New facility for ship repair opened at Dubai Maritime City

Muscat: Albwardy Damen, a joint venture providing shipbuilding and ship repair services to the marine and oil and gas related industries in the Middle East, recently officially inaugurated its new facility at the Dubai Maritime City (DMC).
Approximately 100 attendees were present at the event from both government and key industry makers such as Dubai Maritime City and Dubai Maritime City Authority.
The new opening also comes at the time of their 40th anniversary celebrations in the UAE along with its 10th anniversary for a successful joint venture with the Dutch shipyards “Damen”.
Well-known as a leading shipbuilding and repair service provider for the Middle East Maritime Industry, Albwardy Damen operates in Dubai, Sharjah, and Fujairah; driven by its commitment to achieving excellence through abiding by technical and environmental standards.
With an aim to increase its operations and foster strong relations with clients, the company has expanded to Dubai Maritime City (DMC) from Al Jadaf. The new facility became recently operational allowing it to deliver the same safety standards and quality services promised to customers.
“The primary aim of the company has always been to offer its current and potential customers the ultimate best of service excellence. Albwardy Damen’s tremendous growth over the past ten years is a strong testament to its never-ending pursuit of technical innovationand its dedication towards providing services according to the satisfaction of consumers, ” said Ali Saeed Juma Albwardy, Chairman and Director of Albwardy Investment.
With a move to Dubai Maritime City (DMC) from Al Jadaf, Albwardy Damen anticipates an increase in operations and is optimistic of opportunities to foster strong relations with new clients Lars Seistrup, Managing Director, Albwardy Damen explained, “Our new Dubai facility will allow us to deliver the same safety and quality as in our Sharjah yard. Dubai Maritime City is strategically located at heart of Dubai which makes it the most attractive destination and we will deliver a second to none service to our customers.”
“We are highly impressed with the skilled team at DMC who are facilitating our business at this strategically located center. We are committed to provide our clients with a state-of-the-art quality of services as we have always strived for continuous growth and progress in the region, in line with the UAE Maritime Vision 2030,” Seistrup added.
The company has a total workforce of around 1,100 comprising of 26 different nationalities and harbors key competencies in house, with an extensive engineering division dedicated for repairing and building vessels according to the highest technical and environmental standards.
“Our main objective is to establish Dubai as a hub par excellence in the maritime industry. Dubai has already reached a new milestone in the international maritime sector after being selected as one of the world’s top five hubs in the International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCD). Companies such as Albwardy Damen are further paving the path for the emirate and the UAE to become a recognised, established and influential force within the global maritime economy,” Saeed Mohammed Hareb, Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council (DSC) said.