Keel-laying ceremony for Bahrain Coast Guard newbuild
Asry begins new landing craft erection
MANAMA, October 20, 2015
ASRY, a leading ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has commenced the erection of a new landing craft being constructed for the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG) with a keel-laying ceremony.
The event was attended by the yard’s chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa, alternate Asry board director Hassan Ali Al-Majid, Asry chief executive Nils Kristian Berge and BCG brigadier Ala Abdulla Seyadi, said a statement.
Savior Sardar, New Construction and Engineering senior manager, who is overseeing the project, said: “As we lay this keel, we are seeing progress on the project continuing on schedule, with over 50 per cent of steel cutting already completed, and steel panel assembly well underway.
The proceedings also included a tour of the steel production facility and a presentation in which a full progress report was presented to Brigadier Seyadi and his team.
In the presentation, the interactive communication between Asry and the BCG was highlighted, as several improvements to the project have already been made as a result of the regular cooperative meetings between the two parties development teams.
The landing craft, to be delivered in the first half of next year, marks Asry’s first newbuild contract since launching the New Construction and Engineering division, which has been tasked with growing the new construction programme at the yard, said the statement.
It will be approximately 34.5m in overall length, with two 500 Kilo watt engines, having a top speed of 10 knots and cargo deck capacity of 40 tonnes, it added. - TradeArabia News Service
