Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, maritime, offshore, oil, gas, and energy sectors, announces that 8 rigs are currently berthed at Drydocks World facilities for drydocking, repairs and refurbishment. This is the first time that such a momentous event has taken place since the yards inception.

The extraordinary pace of development in the UAE and Dubai is an exemplary example of what the nation can achieve and underlines the foresight of our leaders in creating opportunity and prosperity. Drydocks World aims to uphold and contribute to this success through continually transforming the business to develop and expand the maritime industry, with ingenuity and innovation as the key tenets to our success.

 Lauding the achievement of Drydocks World His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World said, “This achievement demonstrates the success of our organization. I extend my thanks to our team for winning these rigs and contributing to such an accomplishment. This proves their ability to efficiently maintain our advanced engineering capabilities, project management skills, and commitment to achieving Operational Excellence.

He added, “Our customer-centric approach leverages the world-class infrastructure of Drydocks World to exceed the expectations of clients, while ensuring the highest quality and safety standards to mitigate all risks and hazards. With 11.2 million LTI-free man hours already completed across Drydocks World in 2014, this is a testament to the impeccable safety record of Drydocks World. We look forward to efficiently completing the work required on these rigs and achieving further worldwide recognition for Dubai and the UAE as an international business and industrial hub, by offering value-added services to these global companies.”

Drydocks World is internationally renown for high performance and development that pursues a leadership role in strengthening the capabilities of the team and our work. Quality and safety are of paramount importance to the business, and providing services that fully meet customer expectations is a key process objective within the company. Drydocks World is an established leader in the international maritime industry, completing all projects in a timely and efficient manner to improve competitiveness, development, and expansion. Drydocks World provides superlative maritime services to the offshore energy industry, delivering strong long-term sustainable products to clients. This record number of rigs achievement is reflective of the clear strategy, focus, and competence of our organization.