives are to ensure that all design, procurement, construction testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning activities undertaken on any given project are. Planned and performed in such a manner that all facilities are designed to be safe. reliable and free of errors and deficiencies. Planned and performed to achieve the required quality, within budget and schedule requirements, without over design or unnecessarily stringent specifications. In accordance with contractual and regulatory requirements Performed correctly the first time to ensure cost effectiveness and efficiency Determination of conformance of work to contract and regulatory requirements is made on the basis of periodic review and audit by various project management team members and NIGERDOCK Plc audits/reviews. Presently representative of Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) is undertaking an audit and consultancy that will culminate to Nigerdock being ISO 9001 certified. OFFSHORE WORKS COMPLETED Clik here to see table. FACILITY DESCRIPTION 1.THE DRYDOCK This is the nerve centre of the shipyard. It is a graving dry-dock with the following dimensions/ specifications Length - 200 metres width - 34 metres Depth - 9 metres Dock Sil - 6 metres Dock Floor - 7.4 metres Designed capacity for vessels Up to 25,OOODWT Emptying of the dry-dock is achieved by means of three submersible FLYGHT PUMPS IN 4-6 hours when the dock is full of water Supply services available in the dry dock include: Service water 63 m3 /hr Ballast water 630m3/hr Fire fighting water 160m3/hr Fresh water According to demand Oxy-acetylene gases According to demand Compressed air 7 bar Rail crane 20 tonnes at 25 metres Two 210 ton SWL floating cranes Available on order 2. THE REPAIR QUAY Ship repairs which do not require docking can be accommodated along the repair quay with the following dimensions/specifications. Length 185 metres Water depth 6 metres Fire fighting water 160m3/h Fresh water According to demand Oxy-acetylene gases According to demand Compressed air 7 bar Rail Crane 20 tonnes at 25 metres Two 210 ton SWL floating cranes Available on order 3. THE MULTIPURPOSE WORKSHOP This isanother production area and is divided into live operational sections viz: 3.1 Hull and Plate This section comprises two fitting out weather-proof bays measuring 4metres by 14 metres each and serviced by the following equipment/ machineries. Overhead cranes of 12.5 ton capacity each Beam (BAKKER) press o£2000 tons Darley folding machine capable of folding 20mm thick plate Morgan Rushworth rolling/bending machine capable of rolling l6mm thick plate; Electro-pneumatic shearing machine capable of cutting l6mm thick plate; Automatic burners, capable of cutting plates Up to 100mm thickness; One (1) submerged Arc Unit 3/i6" to unlimited thickness capabilities. Forty (40) Flux Core Metal Arc Units Fifty (50) DC Welding Machine Outlets Thirty (30) Arc Welding Machine Outlets W/600 AMP Current Range Universal cutting/punching machine; Ultrasonic thickness testing equipment including through coating thickness measuring instrument; Plasma cutting machines; In house NDT & QA/QC outfit including RT,UT,MPI and DPI 3.2 Propeller and Shaft This section takes care of repair, modification, alteration and special survey of tailshafts, rudder stock/blades, propellers (fixed and controllable pitch), stern tube bearing / seals and couplings. Some special equipment available to achieve the above include: Lathe machines ranging from 1m 18m bed Static propeller balancing machine Horizontal and vertical milling machine 20/5 ton overhead crane Grinding machine for polishing of shafts Other various grinding machines Vertical drilling machines of diameter up to 85mm Universal horizontal press of220 - ton capacity A furnace that allows uniform heating up to 1200°C 3.3 Piping and valves All valves (sea inlet, overboard discharge, scruppers etc) are serviced, overhauled renewed or econditioned in this section. Complete pipe installation of any diameter is handled here. Equipment available in this section include: Pipe bending press for up to diameter 300mm steel pipe Hydrostatic pressure testing unit up to 600 bars; Valve tester, capable of accommodating any size of valves for tightness 3.4 Heavy Machinery Section This section handles the repairs, maintenance and overhaul of main engines, auxiliary engines, various types of pumps, gear boxes, winches, purifiers, dehumidifiers, heat exchangers and all other deck equipment. There are machines for grinding engine inlets and exhaust valves, calibration and testing of injection pumps and injectors. 3.5 Electrical Section This section handles the following: All forms of electrical / electronic repair on board ships; Wiring and installation Second (and rewinding of electric motors; alternators, transformers; High pressure steam cleaning machines and medium / large oven available for quick and uniform drying of any electrical equipment. 3.6 Shipwright/Carpentry Workshop All carpentry works on a ship are effected by this section. Some of the machines available include: Circular saw cross cutting, planer, edging machine, moulding machine, wood lathe spindle moulder, band saw, vernier press and grinding machines 4. TRANSPORT FACILITIES 4 Overhead cranes 12.5 tons each 1Overhead crane 20 tons 3rail cranes 20 tons 36m outreach One 35 ton truck mounted crane One 30 ton truck mounted crane 2 Mobile cranes 15 tons each 2 Crawler cranes 150 tons each 3 Tractors 5 Trailers 3 Forklifts 3 Ferries 2 Launches 5. SUPPORT SERVICES Independent electrical power is generated from 3 x 1750 KVA Deutz diesel generators. Gases are provided by independent oxygen/acetylene plants capable of 25m3/hr. Water (portable) is obtained from 2 x 220m boreholes treated and supplied from 200m3 storage tank. Telefax and telephone services. 50 - man fire fighting service on 24 - hr watch and equipped with modem fire fighting equipment. 4 - bed medical centre, on 24 hr call Computer system of a local Area Network, comprising 3 Pentium based servers and 11 workstations. 6. FACILITY EXPANSION Presently, Nigerdock Nigeria Plc has undergone expansion which has increased capabilities These include various bachelor, 3 bedroom and 6 bedroom fully en suite accommodation. Weather proof and fully covered two bays new shipbuilding workshop measuring 90 metres by 48 metres and serviced by 2 overhead cranes. - One with cranes capacity of 32/5 tons and height to hook 14 metres - One with cranes capacity of 20/5 tons and height to hook 12 metres. Weather proof and fully covered two bays offshore fabrication workshop measuring 84 metres by 42 metres and serviced by 2 overhead cranes - One with cranes. capacity 20/5 tons and height to hook 14 metres. - One with crane capacity 5 tons and height to hook 12 metres Floating dock with the following dimensions length overall - 115m Breadth - 24m Depth of pontoon - 26m Lifting capacity - 3000 tons Offshore fabrication reinforced fiat area 100 metres by 186 metres with load out bulkhead 100 metres long and 6 metres draft allowing to fabricate and load out offshore structures up to 5,000 tons. Additional diesel generators with total output 2,200 KVA connected to Nigerdock's electric network. 250 metres fresh water borehole with - 100 cu. m. overhead fresh water storage tank - water treatment plant - 200 cu. m. underground water storage tank Roll mills for rolling steel plates up to 4" thickness and 20' width outfitted with manipulators rollers and sub-arc welding machines. New oxygen plant Pipe fabrication workshop with the following equipment - cutting and levelling machines from 2" to 60" diameter - Pipe rollers - Pipe jacks - Welding machines (stick, MIG, TIG) Two Clark Lima 150 ton cranes with maximum length of boom 20 S/NO JOB DESCRIPTION YEAR CLIENT VALUE (USD) REMARKS 1 Fabrication of ISO-1207 SP\I Buoy 1990 SBM Monaco/Shell Nigeria     2 Fabrication/Assembly of Agbara Flare 1992 IMODCO/Mobil Nigeria 350,000   3 Fabrication of SO-1448 SPM Buoy 1992 IMODCO/MobiI Nigeria 1,100,000   4 Overhaul of SO-1332 SPM Buoy 1992 SBVI Monaco/Texaco Nigeria 350,000   5 Fabrication of SO-1540 SPM Buoy 1993 IMODCO/Agip Nigeria 760,000   6 Overhaul of SO-1093 SPM Buoy 1994 SBM Monaco/Chevron Nigeria 425,000   7 Overhaul of SO-1089 Buoy 1996 SBM Monaco I Texaco Nigeria 480,000   8 Fabrication or Deck for Ewan Riser Platform 1997 Dick son I Chevron Nigeria 925,000   9 Fabrication of Offbarge Walkways, Swamp well protectors and miscellaneous appurtenances for the Olero Creek/Dibi Development project 1997 Chevron Nigeria 1,866,000 Encl. No. 1 10 Overhaul of OSO Mobil Imodco SPM Buoy 1998 Mobil Nigeria Unlimited 716,500    11 Overhaul or, TOPCON SB\I buoy 1998 Texaco Overseas Petroleum 896,495      Read on   © World INvestment NEws, 2000. This is the electronic edition of the special country report on Nigeria published in Forbes Global. June 12th 2000 Issue. Developed by AgenciaE.Tv