Dubai Maritime City Hosts Ulmatec CEO

Dubai Maritime City, the world-class mixed-use maritime cluster today announced that it received Stig Ulstein, CEO of Norwegian company Ulmatec (Ulstein Marine Technology AS) along with Haavard Myrene, Director Business Development who visited Dubai Maritime City.

He met Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World and Ali bin Towaih, VP-Business Development and Commercial and Dr. Markus Voege, VP-Operation and Production and was later taken on a guided tour of Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City facilities.

“We are delighted to have received Mr. Ulstein and are grateful for his interest in our facility and operations. We were able to discuss all our recent initiatives including our Dubai Maritime Green Initiative and will have follow-up meetings to discuss possible future collaboration. We are currently working with industry leaders and are garnering wide-ranging support for our programmes aimed at having a positive impact on the future of shipping and the maritime community in general. We are encouraged by the consistent support for our initiatives from the regional and global industry,” said Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World.

“We looked at various locations such as Jebel Ali, Al Jadaf, Hamriyah and Dubai Maritime City. Based on our strategy and goals for the coming years, it was clear to us that Dubai Maritime City, without a doubt, was the best place to establish ULMATEC. We are extremely pleased that we can be a part of the maritime cluster in Dubai Maritime City and we strongly believe that we will see a strong growth in service and repair business in the years to come.”

“We are thankful for the excellent support and assistance we have received from the team at Dubai Maritime City while establishing ULMATEC and we look forward to a long and good relationship with all of you, “said Stig Ulstein.

Ulmatec can trace its history back to 1917 and to Ulstein Mek Verksted, the origin of the ULSTEIN group. After 1999, a number of new marine businesses flourished following the acquisition of ULSTEIN by Vickers and Rolls-Royce. Ulmatec was established in 2000, it is now the parent of a group of companies delivering marine technology and services worldwide.

ULSTEIN is an internationally renowned provider of ship design, shipbuilding and system solutions for ships and for nearly 100 years, has developed future-oriented products and services for the maritime industry.

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Drydocks, April 30, 2013