Chapter 172 LNG Carrier Contract: We want an exemption clause (add more, please subscribe)

"Mr. Qin, you are so mean. Let's take a look, and your machinery and equipment will start to be overhauled?" The person who spoke was Director Wang of Huating Shipyard, who has a good relationship with Qin Tao, so at this time , and speak boldly.

   Several other factory directors heard Director Wang's complaints and booed accordingly.

   "Yes, Mr. Qin, are you afraid that we will learn it?"

   "Yeah, are you afraid that the apprentice will starve to death after learning the master? Mr. Qin, after the establishment of your Mingzhou shipyard, our factory sent more than a dozen old workers to teach them hand in hand. It is not kind of you to do this now."

"Since you want to say that, let's think so. In short, it's almost enough to show you the automation equipment purchased from the island country." Qin Tao said: "If some people want to visit, I will will be rejected immediately."

"Director Wang, you have also been wronged. Back then we got the dredgers and sent those dredging equipment to the Ship Design Institute for research. Now, aren't you also starting to build dredgers? You must be content. If I hadn’t helped you negotiate with the islanders, your Kobe Steel would have received three times the compensation? Now, you still come to question me?”

  Director Wang blushed a little.

Everyone in the industry knows that being able to build liquefied gas ships means huge profits, so after getting the news, they came here almost overnight, but it was only the next day, and the equipment specializing in the production of MOSS tanks , shut down for maintenance.

   They rushed to nothing, and their hearts were full of complaints.

  Qin Tao is not a father. Early this morning, he sent his father on a business trip to save him from showing off his style here.

"Our shipyard must have some housekeeping skills of our own." Qin Tao said: "However, these MOSS tanks have begun to fall behind. If you also want to build liquefied gas ships, then go to the island country, go to the kimchi country to learn Ah. There's no point in coming to me."

  Qin Tao showed them a way.

   "Going to study there?" Factory Manager Wang was relieved at this moment, and Qin Tao just now dared not say anything.

   "Yes, our shipyard will also send people to study there in the future. If you are interested, you can send people to study together, and the tuition fees will be shared equally."

"Okay. Then let's take advantage of Mr. Qin. By the way, Mr. Qin, you figured out this pot yourself, right?" Factory Manager Wang said, "Is this going to work? Newbies who are new to the liquefied gas carrier industry will be suspicious, right?"

   This is the most critical.

   On the surface, it looks like an ordinary aluminum alloy can, but in fact, this can has a trick.

For example, there is a specially reinforced equatorial ring in the middle of the tank, and then the spherical tank is supported on the main hull structure through a cylindrical cabin skirt connected to it, so that the biggest advantage is that it is convenient for free expansion and contraction. After entering the liquefied natural gas at minus one hundred degrees, the radial deformation of the entire tank can reach 150mm. Therefore, the contact parts between the jar and the outside world must be well treated.

  The entire tank is supported on the hull through this equatorial ring, and can shrink freely. At the same time, the upper part of the skirt structure of the cabin skirt will bend inward due to cooling, so special means must be used to ensure the smoothness of the components to eliminate stress.

  Although there are these design ideas in Qin Tao's brain, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Of course, it will be easier to draw a gourd according to the sample.

  For another example, the support skirt adopts a composite connection method of aluminum alloy, stainless steel and high-strength steel. Stainless steel is added because the heat conduction of this material is relatively low, which saves the low-temperature tank from cooling the hull and causing damage to the hull. Moreover, aluminum and stainless steel cannot be directly welded, and transition joints made of aluminum alloy, titanium, nickel and stainless steel are required to be connected by explosive welding to ensure welding performance and structural strength.

   These things, of course, cannot be seen by others. This is not because Qin Tao treasures his broom, but because this is the main source of future profits for their Mingzhou Shipyard.

  He really wants to build warships, but how much money can he make with a few warships alone? It's still a Demin ship, and it's also this advanced liquefied gas ship called the Crown!

   "Okay, everyone has seen enough. Let's go to the canteen of our shipyard. I will treat you to a big meal. Since you are here, you must not let you gossip." Qin Tao said.

   "So soon, we are going to be driven away." Director Wang began to tease again.

"Why, do you still want to live here? I have recruited a lot of people recently, and the fund-raising building has not been built yet, so there is really no place to entertain you. You can go to the guest house in Mingzhou City and come to me every day. It's okay to look at." Qin Tao said.

   A group of people smiled bitterly, shook their heads, and walked outside reluctantly. At this moment, the big brother on Qin Tao's waist rang loudly.

"Hello, what? The Belgian shipowner? Okay, welcome, welcome, what, have you arrived at the gate of the factory? Okay, I'll go to greet you right away." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he looked at the crowd present: "Everyone, the customer is here. , I will ask other leaders in our factory to accompany you to dinner."

   "Yes, Mr. Qin, you should be busy." Although the factory director Wang teased a lot, they still can't delay Qin Tao from doing business when this kind of foreign customers come to the door.

  Qin Tao took big strides and walked towards the gate of the factory. When he passed by, he saw an acquaintance.

   "Mr. Carrasco?" When Qin Tao went to Huating Shipyard to help debug the radio equipment of the ro-ro ship, he fought with Carrasco. Unexpectedly, he met here again.

   "Mr. Qin, nice to meet you." Carrasco looked at Qin Tao with complaints in his eyes. Last time, you clearly said that you were a car driver. Who would have thought that you were the boss of a shipbuilding group.

  However, he swallowed his own words back to his stomach.

After all, he came this time with a mission, and he had a smile on his face: "Now, let me introduce you, this is President François, the head of our Belgian SCL company. We are visiting the island country. Listen to I said that liquefied gas ships can be built here, so I came here immediately.”

  Qin Tao extended his hand enthusiastically: "Mr. Francois, welcome to our Mingzhou Shipbuilding Industry Group, we will definitely satisfy you."

  Francois nodded: "Yes, we want to see the aluminum alloy MOSS tank you made first."

   "Of course no problem, please."

  The finished aluminum alloy cans have been placed in the warehouse aside. When Francois came here, he immediately waved his hand.

   Several people behind him immediately took out professional tools and inspected the MOSS tank, and even Carrasco got started.

  Every weld is impeccably precise, and the CNC cutting and welding tools imported from the island country are of a good level.

  The design of the tank body is also very perfect. Each piece of aluminum plate is cut, rolled, and then spliced ​​seamlessly. After all, this is an exact imitation from the sample tank.

  Several professionals inspected for more than half an hour, and even climbed to the top of the high top to check the reserved pipe openings above.

(Does this kind of LNG ship, like the civil aviation department, have a special agency to test it, and then it will be released globally after the test? I didn’t find any relevant information. I only know that after our invar steel is manufactured, it is sent to France for inspection Yes, the factory in France that produces Invar steel has issued us a certificate, acknowledging that our steel has reached the standard.)

  Qin Tao waited quietly. He knew that since this François came with a professional person, it meant that he ordered in good faith, so let the inspection be done, so that the other party can rest assured.

   An hour later, the shipyard meeting room.

   "Boss Qin, how long did it take you to make this jar?" Francois asked.

"Because this is the first one, it took us more than half a year to even think about it, but the next step is to automate production, and a jar will take up to half a month." Qin Tao said: "If you want to order, It will take half a year to receive the ship."

The most complicated part of this kind of ship is the tank. As long as the difficulty of the tank is overcome, the rest is almost the same as building an ordinary cargo ship. Weld the hull of the ship, install the engine and so on, and then stuff four tanks into it. , heat insulation and so on are done well, even if it is over.

  Qin Tao is sure.

  If it is a ship made of invar steel, then it is really uncertain.

   "President Qin, we are willing to order one." Francois said: "We have brought the contract."

  Qin Tao took over the contract, secretly amused in his heart, this guy, so restless, seems to be in a hurry to get it.

   Now, the world shipping market has begun to recover slowly, especially for liquefied gas ships, there is a huge gap.

  Europeans have begun to shout the slogan of environmental protection. Natural gas, a fuel, is much more environmentally friendly than coal and oil. Therefore, the demand for natural gas has also begun to grow. Various shipping companies want to order natural gas ships.

  However, there are only a few manufacturers in the world that can produce this kind of ship, and the orders are full. This François is visiting the island country, and he definitely wants to buy a natural gas ship there, but unfortunately he can't make the list.

  Qin Tao was delighted in his heart while looking at the content of the contract. When he saw the back, he pointed to a few clauses and said: "All the clauses here must be removed and turned into exemption clauses."

Francois looked at the direction of Qin Tao's finger, and his face suddenly became ugly: "Mr. Qin, our contract is an internationally accepted shipbuilding contract. If it cannot be completed on time, if there are various quality problems, then we are Those who have the right to demand abandon ship."

  Qin Tao smiled: "That's right, this is an internationally accepted shipbuilding contract, but in our case, this contract has to be revised. We can only guarantee that the construction time will not be delayed, and we cannot agree with the rest."

  Francois opened his big eyes: "Why?"

   "You can ask him." Qin Tao pointed to Carrasco.

   Immediately, Carrasco was dumbfounded. What does this have to do with me?

"Our Huating Shipyard built a 7,000-ton ro-ro ship for you." Qin Tao said: "At that time, the radio equipment was purchased from the island country, and the commissioning was in charge of the Norwegian service provider. But Well, the Norwegian service provider found an excuse not to come, and the island country’s suppliers demanded high commissions. You are pressing the time again, as long as the final delivery time has passed, the ship will be abandoned.”

  Francois certainly knew about this. After all, Carrasco was just an employee of theirs. It was they who wanted to abandon the ship and made such a moth.

  Carrasco was also embarrassed when he heard Qin Tao talk about this matter.

   Of course he knew the inside story of that incident clearly.

"That incident also taught us a lesson. When we accept foreign orders, the delays caused by these reasons have nothing to do with us." Qin Tao said: "These practices of yours have also been listed as high-risk customers by us. Therefore, this contract must be amended. At the same time, your deposit must also be increased to more than 50%."

   "Mr. Qin, I feel very sorry for what you said. We only implemented it in accordance with international practice. You are the general contractor, so you have to be responsible."

   "On our territory, we have to follow our rules." Qin Tao said: "If you don't accept it, then we can only say sorry."

   What a joke! Don't look at who has the initiative now!

  If the other party hadn't been so eager to come to the door, Qin Tao would have to think about it, now, what else is there to say, Qin Tao will eat the other party to death.

  The other party must really need a liquefied gas ship, and the other party has already checked the MOSS tank welded by the other party, which fully meets the requirements, so the next step is to leave the contract.

  If it is a normal shipowner, then it can still follow the normal international contract. Qin Tao will of course have to figure it out if the other party wants to count Huating Shipyard on the 7,000-ton ro-ro ship.

  Francois stood up: "In this case, let's take our leave!"

  Qin Tao smiled, and left as soon as he left, no one is afraid of anyone!

   At this moment, his big brother rang, so Qin Tao picked it up.

   "Hello, Qatar Petroleum and Gas? OK, when will you be there?"

The first hello is in Chinese, and the second sentence is in English. Hearing Qin Tao's call, Francois, who walked to the door, stopped abruptly. His hands clenched into fists, and then loosened. open.

  By the time he turned his head back, a smile was already on his face.

   "Mr. Qin, the ship will be delivered within half a year. This must be written into the contract. If the time is exceeded, we will..."

   "From the time the design is completed, if you repeatedly request to modify the design plan, then our construction time will definitely be postponed. Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to abandon the ship. The 50% deposit will not be refunded, and we will sell it to others."

  Qin Tao eats the opponent to death.

  (end of this chapter)