Dubai-based Drydocks World, a leading provider of maritime and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, has won ‘The Shipyard of the Year’ award at the Maritime Standard Awards.

The company received the award in recognition of providing excellent services to its clients, and completely meeting its requirements in terms of safety, quality and schedule, said a statement from the company.

The yard’s performance was evaluated according to the volume of work carried out, investment in additional commercial performance, notable projects started/completed, as well as a clear commitment to improved safety and environmental performance in the facility, it said.

Strategically located close to approximately half of the world’s oil deposits and major natural gas reserves, the Drydocks World yard is easily reached from trading routes between the Arabian Gulf and the Far East, Western Europe and the US.

Drydocks World is the largest and most specialised facility for ship repair, rigs and offshore unit upgrades, conversion of FPSO/FSO/FSRU, new building of vessels and offshore structures. The yard owns and operates the region’s largest floating crane with a lifting capacity of 2,000 tonnes, built in-house for any heavy lift requirements.

Additionally, it has large well-equipped modern workshops for all major trades, a hot dip galvanizing facility, and nine chariot robotic machines are presently used for blasting as part of the organisation’s strategic commitment towards maintaining environmentally sustainable practices.

With a mission of broadening the yard’s reach, Drydocks World caters to onshore/offshore services anywhere in the world through the Global Offshore Services division, which is made up of a highly skilled team that provides specialised services for preventive and breakdown maintenance to the industrial sectors, ships, rigs,  onshore and offshore installations, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service