Drydocks World - Singapore receives Safety Award from Fugro

Notes and media contacts

About Drydocks World
Drydocks World, a Dubai World company, is one of the most prominent names in the maritime industry. Over the past 25 years, Drydocks World has established itself as a leading, and fast growing international player in ship repair, shipbuilding, rig building, FPSO conversion, offshore fabrication and fleet operations with facilities in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

Drydocks World - Southeast Asia, brings together established offshore rig construction, shipbuilding, conversion, and ship repair expertise located at crossroads of the world's busiest shipping lanes and close to major offshore oil & gas field developments. Marine activities are focused on 4 shipyards, namely, Drydocks World - Graha / Nanindah / Pertama / Singapore, which house 29 building berths, 8 floating docks, and a specialized rig building yard. Extension plans are in place to expand operations further on Batam Island with the construction of a new yard PT Batam Maritime Centre.

About Fugro
Fugro supports its clients in their search for natural resources and the development, production and transportation of those resources. Fugro also provides its clients with technical data and information to enable structures and infrastructure to be designed and constructed in a safe and efficient manner.

Fugro's clients operate in many different locations and under many different conditions. To be able to meet their needs in the best possible way, Fugro's organisational structure is decentralised and market-oriented. Fugro's highly-qualified specialists work with modern technologies and systems, many of which have been developed in-house. Fugro's data collection equipment includes around fifty vessels, hundreds of CPT (Cone Penetration Test) and drilling units, approximately fifty aircraft and helicopters, more than one hundred ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles), and four AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles), as well as advanced (satellite) positioning systems.

Fugro holds a leading and unique market position due to its in-house developed technology, highvalue services provision and strong international or regional presence. Fugro was founded in 1962. In March 2002 Fugro was included in the Amsterdam Midkap Index (AMX) and as of 2 September 2008 Fugro has been included in the AEX-Index. Early 2008 Fugro had more than 13,000 employees stationed in over fifty countries. Fugro comprises three divisions: Geotechnical, Survey, and Geoscience.

Media contact:

Drydocks Worlds - Southeast Asia Pte. Limited
1 Maritime Square #03-23
HarbourFront Centre
Singapore 099253
Tel: +65 6551 5900
Fax: +65 6377 4414

Joyce Goh
DID: +65 6551 5968
Fax: +65 6377 4468

Parisa Chum
Group PR Manager
DID: +971 4 404 4072
Fax: +971 4 345 0116