Shamis Al Dhaheri
,Chairman,Ali & Sons Marine Engineering
A great year for Ali & Sons Marine Engineering, as Chairman Shamis Al Dhaheri led the company to a number of significant contract wins. The backbone of the business is its 280,000m2 facility that handles diversified business streams including ship repair and new build, rigs and jack ups, and oil & gas projects.
In March, the company was awarded a contract for the design, fabrication and supply of 25 numbers of power supply skids for a project in which ADNOC is the end user, while in February, Ali & Sons Marine’s relationship with Petrofac was strengthened further with the award of 350 tons of steel fabrication work.
The contracts follow a successful 2015, when the company was awarded a contract by Bujsaim Group for two crew boats, which Al Dhaheri described as ‘an important project for us as it indicates the successful strategy taken by the group to grow Ali & Sons Marine and also proves that the focus on the regional market will help in that growth’.
Speaking to Oil & Gas Middle East in September 2015, the Chairman also revealed that he was passionate about helping other companies in the United Arab Emirates.
“One of the initiatives that I’m working on is developing our activities to support a number of local businesses. If you can help local companies, that is a legacy that is very much in line with the vision of the Leaders of the UAE and Abu Dhabi.”
