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DUBAI – UAE. Grandweld Shipyards, one of the region’s most established and versatile shipbuilders, has announced the signing of a contract with Kuwait Oil Company to design and build a series of four Crane / Workboat class vessels. The contract is valued at a total of USD 50m over the duration of the build.

Grandweld’s Crane/Work boats are designed and built in-house to meet the specific needs of KOC’s requirements; these state of the art vessels are designed to undertake tasks such as lifting and moving heavy equipment, oil pollution control, SBM hose handling, FO/FW supply, and other related duties. Each vessel comes with a crane capable of lifting 20 tons at 10 meters radius.

Propulsion power is provided by 2 x 1432 bhp engines at 1000 rpm, generating 35 tons of bollard pull. Additionally, the vessels will be fitted with 2X Azimuthing stern propulsion system and bow thruster, to enhance the vessel’s maneuverability.

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is a subsidiary of the Government-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). In 2012, Dubai-based Grandweld Shipyards delivered two service boats to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, another subsidiary of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. This new contract further cements the relationship between Grandweld and KPC’s subsidiaries.

The contract signing ceremony was held at KOC headquarters in Kuwait. The first vessel will be delivered in May 2014, with the fourth and final vessel to be delivered in February, 2015.

Stanford Marine once again sponsored the London Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards that took place on February 19&20, 2013.

The 2 day conference brought together stakeholders in the Offshore Support industry, shipowners, shipbuilders, financiers, designers, suppliers, and industry associations to gather intelligence, network, share best practices, and get practical answers to the key industry challenges. The conference also featured a mix of commercial and operational sessions focused on the sector’s key business priorities.

A 50M DP2 Platform Utility Vessel (PUV) will be built for Maersk Oil Qatar to suit their requirement.For this purpose Stanford Marine has contracted MAC Offshore to oversee the construction process and to ensure timely delivery of the vessel.

To add up to our achievements this year, we are proud to announce that Stanford Marine is now a BIMCO member

Stanford Pride was completely refurbished/ upgraded to be utilized as a front runner for a long-term contract awarded by Maersk Oil Qatar. The vessel was upgraded to DP1 and obtained a rebuilt notation from ABS.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 4, 2012: Dubai- Based Grandweld Shipyards has announced the successful delivery of the new service boat “Nakilat 11” to Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. KOTC Chairman and Managing Director Bader Al-Khashti signed the delivery documents with Grandweld General Manager Jamal Abki in a special ceremony held at KOTC headquarters in Kuwait.

The new 21.3 Aluminum Fast Service Boat is the second of its type to be delivered, following the successful launch of its sister vessel “Nakilat 10” in October 2012. The vessel is powered by twin waterjet installation to ensure high speed and maneuvering capabilities, and is designed to reach a speed in excess of 31 knots at 100%MCR. The design incorporates seating capacity for 20 offshore personnel, and a deck cargo carrying capacity up to 4 Tons. The vessel is also equipped with the latest technology of navigation and communication equipments.

Nakilat 11 will be part of KOTC new service fleet, and will be utilized by KOTC Marine Agency Branch to safely transport passengers and cargo to and from tankers calling Kuwaiti Oil Terminals.

Stanford Marine won the management contract of “Fugro Adventurer” which is a 70M, DP2 survey vessel.

The vessel started work in Iraq from August 2012.

Congratulations and good luck to Stanford Marine’s team for their continuous hard work and effort in maintaining and increasing Stanford Marine’s growth.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 18, 2012: Grandweld Shipyards has been awarded a new contract to build 42M Aluminum Crew Boat for Wesal Shipping which was signed on the 9thOctober 2012.

This contract follows the successful delivery of the 41M Aluminum Crew Boat which Grandweld delivered to Wesal Shipping early in October 2010. The 42M Aluminum Crew Boat is a heavily modified version of the 41M, and is designed to reach a speed in excess of 25 knots and includes luxury seating, accommodation for VIP guests, larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. The vessel features a total seating capacity for 83 passengers, 110sqm loading area for over 90 Tons of deck cargo, in addition to the capacity of carrying large amount of fuel and freshwater. The vessel will also have fully classed propulsion machinery.

The highly advanced design of the 42M Crew Boats has proven to be a huge success, and therefore has stimulated the demand for this class of vessels from new and repeat clients.

Furthermore, Grandweld Shipyards has signed a contract to deliver an additional 42M Crew Boat for the owner Global Marine, following the contract signed in August 2012, making this a total of three 42M Crew Boats. Grandweld is pleased to receive repeat business from its clients as this is a reflection of the confidence our clients have in our products.

Grandweld has recently opened its 55,000sqm facility at Dubai Maritime City which is expected to expand the annual capacity in terms of number of new builds. Grandweld is currently undertaking the construction of more than 20 vessels of both steel and aluminum including: Seismic Support vessels, Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels with DP2 capability, Work Maintenance vessels, Fast Intervention Supply vessels (FISV), Crew Boats and many more.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 1, 2013; Grandweld Shipyards, the Middle East’s largest shipbuilder, secured a repeat order worth US $5 million to build a new 42 meter aluminum crew boat for Khalid Faraj Shipping. This is the third order received by Grandweld from Khalid Faraj Shipping over the last five months. The contract signing took place at Middle East Workboats Conference and Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi on October 1, 2013.

“The 42 meter crew boat is based on Grandweld’s existing proven design, and can reach speeds in excess of 26 knots. The vessel benefit from luxury seating, VIP accommodation, a larger deck space and enhanced crew comfort. With seating for 83 passengers, the vessel has a 110sqm loading area for over 90 tons of deck cargo. The vessel can also carry a large amount of fuel and freshwater.” said Jamal Abki, general manager of Grandweld Shipyards.

Grandweld’s 42m fast aluminum crew boats have been a huge success for its unrivalled design and build quality. With over 30 sister vessels delivered or currently under construction, Grandweld has become the leading provider for this class of vessels for a large list of regional and international clients including COTEMAR- Mexico, Global Marine, Wesal Shipping, Maroos Shipping to name a few.

Stanford Marine has been awarded a contract by BG International Limited, Tanzania Branch, (BG Tanzania) for the recently delivered new generation deep-water Platform Supply Vessel Stanford Buzzard.

Stanford Buzzard is a cutting-edge DP2 vessel of MMC 887 design, 87 m long and 18.8 m wide vessel of 5,000 DWT. The vessel is driven by four Cummins QSK60-D(M) main engines each developing 2,547 BHP with diesel-electric propulsion. Ideal for deep water offshore supply, this vessel has 3500 metric tons of cargo capacity and 1000 m3 free deck space and can house 52 personnel.

She will be supporting BG Tanzania’s four to eight exploration and appraisal wells programme located in the Mafia Deep Offshore Basin and the Northern portion of the Ruvuma Basin.
In order to support the operations in Tanzania, Stanford Marine will open a satellite office in Mtwara, near the border of Mozambique.

Security upgrades required for this project included blast-proof windows, RPG netting, Armor bullet-proofing with ceramic ball material and a citadel capable of safely and securely accommodating all personnel and allowing them to maintain control of the vessel and communications from a hardened location which pirates are not able to breach.