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Drydocks World - Dubai wins third consecutive SMEISA Award

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 21 - 2009 at 09:38
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Drydocks World - Dubai, the flagship ship repair, conversion and new building yard of Drydocks World and a global maritime industry leader has won the Ship Repair/ Shipyard Award for the third time in a row at the 7th Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards (SMEISA) 2009.

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  • Ship Repair Shipyard Award.
    Ship Repair Shipyard Award.
The award, a prestigious recognition of high productivity and established quality and safety standards, was presented to Nawal Saigal, Managing Director, Drydocks World - Dubai, by Christopher Hayman, Chairman, Seatrade, at a gala ceremony in Dubai.

Commenting on the outstanding achievement, Saigal said:
"Safety, efficiency and high productivity are our priorities at Drydocks World - Dubai. It's gratifying to be honoured for our core corporate values. Receiving this award repeatedly reflects our enduring strength and capability. Most importantly, the award is a celebration of our strategic investments in our people and state-of-the-art technology across the yard. It is the contribution of our people that has helped us maintain the highest levels of excellence."


Drydocks World - Dubai has been investing in state-of-the-art technology and training with the aim of providing high-quality services to the global shipping industry. The yard implements stringent occupational health and safety measures in all its operations.

Drydocks World - Dubai is one of the busiest ship yards in operation. Despite the challenging economic conditions, it has been business as usual at the docks, which handled more than 350 vessels of varying types and sizes over the past year.
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About Drydocks World
Drydocks World, a Dubai World company, is one of the most prominent names in the maritime industry. Over the past 26 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.

The company's flagship yard, Drydocks World - Dubai is the largest and most modern facility between Europe and the Far East. This has recently been supplemented with the acquisition of four fully operational facilities; one in Singapore and three on Batam Island, Indonesia. Drydocks World - Singapore is a repair, conversion, and shipbuilding yard, while Batam Island consists of Drydocks World - Graha, a dedicated rig building and offshore yard, Drydocks World - Nanindah a shipbuilding yard and Drydocks World - Pertama, also a repair, conversion and shipbuilding yard. Each yard uses advanced technologies in well-equipped workshops with a strong, consistent focus on safety and quality.

Media contact:
Adeti Changulani ,
World View Communications,
Dubai World,
DID: +9714 8080326

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