Abu Dhabi Marine Services “Safeen” Marks New Milestones Reflecting Rapid Growth of Abu Dhabi Ports
- Three new state-of-the-art tugs to support world’s largest ships in Abu Dhabi, aid development of global maritime trade hub in emirate
- Safeen wins major international ISO safety and environmental accreditations
- Achieves best-in-class health and safety performance, clocking one million working hours without losses to injury to date
Abu Dhabi Marine Services “Safeen”, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, supporting the operations of the network of ports and harbours across the emirate of Abu Dhabi with a range of maritime and quayside-support services, announced today significant milestones reinforcing Abu Dhabi Ports’ continued expansion and latest remarkable results.
Three new state-of-the-art tugs, specialising in towing and escorting the world’s largest ships that now regularly call at locations in Abu Dhabi, have been integrated into Safeen’s existing fleet. The 75 BP ASD Azimuth Stern Drive tugs based at Khalifa Port can support the latest generation post-panamax container vessels capable of handling some 18,000 TEUs (standard 20-foot containers).
