Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSSh), a joint venture between Damen Shipyards Group and Albwardy Marine Engineering, said it won an award at the recent Shiptek 2016 Conference held in Dubai, UAE.

DSSh received the award for ‘Best New Building Yard’, said a statement from the company.

The trophy was accepted at the event by DSSh’s managing director Lars Seistrup, it added.

The joint venture brings Damen quality and skills to the UAE, it added.

The new yard has the facilities to repair and construct all type of vessels, and has recently delivered tugs, workboats, support vessels, dredgers, landing craft, floating docks, barges and pontoons, to operators in and around the Arabian Gulf, said a statement.

The yard in the Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, was officially opened in January 2014 and meets the highest standards of modern ship construction and repair. Among the many facilities it features are an undercover, new build hall, a 5,200 tonne ship lift and eight dry docks, each 125 m in length, it stated.

Seistrup said: “What makes us unique in Hamriyah is that we took the opportunity to build the perfect yard and offer services that are quick, efficient and safe, all in one place.”

“We are proud to say that we can offer our clients the highest quality and still maintain reasonable prices. It is wonderful to receive this award, which shows that our suppliers and clients value the quality of the vessels that we build and the services that we provide,” he said.

“I would also like to congratulate everyone in our new building department for their hard work and enthusiasm,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service