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Dubai: New Drydocks Record

April 13, 2015

 Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, handled 37 projects simultaneously in the Dubai yard, exceeding the previous record of 35 vessels.

 
“Since January 2015 Drydocks World has increased the rate of vessel completion, with 33 per cent more vessels leaving the yard in March,” the company press release said. “Drydocks World had a workforce of approximately 9,000 attending to these 37 projects.”
 
Drydocks World’s 37 projects include dredgers, rigs, gas carriers, tankers and container ships, which are being repaired and refitted for clients such as Chevron Shipping, Technip, Saudi Aramco, Shelf Drilling, Saipem, the National Drilling Company, Excelerate Energy and Aban Offshore.
 
The personnel at Drydocks World regards challenges as opportunities for success and completed excellent dock planning, berthing, manpower allocation and cost-effective measures to handle the large number of projects.
 
This indicates Drydocks World’s readiness and efficiency in handling a multitude of offshore projects and validates its strategy, planning and implementation, which have secured us business despite the difficult market conditions.
 
Drydocks World has streamlined operations to maximize capacity while maintaining high quality standards in order to effectively service the global offshore industry’s assets, the shipyard said in a press release.
 
The company will continue its commitment to the offshore industry as a reliable partner that can deliver ship repair, conversion, offshore and new build projects that adhere to the highest-quality standards, safety processes and procedures.  
 

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