Crew of E-Marine Cable Ship return to UAE

Over the course of their voyage, across the East Coast of Africa, the crew installed over 5,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable at depths of up to 5400 meters.

"Our project team, captain and crew of the Cable Ship Niwa have accomplished a major task with the utmost efficiency and professionalism," said Omar Jassim Bin Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of E-Marine PJSC.

"This was a unique mission, which meant that our crew had to endure the tension of operating in a war zone in extremely rough weather conditions. We express our thanks to each and every one of them and commend their bravery, commitment and professionalism in what is a critically important project."

Captain Adil Salmanov, Project Manager and Head of Mission for the installation works said:

"This mission was carried out in the most stressful conditions. Not only were weather and sailing conditions difficult, but all personal had to work under great pressure, there was never a moment to relax."

E-marine PJSC is an ISO Certified Company and one of the market leaders in submarine cable installation, maintenance and repair. E-Marine owns three Cable Ships and One Motorized Barge which are all fully equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.

E-Marine has to its credits many prestigious regional and international projects as well as maintenance and repair contracts for various submarine cables systems.

E-Marine has valid maintenance contracts for more than 40,000 km of submarine cables from the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.

The strategic location of E-Marine's facilities as well as its customized solutions and highly competent crews makes E-Marine the leader in the region for submarine cable related services.