Officials at the signing ceremony.
Q Group in deal with Drydocks World for The World island
DUBAI, November 5, 2014
Q Group, a leading developer, has signed an agreement with Drydocks World to provide a complete range of offshore marine and operational management solutions for its Great Britain island destination on The World project in Dubai, UAE.
The agreement was signed by Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World, and Safi Qurashi, CEO and founder of Q Group.
Providing high-end technical and operational support to the development of the Great Britain island’s five-star resort and residential destination, Drydocks World will design, engineer and build total marine-based solutions including the utility solutions.
Q Group plans a luxury resort, private villas and water villas, hotel serviced apartments, an event and wedding venue, offshore restaurants and bars, and unique water-based experiences for people of all ages on the Great Britain island.
Dry Dock is a major service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors.
Buamim said: “We’re very happy to be working with Q Group to develop a resort destination which will be a stand out tourist attraction in its own right, and will show investors and other developers that The World project is very much alive and moving forward. Our specialised DDW Global Offshore Services will provide total offshore solutions”
“Drydocks World has the expertise and experience to integrate various technical elements to deliver genuinely sustainable long term solutions.
“We have advocated smart solutions that are highly capable, flexible and efficient to meet today’s demanding requirements, and are totally committed to the Government of Dubai’s initiatives to encourage sustainable living.”
Qurashi said: “We are delighted to partner with one of the world’s leading maritime specialists, which is committed to delivering complete solutions to the logistical problems which have been associated with The World project, and have held up development.
“It makes absolute sense that if you are building in maritime conditions that you do so in partnership with the experts. Drydocks World is one of the world’s supreme offshore services companies and has been successfully building on water for years.” – TradeArabia News Service