Saudi Arabia's Zamil Offshore has placed an order with Grandweld Shipyards of the UAE for the building of three fast aluminium crew boats, for the account of Zamil’s Offshore, Engineering and Construction Division with open option of constructing two more, Seatrade Asia Online reports. The contracts were signed by Zamil Offshore president Mr. Sufyan Al Zamil and Grandweld general manager Mr. Jamal Abki, with deliveries late 2012/early 2013.
The new boats will be built to Bureau Veritas class, have a service speed of 24 knots and carry up to 11 crew and 35 passengers, with 80 square metres of deck space.
Zamil Offshore is the largest offshore support services company in the Middle East. It owns and operates 55 offshore vessels, provides oil & gas field engineering and construction services both onshore and offshore, is the premier and only shipbuilder in Saudi Arabia (specialising in offshore and port service vessels) and operates the navigation at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.
Grandweld Shipyards is the largest shipbuilder in Al Jadaf and Dubai Maritime City specialising in the construction of offshore vessels of both steel and aluminium, and is a leading shipbuilder of high speed, light weight aluminium crew boats for the offshore industry.
The new boats will be built to Bureau Veritas class, have a service speed of 24 knots and carry up to 11 crew and 35 passengers, with 80 square metres of deck space.
Zamil Offshore is the largest offshore support services company in the Middle East. It owns and operates 55 offshore vessels, provides oil & gas field engineering and construction services both onshore and offshore, is the premier and only shipbuilder in Saudi Arabia (specialising in offshore and port service vessels) and operates the navigation at King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam.
Grandweld Shipyards is the largest shipbuilder in Al Jadaf and Dubai Maritime City specialising in the construction of offshore vessels of both steel and aluminium, and is a leading shipbuilder of high speed, light weight aluminium crew boats for the offshore industry.