Drydocks World
Successful expansion into EPC market
The region’s largest and busiest drydock has been hugely successful in the offshore and FPSO conversion business., and is now looking to harness its global yards to acquire more large-scale project and EPC business.
In May the company signed a contract with Mumbai-based construction group, Afcons Infrastructure, to provide detail engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of a Self Elevating Platform AF SEP Samrat.
The 45metre long flat bottom pontoon barge, which will be built at the Dubai facility, can be jacked up with four spuds and a jacking system with an elevated weight of 2928 tonnes approximately.
The vessel will be equipped with a main crane and other equipment including six mooring winches, three gensets, jacking systems, power packs, pumps and other miscellaneous equipment.
“We are focusing our strategy for the future to a large extent in the sectors of marine construction and support industries and the oil and gas sector,” said Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks.
