South African Nouum Engineering, a provider of diesel engine services for marine, power, locomotive, and generators globally, and Mauritius-based ship repair and conversion yard - Taylor Smith Shipyard have signed a cooperation agreement, expanding both companies’ commercial and operational scopes.
Engineering work
Willy van Niekerk, General Manager of TSS is very pleased, stating “This cooperation 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."
He adds, "With Nouum we have found a strong and highly experienced partner to attain the growth that we envision in the coming years.”
Repair and maintenance of marine engines
Nouum will provide qualified personnel who have significant experience in their field
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 (incl. all appropriate certifications) who have significant experience in their field. In addition, the company will assist TSS with its engineering scope.
Partnership service
Tom Martin, CEO at Nouum, says, “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.”
After-sales service and training
At present, Nouum 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.