UAE: Lloyd’s Shipyard of The Year Award Goes to Asry

Lloyd's Shipyard of The Year Award Goes to Asry

Recently, at a ceremony held in Dubai Asry was named shipyard of the year. It was honoured at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Sub-Continent Awards 2011. The award recognised Asry as a shipyard that has consistently met the needs of its customers.

Asry is not just one of the Middle East’s leading repairers but a world leader,” chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa said. “Over the last few years we have steadily built upon our reputation within the industry by enhancing our service delivery and quality of product. This has led to increased profitability and now the recognition by the industry’s peers that Asry is the shipyard of the year. Asry is committed to continue to strive for excellence in all aspects of our work,”

Asry has met the challenging market conditions by reducing costs, starting a new workers’ initiative of suggesting cost saving measures within the yard. Also, Asry increased its global and regional marketing activities in a move to get closer to its customers, both existing and new, and understanding their fast-changing requirements.

Since the commencement of operation of ASRY in September 1977 with a 500,000 tons dwt. dry-dock and two jetties, ASRY has gone through various expansions. In 1992, two floating docks were added which can handle vessels up to 120,000 tons dwt. and 80,000 tons dwt respectively. In 2008, ASRY added two slipways each with a dry berth length of 255 meters and a capacity of 5,000 tons dwt. Since the beginning, various types of marine and offshore vessels have undergone repairs at ASRY. In short, ASRY is now capable of handling repairs of different types / sizes of vessels.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 23, 2011; Image: asry