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Dubai-based shipbuilder Grandweld has consolidated its position as the top regional shipyard for the offshore segment, completing construction of a total of 17 vessels over the last year. The company’s most recent projects have included advanced crew boats, dive maintenance and support and work crane boats for various Middle East energy firms and offshore contracts.
Grandweld recently delivered three work crane boats for Kuwait Oil Company and two modified 42 m long crew boats for Fujairah National Shipping Agency, FNSA-3 and FNSA-4. The latter vessels are capable of speeds in excess of 30 knots and were customised to execute security operations as well as the transportation of offshore personnel and supplies, including fuel and freshwater. Other noteworthy deliveries over the last few months included three 34.3m aluminium crew boats to Jana Marine Services, a 50m Dive Maintenance & Support Vessel to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and the 42m crew boats Stanford Volga and Stanford Niger, which are capable of carrying 83 people at speeds of 25 knots.
“The Middle East is a unique environment, with its own challenges and opportunities,” says Jamal Abki, general manager, Grandweld Shipyards. “We have a history of producing vessels that excel here and we use that understanding to continually enhance our offering, while building new relationships with international clients who can benefit from our expertise when it comes to meeting their own exacting requirements.”
