bantayden Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Shipyard Bidding
Croatian shipyard Uljanik Brodogradiliste.
Uljanik Group is Croatia’s largest shipbuilding group.
The Croatian government holds 25% of the shares.
The group owns Uljanik Shipyard and 3.Maj Shipyard.
The Uljanik Shipyard was founded in 1856.
It is the largest shipyard in Croatia and a well-known century-old shipyard in Europe.
The ship types built by Uljanik Shipyard are mainly bulk carriers, oil tankers, transport ships, dredgers, ro-ro passenger ships, etc.
It is worth mentioning that it also has cruise ship construction capabilities.
And planned for Kangaroo Country’s Scenic Cruises company.
Build Blue Star’s first ultra-luxury expedition yacht.
This is enough to show its strong shipbuilding capabilities.
Therefore, the companies participating in the bidding meeting of Uljanik Shipyard are also strong ones.
It’s not just B&W Diesel and Wartsila.
There are also Cummins, Caterpillar, Doosan (Daewoo), Volvo, Kubo, Calendar, MTU, etc.
Everyone is in this industry and occupies a considerable part of the market share.
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Uljanik Shipyard, in the reception hall.
Luxurious Baroque chandeliers, scarlet carpets.
On solid wood tables and chairs.
An exquisite fruit plate is placed in one corner.
The level of this bidding meeting has been improved even more.
The news media have already carried cameras and found their positions.
This is a major event in the shipping industry.
Tender meeting at Uljanik Shipyard.
Blue Star’s first self-propelled cutter suction dredger.
Dozens of tall-nosed crooked nuts holding coffee cups.
They gathered together in twos and threes and talked happily.
They have already submitted the bid.
Now we are waiting for the results to be announced.
The bidder is professional, and the shipyard purchasing from is even more professional.
Therefore, the review efficiency is extremely fast.
So the participants are now chatting freely:
“Bry, your MAN company’s two-stroke diesel engine has the best performance!”
“No prizes, no prizes, Cummins is also a leader in the industry.”
“Orif, I heard that your Warshy Lan has upgraded the 12-cylinder RTA96C engine.”
“You are really well-informed. The development of the 14-cylinder engine has been quite successful.”
“President Hanashaki, congratulations to Kubo for doubling its sales in Dragon Kingdom this year!”
“To each other, President Ye Fengliu, Calendar’s performance is also good!”
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because no one from Huazhi Company came.
There were relaxed expressions on their faces.
It seems that Su Chen has not yet completed a technological breakthrough.
Although he had previous experience with automotive engines.
But there are differences with diesel engines.
Sometimes it’s just a little bit worse and you just can’t break through the bottleneck.
MAN CEO Bligh was delighted.
Their two-stroke diesel engines have the largest market share in the world.
Although the power is not the highest, the performance is the most stable.
The fuel burns well and the equipment is durable.
This is all due to technology accumulation and industry experience.
This bid will definitely win.
The president of Wärtsilä, Orif, is even more proud.
To win the bid.
They have brought out the latest engine.
This is an in-line 14-cylinder low-speed diesel engine.
Although no specific parameters have been reported yet.
But this time the bid was written clearly.
At a speed of 102 rpm, the output power is a
terrifying power of 80080 kW (108920 horsepower).
It is absolutely suitable for the self-propelled cutter suction dredger that Uljanik Shipyard wants to build.
The winning bid this time must go to Wartsila.
Which type of engine is first will be firmly remembered by history and future generations.
therefore.
Orif, who felt certain to win, felt superior to others.
When he spoke to the presidents of other companies, his voice was raised an octave.
Not only manufacturers came to this bidding meeting.
Other shipyards also sent people to participate.
This is an industry tradition as such tenders are not common.
By making test scores public, manufacturers can be re-ranked.
Everyone also decides who they will collaborate with next year.
Therefore, the CEO of the largest shipping company Maersk, the CEO of the cruise company Royal Caribbean, etc.
All are here.
They watch and shop for engines.
Just when the conversation was getting heated.
Uljanik shipyard technical expert Norwich, with assistant.
Walked in through the inner door on the side.
The whole place fell silent immediately.
Although everyone is very confident in their plan.
But because I don’t understand the opponent’s data.
So I was very nervous.
Now the bidding results are in the hands of technical experts Norwich.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on him.
Their eager eyes betrayed their inner desires.
Based on the principle of fairness and openness.
Technical expert Norwich directly projected the parameters of the tender document on the screen.
However, the company name and logo have been removed.
This way, just looking at the data is more convincing.
This selection is based on power, combined with fuel consumption, temperature environment, exhaust emission methods and environmental suitability standards.
The full score is 120, which is also the international scoring standard.
Usually a score of 85 is considered excellent.
The previous manufacturer’s highest score in history was 96 points.
The first company data is out.
[Two-stroke 12-cylinder engine, diesel power will exceed 40,000 kW]
Detailed and clear parameters and actual pictures are clear at a glance.
The overall score is 89.
Seeing this result, President Kubo pursed his lips and chuckled.
He was very satisfied. This score was 3 points higher than last year.
I won’t say whether I can win the bid, but this result is enough to advance one place in the ranking.
Sales will definitely grow by 21.3% next year.
Next.
The data of the second and third company are also available.
They are all one level worse than Kubo’s engine.
…………
until one after another.
[BC-27 engine, 12 cylinders, 11.5 meters high, 22.3 meters long, weighing 1,800 tons, power 68,900 kW]
Boom!
Everyone’s eyes immediately widened and they were shocked.
If we look closely at other parameters, they are even better.
The final overall score is 99.
MAN CEO Bligh was secretly proud.
This is the strength of top manufacturers.
But before he was happy for long, he was poured cold water on him later.
[RT-flex96C engine, 14 cylinders, 13.5 meters high, 26.59 meters long, weighing 2,300 tons, power 80,080 kW (107,390 hp)]
Hiss~~~~
See this data.
Everyone gasped.
This engine is too big.
A single piston weighs 5.5 tons, and the crankshaft weighs 300 tons.
Look at that huge and amazing physical picture again.
The bidders were heartbroken.
There really is no harm without comparison.
The winning bid this time was definitely this engine.
Sure enough, the overall score was 102 points.
This is the highest score in history, and no engine has ever exceeded 100 points.
President of Wärtsilä, Orif’s mouth turned up.
The smile on his face cannot be suppressed, this is his own engine.
With this high score, there is no need to look at the rest.
It’s definitely a companion run, but it exceeds the high score of 102.
The selection continues.
But everyone was already distracted.
Many people began to browse the news on their mobile phones privately, and some whispered quietly.
But right now.
Suddenly someone in the front row exclaimed: “How is this possible?”