For a while now I've been mulling over a ship building idea at the coast-nothing complex just small tuna boats max. 100 ft.

Tuna commands a good average price. quote]Freshness, texture and right amount of fat content determine the grade of tuna sashimi. And they command the highest price for the day. Early this week, a classifier said the landed price of sashimi tuna was at P250 per kilo (US$5.34) – whole.[/quote]
http://asiancorresponden...tuna-sashimi-in-gensan/
We have thousands of kms of E.A coastline.and there's billions worth of tuna off the long Somali coast ,especially now with everyone avoiding the whole region.To the best of my knowledge there is only one certified ship builder, African Marine.
I recently stumbled over a blog however that crystallised my thoughts.
http://karanjazplace.blo...kns-jasiri-arrives.html
The Nigerians and Viets have taken the first steps at local small navy patrol boat building,albeit with gov't help.
Does anyone think this idea worth pursuing locally? A certified yard building both tuna boats and small armed motorboats,aka ultra fast attack craft,like these Sri Lankan examples built with Jap collaboration.


Yes,I'm aware of the challenges involved but our changing economy would I think provide a return on such an investment.
What says wazua?

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Seriously, we have trouble building dug-out canoes and you want partners for an idea on military boats with SONAR, IR, Radar . . .

My bad-sparky,you're far,wayyyy ahead of me there! Here are the links for the Sri lankan FACs.
http://www.naval-technol...t/colombo/colombo2s.jpg
http://www.naval-technol...t/colombo/colombo1s.jpg
http://www.naval-technol...ractors/patrol/colombo/
I also see more detail is required.These guys were certified by Lloyds in 99,a must to be taken seriously in the world market.



http://www.cdl.lk/about-us/company-profile/
It would seem their decision to partner with Japanese shipbuilders Onomichi dockyards in 93 paid dividends.
http://www.onozo.co.jp/en/index.html
No doubt crucial tech transfers such as software design,skilled manpower and hi tech steel laser cutters was included.
The Nigerian experience,from my reading seems to be different. It was an underfunded navy affair that began in late 07 and was finished this year-for a small 100 foot river patrol boat.

http://www.vanguardngr.c...-made-warship-tomorrow/

Basically we just build the hull,either to local specs or foreign design under licence while the various systems eg the radar,guns and sonar and are added later.
Statmeister,Somalia and the piracy threat is the fast receeding threat to local shipping. When pacified,with a functioning Jubbaland, peaceful rump Somalia, Lamu port up and running can you honestly say this whole region mapped out here isn't worth a serious ship building industry? Do you see no potential for cruise tourism,sport fishing or commercial trawling? From the Horn,Seychelles,our own coast,N.Tanzania to Madagascar.

The Chinese already have and I have it on good authority they wanted to use our waters for commercial fishing.

@kayoh whats your expertise in this area? do you have the capital even to buy/ lease the land on which you can set up the jack up cranes etc?