Shipyard Layout

Improvements for
Chowgule & Co. Ltd.
Shipbuilding Division
Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil

Chowgule & Co. Ltd.

Located on River Zuari at Loutulim

Builders, owners & repairers of river fleets since 1951
Developing waterways economy
Built over 100 vessels including

Iron Ore Barges

Deep Sea Refrigerated Fishing Trawlers
Grab & Cutter Section Dredgers
Tugs
Twin-Hull Catamarans
Floating Restaurants

Location

GOA

River Zuari

Present Layout

Present Layout - features

Construction Bays on either side of
Slipway
Main yard near Outfitting Jetty
Ample amount of Skids for module
assembly but scattered
Distance between Stockyard & Main
yard
Space between Gate & Main Yard
unutilized (trees?)

Present Layout

Methodology

Design
Room

Production
Department

Scheduling

Grit Blasting/
painting

Methodology

Lofting

CNC
Cutting

Assembl
y of
Modules

Modular
Constructi
on

Methodology

Survey

Moveme
nt

Launching

Sea
Trials

Facilities
Slipway 220m x 20m
2 Construction bays either side of
slipway
90m x 30m open space
90m x 40m open space

Outfitting Jetty 7m x 10m x 15m

Sufficient skids for pre-fabrication of
modules/panels
Well equipped workshop

Inferences
Shipyard specializes in smaller vessels especially
those used in waterways and for fishing
Capacity is limited
Delivery time is of utmost importance
Being a private yard (no Govt support)
To get more orders
Maintain credibility

Will need more facilities if it wants to extend its

product catalogue
Best way to improve layout maybe to induct a
production flow line model that allows easy flow of
materials without bottlenecks

Suggestions

Suggestions
Set up Stockyard near Checkpoint to reduce travel
time of plates coming in and to be nearer to Main
yard. Shift Sand blasting unit accordingly
Use the unutilized area to set up Grit
blasting/painting & CNC Cutting units Reduces
travel time of modules/plates
Add more (or shift existing) skids nearer to Main
yard to reduce travel time of modules
Shift Main office building to give direct access of
main yard to construction bays
May shift store to north of Main yard if space permits

Benefits envisioned

Faster production line

Lesser delivery time more orders
Lower man-time requirement
Use of lifting equipment freed for
better purposes (due to lower
amount of shifting of modules &
panels)

Limits to present
shipyard
Cannot increase production too much
due to space constraints
Lack of dry dock reduces capability
for advanced outfitting

Ambattuparambil Gopi
Nikhil
09NA1008
Presentation on Improvement of
Shipyard Layout in Chowgule &
Co. Ltd. Shipbuilding Division

Ambattuparambil Gopi Nikhil