MEGA-SHIP Salvage
Lessons Learned from the COSTA CONCORDIA
A serious incident involving one of the new
MEGA-Ships could well be a massive one-off
project like the COSTA CONCORDIA.
None of the major salvage contractors
have the in-house resources to
properly manage a MEGA-SHIP salvage
like the COSTA CONCORDIA.
Salvors are like Special Ops Teams
• Blend in with the indigenous population
• Use local resources
• Live off the land
In MEGA-SHIP Salvage the Salvors becomes
more like a regular Army…
… and requires a Pentagon ashore to drive it.
COSTA CONCORDIA ARMY
• Salvage Masters
• Project Managers
• Operations Team
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Procurement
Logistics
Transportation
Hotels
Food / Per diem
Accounting
• Health & Safety
• Environmental Protection
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Engineering Team
Engineering Management
Vessel Management
Media Management
IT Management
Offshore Drilling Ops
Steel Fabrication
Transport & Installation
Planning & Procedures
Heavy Lift Ops
What went right?
• Fabricated, transported and installed 24,000t
of steel
• Installed 13,000 m3 of grout
• Parbuckled the wreck
• Refloated the wreck
• Towed and delivered the wreck to Genoa
What went wrong?
• Costs exceeded unrealistic expectations
‒ Underestimated to scope of work
‒ Tender process too short
‒ Unrealistic deadlines in the contract
What can we do next time?
• Modified tender process
• Improved project management
• Invest in new tools
The Tender Process
• Special Council
‒ Owners
‒ P&I Club / IG / Reinsurers
‒ Port State
‒ Salvage Contractors
‒ Third-party experts as required
The Tender Process
• Emergency response as usual
‒ Pollution Control / Fuel Removal
• Liaison with Port State
• Tender out to all potential contractors
The Tender Process
• The Council, including all salvors,
selects the best plan
• The Port State approves the plan
• Salvage Contractors submit bids on
the agreed plan
Advantages
• The best plan can be develop & agreed by
experts from across the industry
• All stakeholders participate and know
what is going on from the beginning
• IG has leverage in dealing with the Port
State
Advantages
• Salvage contractors more likely to work
together
• Bid more competitive
• Better contract
Improved Project Management
• Agree contractually on the project
management expectations
• ISU/ASA Project Management Guidelines
‒ Engineering Management
‒ Planning
‒ Risk Analysis
‒ Accounting
Invest in New Tools
• Industry standard project database
‒ Tracking of equipment and personnel
‒ Daily cost sheets
‒ Document control
Invest in New Tools
Max weight / piece
5t
Capacity
35t @ 30m
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Thank you!