training founded 1996 ; 20 years ago 1996 headquarters chittagong bangladesh key people yves marre managing director products floating hospital floating ambulance fishing boats transport boats owner yves marre website http taratari.org taratari shipyard was founded in 2004 in bangladesh by the french sailor yves marre . 1 supported by the french ngo watever 2 it aims to develop a modern safe and responsible nautical production industry in the country . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 2004 to 2012 1.2 2012 to 2013 1.3 future 2 activities 2.1 ship design 2.2 ship production 2.3 training 3 boats 3.1 transport 3.2 fishing 3.3 medical 3.4 polyvalent 4 partners 5 references history edit lifebuoy friendship hospital in 1994 yves marre sailed his barge from france to bangladesh . there he and his wife runa khan founded an ngo called friendship to provide health care in the area . 3 they converted the barge into a hospital to provide healthcare to isolated people in the north of bangladesh . 4 5 2004 to 2012 edit emirates friendship hospital built by taratari in 2004 marre founded the taratari shipyard for friendship s needs aiming to build a second floating hospital and two ambulance catamarans with fiberglass . the catamaran emirates friendship hospital was inaugurated in 2008 . 6 in 2004 marre also met marc van peteghem co director of the naval architecture agency vplp . this gave rise to numerous collaborations including the ngo watever . 7 van peteghem designed a floating ambulance for taratari which was produced in two units to support the lifebuoy friendship hospital and the emirates friendship hospital . 8 van peteghem also helped marre design the first fiberglass prototype of a masdoris a traditionally shaped fishing boat from kuakata bangladesh . these new boats were safer and more sustainable than wooden ones with a lifetime of more than 20 years . 2 mandoris from taratari masdoris from taratari for the fao in 2010 taratari convinced the food and agriculture organization of the united nations the fao of the need to improve and renovate traditional bengali boats . the organization put the shipyard in charge of the production of the first 25 of the country s fishing boats made of fiberglass . 9 with the delivery of 35 more units to the fao in 2012 10 taratari also trained fishermen in the use of the new boats . in 2011 unicef ordered 7 transport boats of the mandoris type for carrying children from the islands of kaptai lake to school . 2 these boats have transported over 7 000 children per year . 2012 to 2013 edit in 2012 taratari shipyard moved to chittagong to increase its production capacity and to be closer to the sailors in the bay of bengal . 7 the shipyard continued working with the fao developed new vessels for the a.k. khan company and started new projects . the company built bangladesh s fire jute fiber boat . 11 12 future edit this section needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . july 2015 in 2014 a partnership with a local industrial group is expected . this collaboration triple the shipyard s total area and enable it to continue research and development of new boats . 13 activities edit taratari is the only shipyard in bangladesh to both design and produce its vessels to train its teams in shipbuilding by international standards and to regulate the use of composite materials steel and wood . ship design edit taratari develops new floating solutions clarification needed based on local needs taking into account the geographical characteristics of the country and integrating local naval architecture in ship design . 14 the shipyard also supports local innovative projects in the water industry . this has included hosting the gold of bengal team as they built prototype boats made of jute fiber . 15 ship production edit taratari mainly produces and services boats made of composite materials . the first released boat made of steel was the hospital catamaran emirates . the shipyard is also involved in reconstructing older wooden ships to preserve bangladesh s naval heritage such as the malar panchi patham great shampan baich and small shampan boats . the b613 it also builds prototypes of ships and designs and manufactures molds for industrial production . 16 training edit team taratari with trainees during fao session taratari trains technicians in bangladesh at the regional training center . they provide them training in auto mechanic electrical welding and tailoring . 17 in 2013 taratari in association with f.a.o and watever organized the training of 15 students in composite ship repair . boats edit transport edit mandoris 18 shampans 5m 7m and 11m fishing edit masdoris 19 karnaphuli boat medical edit hospital catamaran the emirates friendship hospital steel 20 ambulance catamarans fiberglass 21 polyvalent edit karnaphuli multi 22 partners edit ngo watever 2 since 2011 the association has sent 6 volunteers to the shipyard . it provides technical expertise in the construction of boats and supports the shipyard in communication and fundraising . vplp the shipyard and vplp collaborate in the development of floating solutions . l aventure tara tari in 2009 corentin de chatelperron arrived at chittagong to work on the shipyard s development . in 2010 taratari helped him in the construction of this boat made of 40 % jute fiber . gold of bengal in 2013 the shipyard welcomed back corentin de chatelperron and his gold of bengal team as they built their prototype ship made of 100 % jute fiber . 23 references edit portrait yves marre le go t des autres et de l exploit in french . lepetitjournal.com . retrieved 2014 02 03 . a b c d e taratari . watever . friendship our story . friendship bd.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . our history taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . ricardou fx . sea story and adventure browser solidaire yves marre . bateaux.com . infodustrie.com . retrieved 11 august 2015 . the emirates friendship hospital ship community initiatives our vision & values . the emirates group . 2011 05 17 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . a b notre histoire . watever . retrieved 2014 02 03 . friendship river ambulance services . friendship bd.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . fao contract delivery of the first batch taratari . tibotaratari.wordpress.com . 2012 10 18 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . fao contract 35 masdoris fishing boat first batch ready taratari . tibotaratari.wordpress.com . 2012 08 21 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . living the nauticales of la ciotat the nauticales 2015 news and events . voilesnews.fr . voiles news . retrieved 11 august 2015 . staff correspondent . jute shows new prospect . archive.thedailystar.net . the daily star . retrieved 11 august 2015 . future plan taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . research and development taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . gold of bengal in french . gold of bengal . archived from the original on 2013 01 30 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . mould making taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . d allant josephine . when school is not enough four alternative education programs that meet youths needs . huffingtonpost.com . thehuffingtonpost.com inc. retrieved 11 august 2015 . mandoris for unicef taratari . tibotaratari.wordpress.com . 2011 12 28 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . masdoris fishing boat prototype out of the water taratari . tibotaratari.wordpress.com . 2010 11 27 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . steel constructions taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . ambulance taratari . tibotaratari.wordpress.com . retrieved 2014 02 03 . technical expertise taratari shipyard . taratari.org . retrieved 2014 02 03 . tara tari jute fiber for bangladesh sailboats . tara tari.blogspot.fr . 2004 02 26 . retrieved 2014 02 03 . coordinates 22 23 36 n 91 52 53 e 22.3933 n 91.8814 e 22.3933 ; 91.8814 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title taratari shipyard & oldid 720795682 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