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CAD/CAM in Chinese ship design centre

2011-06-29T20:20:00+01:00

Sener of Spain and China Ship Development and Design Center (CSDDC) have signed a memorandum of understand for the implementation of the shipbuilding CAD/CAM Foran system in CSDDC.

Luis García, general manager Sener, and Desheng Rao, deputy director CSDDC, signing the agreement

The agreement includes collaboration in ship design and engineering activities and other marine related works. It was signed in Madrid at the Sener headquarters in Madrid, during a visit of a delegation from CSDDC. CSDDC, a part of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), is said to be one of the most influential design offices in the Chinese shipbuilding industry, and claims 50 years of experience in the design and development of all kind of ships and other marine activities.