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Noutati
p. 2 An island of controlled growth
O insulA a creSterii controlate
p. 3 Shipbuilders Day ZIUA NAVALisTULUI
p. 4 the photo contest concursul de fotografie
p. 5 Good ideas are rewarded Ideile bune sunt premiate
p. 6 latest events evenimente recente
p. 8 shipbuilders portrait portret de navalist
p. 10 helmers group
p. 11 the Safety & Health Contest
Concursul de ProtecTia Muncii
p. 11 new orders 2013 COMENZI NOI
p. 12 RECENT DELIVERIES LIVRARI RECENTE

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An island of controlled growth O insulA a creSterii controlate

Towards the top-league of yards

CAtre clasamentul de top al Santierelor navale

Dear Colleagues,
During the last 2-3 years our yard has been through a process of
adjusting to the new harsh market conditions, which after 5-6 years
of recession show few signs of improvement. Shipping in general
is still suffering from slow growth and overcapacity in most major
sectors and the shipbuilding industry is even worse off, especially
for yards producing big cargo vessels. These yards are now also
going for smaller projects like we produce here in Galati resulting
in increased competition.
We have addressed this challenge in several ways. First we realized
that we have to focus on more specialized vessels in order to have
a chance to attract orders. Secondly we aimed for turn-key projects
with full completion at DSGa, no matter the effort required, and
finally, we put strong focus on the basics of our industry: increased
education and training of our people, professional high quality
work, delivery in time, client satisfaction and not the least: strict
cost control. This was combined with the strategic goal of
Controlled Growth in order to bring our business back to
healthy levels.
After years of hard work within both the Yard and among our
co-makers we now start to see the realization of that goal: steady
improvements financially DSGa is now again debt-free with a
safe positive result as well as productivity and quality-wise in the
last years. However, around us nothing has changed; we are as
one of a few islands of a sustainable controlled growth in a very
turbulent sea of shipbuilding. With an order book reaching now
more than a year ahead we have proven that it ispossible to
maintain a healthy yard in these times, but, there is little time to
rest on the laurels. Our island must be maintained and expanded
and we still have several issues that need addressing: next leap in
productivity, improved control of co-maker works and outfitting
not the least the paint activities, enhanced finish awareness
and continued improvements in commissioning, all this while
investing in the future and at the same time maintaining strict
cost control.
Together we have achieved good results and I encourage you
to spend a little time appreciating and celebrate our results
with colleagues.
Thereafter we will continue the work towards the next goal:
expand our position into high-end shipbuilding and make the next
moves towards entering into the real top-league of yards.
I maintain strong belief that we can do just that.

Stimai colegi,
n ultimii 2-3 ani, antierul nostru a parcurs un proces de ajustare la noile condiii
severe de pia care, dup 5-6 ani de recesiune, prezint cteva semne de
ameliorare. Domeniul maritim n general, sufer nca din pricina creterii
greoaie i a excesului de capacitate n aproape toate sectoarele principale, iar
industria construciilor navale se afl ntr-o situaie chiar mai dificil, n special
acele antiere care construiesc cargouri mari. Aceste antiere se orienteaz
acum ctre proiecte mai mici cum sunt cele realizate aici n Galati, ceea ce
conduce la o cretere a concurenei.
Noi am ncercat s facem fa acestei provocri n mai multe feluri. Mai nti,
am neles c trebuie s ne axm pe nave mai specializate pentru a avea anse
s atragem comenzi. n al doilea rnd, ne-am concentrat pe proiecte la cheie,
cu finalizare complet n cadrul SNDG, indiferent de eforturile necesare i n
final, am pus accent pe principiile de baz din industria noastr: creterea
pregtirii profesionale i instruirea angajailor, executarea de lucrri cu un grad
ridicat de calitate, livrarea la termen, satisfacia clientului i nu n ultimul rnd:
un control strict al costurilor. Acestea au fost combinate cu obiectivul nostru
strategic de Cretere Controlat pentru a readuce activitatea la cote pozitive.
Dup ani de munc susinut, att n antier ct i n rndul subcontractorilor,
ncepem acum s vedem realizarea obiectivului nostru: creteri economice
constante SNDG nu are n prezent datorii i nregistreaz un rezultat financiar
pozitiv sigur precum i n termeni privind productivitatea i calitatea din
ultimii ani. Totui, n jurul nostru nimic nu s-a schimbat; noi suntem doar una
dintre puinele insule cu o cretere controlat durabil ntr-o mare turbulent
care caracterizeaza construciile navale. Avnd un portofoliu care acoper
capacitatea noastr de ncrcare pentru mai mult de un an de-acum ncolo, am
dovedit ca este posibil s avem un antier prosper n aceste vremuri, ns
timpul nu ne permite s ne culcm pe laurii victoriei. Insula noastr trebuie
meninut i extins iar noi nc avem numeroase probleme care trebuie
rezolvate: pasul urmtor legat de productivitate, perfecionarea controlului la
nivelul lucrrilor executate de subcontractori i a celor de saturare nu n
ultimul rnd activitile de vopsitorie, contientizarea ntr-o mai mare msur
asupra finalizrii produsului i continuarea mbuntirilor pe partea de
commissioning toate acestea odat cu investiii viitoare i n acelai timp
meninerea unui control strict asupra costurilor.
mpreun am obinut rezultate bune i v ncurajez s v rezervai ceva mai
mult timp pentru a aprecia i srbtori rezultatele noastre mpreun cu
colegii. Prin urmare, ne vom continua eforturile pentru atingerea urmtorului
obiectiv: obinerea unei poziii de vrf pe pia i implementarea urmtorilor
pai ctre dobndirea unuia dintre primele locuri n clasamentul de top a
antierelor navale.
mi pstrez cu trie convingerea c putem ntr-adevr ndeplini acest el.

Flemming Srensen Managing Director

Flemming Srensen Director General

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editorial

COLOPHON / COLOFON
Concept i Coordonare / Concept and Coordination:
antierul Naval Damen Galai
Colectivul de redacie / Editors:
Angela Ribinciuc jurnalist,
Corina Pirvu Biroul Relaii cu Publicul / Angela Ribinciuc journalist,
Corina Pirvu Public Relations Department
Traducere / Translation: Corina Prvu
Fotografie / Photography: antierul Naval Damen Galai,
Cosmin Atanasiu (www.photo-cosminatanasiu.ro), Catalin Chirchirita
Design: K E T E N graphic design
Printing: Galleria Creative Shop (www.gcreative.eu)
Pentru observaii sau copii / For remarks or copies:
Biroul Relaii cu Publicul / Public Relations Department
Tel.: +40.236.307.125 / Email: corina.pirvu@damen.ro

A celebration in good cheer and contests

This year, according to tradition, shipbuilders celebrated their anniversary on
10-th of August, in the main parking area. The artistic program was provided by
Faimosii band, dancing and good-will being contagious. Everybody enjoyed
Romanian grilled meat balls and beer in abundance but the contests were
the attraction of the day. The winners of one of them, the bicycle contest,
shipbuilders showing they have both physical condition and desire to perform
in any field, are:
n 1st place: Prvu Victor, assembly workshop, hull building division 1A
n 2nd place: Rosu Marian, assembly workshop, hull building division 1A
n 3rd place: Mihalache Adrian, piping workshop .
Employees children have been not forgotten. For them we organized a street
drawing contest named I WANT TO BECOME A SHIPBUILDER. The little
children were very excited and creative on the chosen theme. The winner was
Marius Eni, 9 years old.
After the contest all children received ice cream. If you ask them, they would
definitely wish to organize the Shipbuilders Day more often, not only once a
year!

Shipbuilders Day

De Ziua NavaliStilor
SArbAtoare cu voie bunA Si concursuri
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n acest an, potrivit tradiiei, navalitii i-au srbtorit ziua pe 10 august, n
parcarea antierului. Programul artistic a fost susinut de formaia Faimoii, jocul
i voia bun fiind molipsitoare. Nu au lipsit micii, berea, dar i concursurile
atracia srbtorii. Ctigtorii unuia dintre ele, concursul de biciclete, navaliti
care au dovedit c au i condiie fizic dar i dorina de a obine performan n
orice domeniu, sunt:
n 
Prvu Victor, secia 1A Montaj Locul I
n 
Rou Marian, secia 1A Montaj Locul al II-lea
n 
Mihalache Adrian, secia Tubulatur Locul al III-lea.
Nici copiii angajailor nu au fost uitai. Pentru ei s-a organizat un concurs de
desene pe asfalt, intitulat VREAU S FIU NAVALIST. Micuii au fost foarte
ncntai i creativi pe tema aleas. Ctigtorul a fost Marius Eni, n vrst de
9 ani. La sfrit, toi copiii au primit ngheat. Dac i ntrebm pe ei, sigur i-ar
dori s fie mai des Ziua Navalitilor, nu doar o dat pe an!

Professionals on many levels

We continue to present the series of winning photos from the
contest we launched in October last year. We are pleased that
the number of participants is increasing and many of them send
us more and more interesting photos.
The winner of July contest is Dragos Comsa. In August, the
winner was Catalin Iulian Moise and September brought Romeo
Margina in the spot. As for October, the winning photo belongs
to Stefan Mihalcea.

the photo contest

As from July we adopted a new voting system of the participating

photos. They are posted on our facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/DamenShipyardsGalati) and the
winner is decided subject to the number of likes.
We are looking forward to receiving your photos via email to:
corina.pirvu@damen.ro or on our companys Facebook page
(https://www.facebook.com/DamenShipyardsGalati) together
with your contact information.

concursul de fotografie

ProfesioniSti pe mai multe planuri

Continum seria fotografiilor ctigtoare din cadrul concursului lansat
n luna octombrie a anului trecut. Ne bucur c numrul participanilor
este n cretere i c muli dintre cei nscrii ne trimit imagini din ce in
ce mai interesante.
Ctigtorul concursului din luna iulie este Drago Coma. n luna
august, ctigtor a fost desemnat Ctlin Iulian Moise iar septembrie
a adus n prim plan o fotografie a lui Romeo Margina. Ct despre
ctigtorul lunii octombrie, acesta este Stefan Mihalcea.

ncepnd cu ediia lunii iulie a concursului, s-a trecut la un nou sistem

de votare a fotografiilor nscrise n competiie.
Acestea sunt postate pe pagina noastr de facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/DamenShipyardsGalati), iar ctigtorul se
desemneaz n urma numrului de like-uri primite. Ateptm n continuare
fotografiile dumneavoastr, nsoite de datele de contact, pe adresa de
email: corina.pirvu@damen.ro sau pe pagina de facebook a companiei,
la adresa amintit mai sus.

Good ideas are rewarded

Quality Improvement Form is widespread and used by Damen
Shipyards Galati employees who want to come up with proposals
for improving either quality or technological processes or other
operations performed in the production departments.
Such proposals are submitted to a commission which analyze
them, then decide if they can be or not applied in practice. Those
accepted are also rewarded with 50 RON, fact already known by
our employees. In case these proposals have a real contribution
and results according to expectations, QIF of the month and
respectively, QIF of the year are selected and rewarded
accordingly.
This year 17 proposals have been recorded until now out of
which 11 have been accepted and will be applied. The range of
proposals is vast, from devices for measuring the depth of surface
defects or fastening anchor winches up to modalities to build
outside scaffolding on the vessel or certain mobile welding
machines.

Viorel Draganica QA/QC Department;

Marian Mihalache Tugs & Workboats Division;
Mihai Culeasca Hull Building Division IA;
Radu Serea Hull Building Division IA;
Ioan Pupaza Hull Building Division IA;
Liviu Baranga Hull Building Division IA;
Vojislav Zivkovic Tigs & Workboats Division;
Milica Boros Hull Building Division I.
And because there is always room for improvement and a good
idea attracts others, Damen Shipyards Galati employees will be
encouraged and financially stimulated to come up with more
such proposals.

Applying them in practice means in fact important material and

time savings because these proposals came directly from those
who work with such equipment/procedures and understand very
well their functioning. Some of our employees whose proposals
have been accepted as QIF in 2013 are:

Viorel Draganica device for depth measurements

Marian Mihalache device for anchor winch fastening

quality improvement form

Ideile bune sunt premiate
Formularul QIF (Quality Improvement Form) este larg rspndit i
utilizat de angajaii antierului Naval Damen Galai care doresc s
vin cu propuneri de mbuntire, fie a calitii, fie a proceselor
tehnologice sau altor operaiuni desfurate n seciile de producie.
Aceste propuneri sunt naintate unei comisii care le analizeaz i apoi
decide dac ele pot fi sau nu aplicate n practic. Cele care sunt
acceptate primesc i un premiu de 50 RON, lucru deja cunoscut de
salariai. n cazul n care aceste propuneri au o contribuie real i
rezultate pe msura ateptrilor, dintre ele sunt desemnate QIF-ul lunii
i, respectiv, QIF-ul anului, fiind recompensate corespunztor.
Anul acesta, s-au nregistrat pn n prezent 17 propuneri, din care 11
au fost acceptate i vor fi puse n aplicare. Paleta propunerilor este vast,
de la dispozitive de msurare a adncimii defectelor de suprafa sau de
fixare a vinciurilor de ancor, pn la modaliti de construire a schelelor
exterioare la nav sau a unor maini de sudur mobile.
Punerea lor n practic nseamn, de fapt, economii importante de
materiale i timp, pentru c aceste propuneri vin direct de la cei care
lucreaz cu astfel de echipamente/proceduri i neleg foarte bine cum
funcioneaz acestea. Printre salariaii ale cror propuneri au fost
acceptate ca i QIF n 2013 se numr:

Viorel Drgnic Departamentul Asigurarea Calitii;

Marian Mihalache Divizia de Remorchere & Ambarcaiuni;
Mihai Culeac Secia IA;
Radu Serea Secia IA;
Ioan Pupz Secia IA;
Liviu Baranga - Secia IA;
Vojislav Zivkovic - Divizia de Remorchere & Ambarcaiuni;
Milic Boro Secia I.
i pentru c ntotdeauna este loc de mai bine, iar o idee bun atrage dup
ea altele, salariaii antierului Naval Damen Galai vor fi n continuare
ncurajai i stimulai financiar s vin cu astfel de propuneri.

Delivery of Sigrid
At the end of October, we delivered the Nuclear Cargo Vessel
Sigrid to the Swedish Nuclear Waste Management Company
SKB. The vessels main destination is transport of nuclear waste
from Swedish nuclear power plants to SKBs facilities in
Oskarshamn and Forsmark. The vessel can transport up to
12 nuclear waste containers but also standard cargo containers
or special trucks.
At first sight, the vessel is not so different from a regular cargo
vessel or port-container built in our shipyard. What makes it
special are the detection systems and those for protection against
radiations as well as all systems for safety and security against
unauthorized access on board the vessel, states Cristian Patriche,
project manager, adding: One of the first challenges for us was
casting of concrete on the vessel. With a special composition
recommended for filtering of gamma and neutron radiations,
preparation and delivery of such concrete, correlated with casting
period, represented an against-the-clock task also very difficult
for the production staff.
Another uncommon activity was to build the pontoon covers for
the cargo hold which required our full attention and skills, both
of workers and technical staff, referring to the welding techniques,
so that by the end of process to obtain a product complying with
the requirements of the classification society and client.

World Peridot

Name-giving ceremonies of World Peridot,

World Pearl and World Emerald
being Mrs. Harmke Tijs, the
Other three name-giving
spouse of Damen Group
ceremonies took place at
Damen Shipyards Galati for the ex-CFO, Mr. Bernard Tijs.
The second and the third
three vessels World Peridot,
ceremony for name-giving of
World Pearl and World
Emerald, the second, the third World Pearl and World
Emerald took place on 25th
and respectively the fourth
from the series of six platform of September and 25th of
October, lady-sponsors being
supply vessels built for the
Mrs. Solveig Ulstein and
Norwegian company World
respectively Mrs. Kathrine
Wide Supply.
The name-giving ceremony of Strenes, spouses of the
Norwegian client
World Peridot took place on
22nd of July, the lady-sponsor representatives, Mr. Steinar

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Livrarea navei Sigrid

La sfritul lunii octombrie, a avut loc livrarea navei Sigrid, ctre
Compania Suedez de Management al Deeurilor Nucleare (SKB).
Destinaia principal a navei o constituie transportul reziduurilor nucleare
de la centralele nucleare suedeze ctre depozitele SKB din Oskarshamn
i Forsmark. Nava poate transporta pn la 12 containere cu reziduuri
nucleare, dar i containere convenionale pentru mrfuri sau transportoare
speciale. La prima vedere, nava nu difer prea mult de o nav cargou
sau portcontainer uzual construite n antier. Speciale sunt, ns,
sistemele de detecie i cele de protecie mpotriva radiaiilor precum i
tot ceea ce nseamn sisteme de siguran i de securitate mpotriva
accesului neautorizat pe nav, declar Cristian Patriche, ef proiect,
adugnd: Ca o prim provocare pentru noi a fost turnarea betonului
pe nav. Avnd o compoziie special, recomandat n vederea filtrrii
radiaiilor gamma i cu neutroni, prepararea i livrarea acestui beton,
corelat i cu perioada n care s-au fcut turnrile, a reprezentat o activitate
contra cronometru i anevoioas pentru personalul din producie. O alt
lucrare atipic a fost construirea capacelor ponton ale magaziei de marf,
ceea ce a necesitat ntreaga atenie i ndemnare, att a muncitorilor,
ct i a personalului tehnic, referitor la tehnicile de sudare, astfel nct la
sfritul procesului s obinem un produs care se ncadreaz n cerinele
societii de clasificare i ale clientului navei.

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World Pearl

World Emerald

Botezul navelor World Peridot, World Pearl i World Emerald

Kulen and Mr. Jostein Strenes.

All three ceremonies also
included changing of flags on
board the vessels while the
national anthems of the two
countries, Romania and Norway
are played. Symbolically, the
lady-sponsors received a gift
from the client after the ceremony
consisting in the precious gem
which gave the vessels name:
a peridot Mrs. Tijs,
a pearl Mrs. Ulstein and
an emerald Mrs. Strenes.

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Alte trei ceremonii de botez au avut

loc la antierul Naval Damen Galai,
cele ale navelor World Peridot,
World Pearl i World Emerald,
a doua, a treia i respectiv a patra
din seria celor ase nave de
aprovizionare a platformelor marine
construite pentru compania
norvegian World Wide Supply.
Ceremonia de botez pentru nava
World Peridot a avut loc pe 22 iulie,
naa fiind doamna Harmke Tijs,
soia fostului CFO (Director

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Economic) al Damen Group,

domnul Bernard Tijs.
A doua i a treia ceremonie, pentru
botezul navelor World Pearl i
World Emerald, au avut loc pe
25 septembrie i 25 octombrie,
naele fiind doamna Solveig Ulstein
i respectiv doamna Kathrine
Strenes, soiile reprezentanilor
clientului norvegian, domnul
Steinar Kulen i domnul Jostein
Strenes.
Toate cele trei ceremonii au inclus

i schimbarea pavilioanelor la
bordul navei, timp n care se
intoneaz imnurile naionale ale
celor dou ri implicate, respectiv
Romnia i Norvegia.
n mod simbolic, naele au primit,
la ceremonie, din partea clientului,
cte o piatr preioas care a dat
numele navei:
un peridot doamna Tijs,
o perl doamna Ulstein i
un smarald doamna Strenes.

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World Sapphire ends the series of PSV-s built

for WWS
The sixth and last from the series of platform supply vessels
built for the Norwegian company World Wide Supply has been
launched on 14th of August at Damen Shipyards Galati. After
World Pearl (28th of March), World Emerald (15th of May)
and World Opal (28th of June) it came the turn for World
Sapphire.
At the launching ceremony Mr. Jostein Strenes, CEO of World
Wide Supply AS, said: In November 2010 I had the pleasure to
visit this shipyard for the first time and I admit both me and my
colleague Steinar Kulen were very impressed. We came back home
and together with our experts and the extraordinary team of
Damen engineers and designers started to develop the project
called Damen PSV 3300 CD which includes a series of state-ofthe-art platform supply vessels capable to operate in almost any
area in the world. I also had the pleasure to visit these wonderful
ladies in yellow and fell very proud to say in front of you that
such yellow PSV-s belongs to us. In your turn, you should be also
proud of these vessels which you built together with Remy
Management team. The result is extraordinary and of first class.

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World Sapphire ncheie seria navelor de tip PSV

construite pentru WWS
Cea de-a asea i ultima din seria navelor de aprovizionare a platformelor
marine, de tip PSV, construite pentru compania norvegian World wide
Supply, s-a lansat pe 14 august, la antierul Naval Damen Galai. Dup
World Pearl (pe 28 martie), World Emerald (pe 15 mai) i World Opal
(pe 28 iunie), a venit rndul navei World Sapphire.
La ceremonia lansrii, Dl. Jostein Strenes, CEO of World Wide
Supply AS, a declarat: n noiembrie 2010 am avut plcerea de a vizita
acest antier pentru prima dat i recunosc c att eu ct i colegul meu
Steinar Kulen am fost foarte impresionai. Ne-am ntors acas i,
mpreun cu experii notri i extraordinara echip de ingineri i
proiectani din Damen, am nceput s dezvoltm proiectul Damen PSV
3300 CD, care include o serie de nave de aprovizionare platforme
maritime moderne, ce pot opera n aproape orice zon din lume. Am
avut plcerea de a vizita minunatele doamne n galben i recunosc c
sunt mndru s spun n faa ntregii lumi c aceste PSV-uri galbene sunt
ale noastre. La rndul dumneavoastr, putei fi de asemenea mndri
de aceste nave pe care le-ai construit mpreun cu echipa Remy
Management AS. Rezultatul este extraordinar, de prim clas.

Argon welding is art, says Claudia Carp

Sudura n argon este artA, afirmA Claudia Carp

Shipbuilders portrait

Claudia Carp este, de ase ani, sudor-tubulator la secia Tubulatur a

antierului Naval Damen. A absolvit n 1995 Liceul Energetic, profilul
Limbi moderne. A urmat cursurile clasei de canto-muzic uoar, la
coala de Art, din cadrul Centrului Cultural Dunrea de Jos, sub
ndrumarea profesoarei Margareta Kiss. Apoi a fost, timp de patru ani,
actri n compania particular de teatru Trianon. Pn acum ase ani
nu tia nimic despre tehnologia sudrii, iar astzi se numr printre cei
mai buni sudori n argon pe care i are antierul Naval Damen.
M-am acomodat destul de greu, pentru c eu habar nu aveam unde
vin, i ncepe Claudia povestea. Aveam 31 de ani cnd am aflat c
se fac angajri n antierul Naval, c se angajeaz i femei, pe post de
sudorie. Atunci m gndeam ct de mult curaj i trebuie unei femei s
fac o asemenea meserie. Am dat un interviu, am fost acceptat i astfel
a nceput o adevrat aventur. Nu m-am ateptat s fie ce este aici: e
greu, dar e i frumos.
Lucrez cu un colectiv foarte tnr, suntem aproape 30, iar cei de pe linia
mea sunt tineri, capabili, competeni i alctuim o echip foarte bine
nchegat. Suntem foarte buni, ce iese de pe urma noastr este chiar
art. n argon suntem doar dou sudorie, spune Claudia.

claudia carp
Teoretic, nu este o meserie pentru femei. Practic, ns, Claudia
demonstreaz c aceasta e doar o prejudecat: Ca femeie, faci fa,
pentru c dac eti capabil s te concentrezi nu are cum s nu ias bine.
Suntem i noi la fel de inteligente ca i brbaii, suntem mai atente la
detalii, perfecioniste, rbdtoare, meticuloase. n primul rnd i trebuie
o foarte mare capacitate de concentrare i mult rbdare. i ia ani s
nvei s ajungi la un anumit nivel. Aici se cere perfeciune, suntem buni,
chiar foarte buni n domeniu. n argon se sudeaz tubulatura navei.
Sudm la presiuni uriae: sunt tot felul de instalaii de CO2, de ulei
termal, hidraulic. Deja 7 bari e o presiune destul de mare, dar s sudezi
pentru 450 de bari, spre exemplu, i s in, v dai seama c nu e de
glum. Se fac foarte multe teste, se dau la control roentgen i orice
imperfeciune se vede, afirm Claudia.
Meseria se fur, nu se nva: Am furat cte puin de la unul, de la altul,
de la toi cei pe care i-am admirat. n plus, mi-am btut foarte mult capul:
au fost luni n care am visat, noaptea, cum se face, att de mult m
preocupa acest domeniu. Noi ne difereniem de sudorii n argon din alte
ri prin viteza mare de lucru i prin precizie. Experiena i spune
cuvntul. n timp, ne perfecionm. Adevrul este c sudm foarte mult.

Claudia Carp is welder-pipe fitter at Piping Division of Damen

Shipyards Galati for six years. In 1995 she graduated from
Energetic High-school, profile Modern languages. She attended
cantopopular music courses at the School of Arts of Dunarea
de Jos Cultural Association, under professor Margareta Kiss
guidance. Coming four years she was an actress at the theatre
private company Trianon. Until six years ago, she knew nothing
about welding technology but today she is one of the best
argon welders of Damen Galati.
I have settled in pretty hard because I had no idea where I was
coming, begins her story Claudia. I was 31 years old when I
found out that Damen Galati hires new employees and women
could also apply for as welders. At that time I was thinking how
much courage does a woman need to practice such job. I was at
the interview, I was accepted and thus, a real adventure began.
I didnt expect anything of what I found here: it is difficult but
beautiful.
I work in a very young team, we are approximately 30 and those
on my line are young, capable, competent and we make a very
strong team together. We are very good, what comes out from
our hands is indeed art. We are only two welders-women in
argon, says Claudia.
In theory, this is not a job for a woman. But practically, Claudia
proves this is only a prejudice: As a woman, you can cope with,
because if you are capable to focus its impossible to fail. We are
as intelligent as men but pay more attention to details, we are
perfectionist, enduring and meticulous. First, you need high
focusing capacity and much patience. It takes years to learn
getting to a certain level. This involves perfection, we are good,
even very good in the field. The ships piping is argon welded.
We weld at huge pressures: there are different types of CO,
thermal oil and hydraulic systems. 7 bars is a pretty high pressure
enough but to do it at 450 bars, for instance, and welding resists,

claudia carp

you can imagine this is no joke. Many tests are made followed
by roentgen control and any imperfection is thus detected,
states Claudia.
Job is stolen, not taught: I stole a little from one, from another
and from all those I admired. Moreover, I was thinking very hard:
there were months that I dreamed at night how to do it, so much
was my mind concerned about this job. We are different from the
argon welders in other country in terms of high working speed
and precision. Experience says the word. In time, we improve
ourselves. Truth is that we weld very much.
The hardest time was in the beginning: First I learned manual
electrical welding. Then, after a while, I switched to MIG-MAG
where I proved to be quick-handed. But I was seeing aged
workers welding in argon and was wondering if I would be able
to put the wire in electrode without suffering an electric shock,
remembers Claudia. Her professional satisfactions are obtained
when she is gets the work well done: When I look inside the pipe
and see the ring-type penetration, I am very happy. Whenever I
see its art well yes, then I can say I am fully satisfied. I continually
self-improve myself and all the time I want to be better. It depends
in life as you set, no matter what you do: if you start from the
idea that you cannot do something, that its not for you, then of
course you cannot succeed. But if you do things with love and
passion, then for sure they will work out.
As an actress, Claudia learned that a teams value is given by the
cohesion between its members. She currently applies this in the
team she is part of: Damen is, in my opinion, the most serious
company, with very competent and special people, says Claudia
Carp, who qualified two time at the national phase of the Health
and Safety contest where she won in 2012 the I-st prize at giving
first aid and this year, in April, the second Mention at the individual
health and safety contest.

portret de navalist
Cel mai greu a fost nceputul: La nceput am nvat sudura electric
manual. Dup un timp am trecut la MIG-MAG, unde mi-a mers mna.
Dar vedeam muncitori vechi care sudau n argon i m ntrebam dac
eu sunt n stare s pun srma n electrod fr s m electrocutez, i
amintete Claudia. Satisfaciile sale profesionale sunt cnd are
mulumirea lucrului bine fcut: Cnd m uit n interiorul evii i vd
ptrunderea gen verighet am o mare satisfacie. Cnd vd c iese
art da, atunci pot spune c sunt mulumit. M autoperfecionez
continuu, tot timpul mi propun s fiu mai bun. Depinde, n via, cum
te setezi, indiferent ce ai face: dac porneti de la ideea c nu poi s
faci un lucru, c nu e de tine, nu are cum s-i ias. Dar dac faci
lucrurile cu drag i cu pasiune, atunci sigur i ies bine.
Ca actri, Claudia a nvat c valoarea unei echipe este dat de
coeziunea membrilor ei. n prezent, aplic acest lucru n colectivul din
care face parte: Damen este, n opinia mea, cea mai serioas companie,
cu oameni foarte serioi, oameni deosebii, mai spune Claudia Carp,
care s-a calificat de dou ori la faza naional a Concursului de protecia
muncii, unde a ctigat, n 2012, Premiul I la acordarea primului ajutor,
iar anul acesta, n aprilie, Meniunea a doua la concursul individual de
protecia muncii.

Since 1912 Helmers designs and constructs complete

accommodations and interior systems for all kind of vessels
and offshore locations worldwide. Complete packages of
material-shape- and colour advice, the production and mounting
of interior/accommodation on board vessels and rigs belong
to their portfolio.

complete the picture of the Helmers organization.

For the production of furniture, upholstery and insulation
mattresses Helmers has two production facilities, one in the
Netherlands and one in Romania. Both are built up based on
CNC controlled machinery. Logistical support between the two
locations is provided weekly by own truck and trailers.

A skilled team of employees and years of experience in the fields

of joinery, fire-safety and sound insulation is a guaranty for high
quality products.
Helmers aim is to offer products and services of exceptional
quality for a reasonable price.
An ongoing development of them skills and application of new
shipbuilding products or innovation is a strategic choice to be
ready now and in the future all this to maintain the company
objective Your project is our care
Helmers mission is to focus on continuous growth in their core
activities and to reinforce the competitive capabilities and skills of
the Helmers organization. Helmers does strive to optimize them
quality and at the same time keep prices competitive through
advanced manufacturing facilities.
Helmers is a well organized, internationally operating technical
organization with a highly educated management team.
Experienced and competent engineers in both Holland and
Romania work closely together while their project managers,
supervisors and skilled craftsmen are able to fulfill demands all
over the world. At the Helmers production locations excellent
carpenters produce high quality furniture. An efficient logistics
department and a well organized quality control department

Apart from the delivery and installation of hardware, Helmers

also provides different level of personnel for all disciplines in the
field of shipbuilding and offshore accommodations. A pragmatic
approach is the standard way of working and West European
quality levels are the basis they work from.
Simona Carmen Iscu Legal Adviser & Human Resources Director

helmers group
Din 1912, Helmers proiecteaz i construiete sisteme de amenajri
interioare complete pentru diferite tipuri de nave i locaii offshore
din ntreaga lume. n portofoliul grupului se regsesc pachete
complete de consultan cu privire la alegerea materialelor i
culorilor precum i execuia de amenajri interioare la bordul navelor
i platformelor maritime.

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O echip format din membri specializai, avnd muli ani de experien

n domeniul tmplriei, proteciei mpotriva incendiilor i sistemelor
robuste de izolaie, constituie garania unor produse de nalt calitate.
Helmers ofer produse i servicii de calitate excepional la preuri
rezonabile.
O alegere strategic n prezent const n derularea unui proces constant
de mbuntire a abilitilor precum i n utilizarea de inovaii sau
produse noi din zona construciilor navale, toate acestea n scopul
ndeplinirii obiectivului companiei: Avem grij de proiectul dumneavoastr.
Misiunea Helmers este de a se axa pe continua dezvoltare a
activitilor de baz i pe ntrirea capacitilor i abilitilor competitive
ale organizaiei. Helmers se strduiete permanent s optimizeze
calitatea, meninnd n acelai timp preurile la un nivel competitiv, prin
intermediul facilitilor avansate de fabricaie.
Helmers este un grup tehnic bine organizat, care opereaz la nivel
internaional, avnd o echip managerial cu studii aprofundate n
domeniu. Ingineri competeni cu experien, att din Olanda ct i din
Romnia, colaboreaz strns n vreme ce efii de proiecte, maitrii i
personalul calificat pot rspunde cererilor din ntreaga lume. n locaiile
de producie Helmers exist tmplari exceleni care execut mobilier de

nalt calitate. Un departament eficient de logistic dar i unul de control

al calitii foarte bine organizat completeaz tabloul organizaiei Helmers.
Pentru realizarea mobilierului, tapieriei i pernelor pentru izolaia
tubulaturii navale, Helmers dispune de dou faciliti de producie, una
n Olanda i una n Romnia. Ambele sunt dotate cu utilaje cu comand
numeric computerizat. Suportul logistic ntre cele dou locaii este
asigurat sptmnal cu ajutorul camioanelor i al trailerelor.
n afar de livrarea i instalarea sistemelor hardware, Helmers pune,
de asemenea, la dispoziie personal de categorii diverse pentru toate
disciplinele din sfera amenajrilor interioare pentru construcii navale i
locaii offshore. Nivelele de calitate vest europene reprezint baza
ntregii activiti iar abordarea pragmatic constituie maniera standard
de lucru a acestei companii.
Simona Carmen Iscu Consilier Juridic & Director Resurse Umane

the Safety & Health Contest

Dumitrache Petrescu I-st place
Tuesday, October 22-nd, has been a day longer than usual for the
employees of Damen Shipyards Galati who participated to the Health &
Safety Contest. After the working hours, as from 16,00 hrs., the
attendants took their seats in the Piping Division lunchroom waiting
impatiently and inevitably excited the printed forms containing questions
related to health and safety, carefully selected from the legislation in force
applicable to mechanical engineering .
After the 60 minutes assigned for answering the 60 items of the
questionnaire, participants excitement still persisted in expectation of
the final results, until the HSE representatives scored the papers.
According to results, classification was:
1-st place Petrescu Dumitrache (mechanical production facility);
2-nd place Caluian Iordana (steel outfitting facility 1B);
3-rs place Diaconu Lucian Solomon (piping production facility);
Mention Rogoza Daniel (steel outfitting facility 1B).
The four employees will represent Damen Shipyards Galati at the
National Health & Safety Contest to be held in November at Vatra
Dornei. We wish them good luck and hope they will successfully represent
our shipyard and place on top spots.

DAMEN AZIMUTH STERN DRIVE TUG 2810

YARD NUMBER: 512353 / 3121279
DELIVERY DATE: wk 33//2014
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

DAMEN AZIMUTH STERN DRIVE TUG 2810

YARD NUMBER: 512354 / 3121280
DELIVERY DATE: wk 35/2014
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

DAMEN AZIMUTH STERN DRIVE TUG 2810

YARD NUMBER: 512355 / 3121281
DELIVERY DATE: wk 46/2014
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

winners

CStigAtorii

Concursul de ProtecTia Muncii

Dumitrache Petrescu Locul I
Mari, 22 Octombrie, a fost o zi mai lung dect de obicei pentru salariaii din
antierul Naval Damen Galai care au participat la Concursul de Protecie a
Muncii. Dup programul de lucru, ncepnd cu ora 16,00, n sala de mese din
cadrul seciei Tubulatur, concurenii i-au ocupat locurile pentru a atepta cu
nerbdare i cu inevitabile emoii formularele cu ntrebri pe teme de sntate i
securitate n munc, selectate din legislaia n vigoare adresat construciilor de
maini.
Dup cele 60 de minute alocate rezolvrii celor 60 de ntrebri din chestionar,
emoiile concurenilor au persistat, n ateptarea rezultatelor finale, pn cnd
reprezentanii SSM au punctat lucrrile. Potrivit rezultatelor obinute,
clasamentul este urmtorul:
Locul 1 - Petrescu Dumitrache (secia Mecanic);
Locul 2 - Cluian Iordana (secia 1B lcturie);
Locul 3 - Diaconu Lucian Solomon (secia Tubulatur);
Meniune - Rogoza Daniel (secia 1B lcturie).
Cei patru salariai vor reprezenta antierul Naval Damen Galai la Concursul
Naional pe teme de Sntate i Securitate n Munc din luna noiembrie, de la
Vatra Dornei. Le urm noroc, spernd c vor reprezenta cu succes antierul
glean i se vor situa pe locuri fruntae.

DAMEN AZIMUTH STERN DRIVE TUG 2810

YARD NUMBER: 512356 / 3121282
DELIVERY DATE: wk 47/2014
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

new orders

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DAMEN STAN TUG 4011

YARD NUMBER: 512014 / 3121301
DELIVERY DATE: wk 31/2015
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

DAMEN STAN TUG 4011

YARD NUMBER: 512015 / 3121302
DELIVERY DATE: wk 35/2015
BASIC FUNCTIONS: Harbor services

left to right:
DAMEN PSV 3300 CD no. 2 WORLD PERIDOT
YN 552023 / 1231 Delivery: 22.08.2013
DAMEN PSV 3300 CD no. 3 WORLD PEARL
YN 552024 / 1232 Delivery: 25.09.2013
DAMEN PSV 3300 CD no. 4 WORLD EMERALD
YN 552025 / 1233 Delivery: 25.10.2013

DAMEN PLATFORM SUPPLY VESSEL PSV 3300 CD


Buyer: DAMEN SHIPYARDS GORINCHEM
Basic functions: supply fo/bo, fw, lo, mud/brine,
drilling pipes, pieces, containers etc. to offshore /
drilling platforms of WWS Norway from Nord Sea.

DAMEN ASD TUG 2810 MULTRATUG 27

YN 512322 - 1237
Delivery: 11.07.2013
Owner: Multraship Towage & Salvage
Homeport: Terneuzen, the netherlands
Operation: Harbour services, Fire Fighting Ship

DAMEN NCV1600 SIGRID
Buyer: DAMEN SHIPYARDS GORINCHEM
YN 551017 - 1226
Delivery: 24.10.2013
Owner: SKB Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co.
Homeport: Oskarshamn, sweden
Operation: Transportation of radioactive nuclear waste

deliveries
Damen shipyards galati

D A MEN S H I P ya r ds ga l ati
132 Moruzzi Street
800223 Galati

Member of the DAMEN Shipyards Group

phone +40 (0)23 630 72 30

fax +40 (0)23 630 72 11

office@damen.ro
www.damen.ro

Romania
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