The National Shipbuilding Research Program. Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 2: The Shipbuilding Technology Transfer Program
Abstract
Proceedings of the REAPS Technical Symposium. Paper No. 2: The Shipbuilding Technology Transfer Program. One of the most innovative ideas to come along in the shipbuilding industry in a very long time is the one that inspired the Shipbuilding Technology Transfer Program (TTP). The idea evolved from a long and tedious but finally successful attempt by Levingston Shipbuilding Company (LSCo) to secure a contract for the construction of five 36,OOO DWT dry bulk carriers. These ships were to be built to a modified design of the Future-32 class ships previously designed and built by Tshikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (TNT) of Japan. Because the design was to be modified to provide two medium-size diesel engines instead of the single engine in the original design Levingston contracted with TNT for on-site design engineering support. It was at this point when the idea of transferring Japanese production technology occurred to the Levingston management.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA451111
Entities
People
- Robert R. Roper