ADPC announces tug and pilot boat contracts
Capt Mohamed Al Shamisi, Vice-President Port Operations, ADPC with Jamal Akbi, General Manager, Grandweld, whose Dubai-based company has been awarded an AED 61m (USD 17m) contract to build two tugboats for ADPC’s Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced tug boat and pilot boat contracts worth AED 66 million for Khalifa Port with two Emirati boat building companies. Riviera Boat Industrial Investment (based in Sharjah) has been appointed to build one pilot boat, and Grandweld (based in Dubai) has been appointed to build two tug boats for the first phase of the port project.
The signing ceremony took place today at the World Ports and Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi, of which ADPC are the hosts, following a competitive international tender process.
The three vessels will operate in Khalifa Port, Phase 1 of which is being constructed adjacent to the Kizad (Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi) site at Taweelah. The first phases of both mega-projects will see their infrastructure completed by Q4 2012, with Phase 1 of Khalifa Port able to handle 2 million TEUS and 12 million tonnes of cargo.
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