Nouum Engineering, the South African provider of diesel engine services for marine, power, locomotive and generators, and Mauritius-based ship repair and conversion yard Taylor Smith Shipyard have signed a cooperation agreement, expanding both companies’ commercial and operational scopes.
‘This co-operation provides Taylor Smith Shipyard with the opportunity to accept more and significantly larger engine overhaul jobs and other types of engineering work in the region, and even globally,’ said TSS general manager Willy van Niekerk.
‘With Nouum we have found a strong and highly experienced partner to attain the growth that we envision in the coming years.’
As a part of the agreement, Nouum Engineering will be focusing on the repair and maintenance of marine engines and related equipment, such as turbochargers and automation systems, a growth market for Taylor Smith Shipyards. Nouum will provide qualified personnel with all appropriate certifications, and has significant experience in their field. In addition, the company will assist TSS with their engineering scope.
‘We’ve already worked with Taylor Smith Shipyard for a long time. It’s great to be able to take this next step together. Through this partnership service more clients faster and better. Our main focus is the Sub-Saharan African market and the Indian Ocean, but we’ll also cooperate globally,’ commented Nouum CEO Tom Martin, adding that at present the company has a commercial presence and offices in Cape Town, Durban, Kenya, Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Nigeria and operates globally, repairing, rebuilding and maintaining engines either on- at their fully equipped African facilities or anywhere in the world.
Recently, Taylor Smith Shipyard has expanded its capabilities, technically, regionally and commercially, to serve a larger market and offer a wider range of services to its customers. The yard has set up a new sales, after-sales service and training team available to further support clients to meet their needs. Engine overhaul work – with a minimising downtime – is especially growing, as is the mobile harbour & voyage repair team.
TSS has 13,500 square metres of yard space, two graving drydocks, a 130m x 18m x 5m Stevenson drydock and a 100m x 14m x 4.2m Hay drydock, in additon to its 150-tonne travel lift and two repair quays, each capable of taking vessels of 110m with max. 5 m draft.
