Drydocks World has announced the signing of an agreement with Kleindienst Group to provide a complete range of offshore marine and operational management solutions for their The Heart of Europe project.
The project comprises of a cluster of six islands owned by the group on The World project in Dubai.
Drydocks World will offer high-end technical and operational support to the development of the islands, including managing the dredging operations.
The company will also provide comprehensive and integrated offshore marine based utilities solutions for electricity generation, water and sewage treatment plants for the islands.
Design and supply of appropriate equipment, and deploying technical teams for operational management are other aspects that will be implemented.
The Kleindienst Group will lease land at Dubai Maritime City, from which to base their logistic and marine based operations from.
“Our agreement with Drydocks World is an important and significant step forward for The Heart of Europe project.
It incorporates three key elements for collaboration in the future: Drydocks World will build our marine based utilities solutions, which includes the critical infrastructure for electricity, water and sewage; they will provide us with prime plots for our working barges within Maritime City; and, they will manage our ongoing dredging efforts around the islands,” said Josef Kleindienst, CEO of Kleindienst Group.
“Since construction started on The Heart of Europe project in January this year all of our major transportation requirements have been carried out from Dubai Maritime City. Drydocks World has significant experience in the areas we have agreed to collaborate, and it is one of the world’s few truly specialised shipyards. For example, they recently successfully completed the high-voltage direct current converter platform, DolWin beta.”
The Heart of Europe is a first of its kind hospitality development in the world that brings together concepts such as: outdoor climate-controlled areas, rain and snow lined streets, amongst other concepts that draw together the very best of European designs, heritage and entertainment.
The project envisages a collection of 6 distinctive islands, each boasting a unique design based on destinations throughout Europe including: Germany, Monaco, Sweden, Switzerland, St. Petersburg and the main island – Europe which brings the inspiration from Vienna, Barcelona, Paris and Rome.
The islands are linked by unifying architectural principles and characterized by sleek designs inspired by their namesake countries.
[mappress] Press Release; June 25, 2014