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Grandweld Shipyards has completed the delivery of the four units 42 meter Aluminum Crew Boats to Cotemar S.A. DE C.V. Mexico; the contract was signed in June 2013.

The 42M Aluminium Crew Boats are fitted with EPA Tier 3 compliant main engines and advanced navigation equipment. Designed to meet the client’s specific needs, the vessels can exceed a speed of 26 knots and benefit from luxury seating, VIP accommodation, a larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. Each vessel can seat 100 offshore personnel, has a 100sqm loading area for over 90 tons of deck cargo, and can carry ample quantities of fuel and freshwater. The Four vessels will operate in the Gulf of Mexico and will comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency requirements and US Coast Guard regulations.

Grandweld’s 42-meter class of crew boat design has seen huge success and demand from clients worldwide and is known for its unrivalled design and build quality.

“•Centralised system with standardised processes across Grandweld’s operations in ship building and repair

•Provide greater realtime visibility on performance of projects, processes and overall operations.

Dubai, UAE, 7 September 2014: IFS, the global enterprise applications company, today announced that Grandweld Shipyards, a fully integrated shipyard providing ship building, ship repair and engineering solutions will implement IFS Applications to enhance operational efficiency, increase business agility, transparency and uniformity of information.

Grandweld Shipyards will implement IFS ApplicationsTM to create a single information system encompassing project-based manufacturing, project management, asset management, work order, scheduling, document management,among others..

Ahmad Abki, Operations and Development Manager at Grandweld Shipyards, said. “Grandweld Shipyards has been growing very rapidly over the past decade. A fully integrated information and resource management system will cater to our growth, while maintaining a high degree of operational efficiency and quality of our products and services.” “IFS Applications will provide real-time visibility on the performance of operational processes, projects and the over-all business enabling us to further improve the quality of service to our clients.”

The initial phase of implementation will begin in September 2014 in the new headquarters in Dubai Maritime City and is expected to be completed by April 2015.

“Implementing IFS Applications will provide a platform for future expansion to multiple work sites including the company’s operations in Al Jaddaf,” continued Abki.

“Investing in an integrated ERP system, Grandweld Shipyards will be better able to focus on its core business whilst improving productivity and the quality of service to clients,” said Ian Fleming, Managing Director, IFS Middle East, Africa and South Asia. “We look forward to partnering with Grandweld Shipyards to help the team improve core processes and achieve business goals.””

“August 2014, Grandweld Shipyards successfully delivered the third 42 M Aluminium Crew Boats to Cotemar S.A. DE C.V. Mexico. The 42M Aluminium Crew Boat is fitted with 3 EPA Tier compliant main engines and advanced navigation equipment. Designed to meet the client’s specific needs, the vessels can exceed 26 knots and benefit from luxury seating, VIP accommodation, a larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. In addition, the “POLAR STAR” can seat 100 offshore personnel, has a 100sqm loading area for over 90 tons of deck cargo, and can carry a large quantities of fuel and freshwater.

The “POLAR STAR” will operate in the Gulf of Mexico and will comply with US Environmental Protection Agency requirements and US Coast Guard regulations.”

“August 2014, Grandweld Shipyards successfully delivered the third 42 M Aluminium Crew Boats to Cotemar S.A. DE C.V. Mexico. The 42M Aluminium Crew Boat is fitted with 3 EPA Tier compliant main engines and advanced navigation equipment. Designed to meet the client’s specific needs, the vessels can exceed 26 knots and benefit from luxury seating, VIP accommodation, a larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. In addition, the “POLAR STAR” can seat 100 offshore personnel, has a 100sqm loading area for over 90 tons of deck cargo, and can carry a large quantities of fuel and freshwater.

The “POLAR STAR” will operate in the Gulf of Mexico and will comply with US Environmental Protection Agency requirements and US Coast Guard regulations.”

The ‘Stanford Eagle’, a 75m diesel electric platform supply vessel (‘PSV’) built at the Fujian Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China is the sister vessel of Stanford Hawk that was delivered Q4 of 2013. The ‘Eagle’ and her sister, the ‘Stanford Hawk, who is now on charter in Angola, are modern closed bow designed PSV’s with DP2 and FiFi1 notation. The vessels have excellent storage capacities for fluid and products below deck and a usable deck area of 700m2, with spacious accommodation for a maximum of 52 persons onboard.

This latest new delivery and further deliveries of new build vessels in the pipeline enable Stanford Marine to maintain a young and versatile fleet mix which allows Stanford to service clients in shallow as well as deep water basins in current and new territories.

The rejuvenation and expansion in Stanford’s fleet is an ongoing process in keeping with the increased demand the company continues to experience, and facilitates the consolidation of the company as one of the leading players in the industry.

Grandweld Shipyads has win new contracts from Humaid Badir to Build and design two 38M steel Utility Boats. The 38 M vessel is equipped with external firefighting capabilities, and has an accommodation for 26 persons and a clear deck area of 137 Sqm. This class of vessels will be utilized to support the offshore operations.

On July 2014, Grandweld Shipyards successfully delivered the Two 42 M Aluminium Crew Boats to Cotemar S.A. DE C.V. Mexico. The 42M Aluminium Crew Boat is a world-class reputation fitted with EPA Tier 3 compliant main engines and advanced navigation equipment. Designed to meet the client’s specific needs, the vessels can exceed 26 knots and benefit from luxury seating, VIP accommodation, a larger deck space and enhanced comfort for the crew. This crew boat can seat 100 offshore personnel and have a 100sqm loading area for over 90 tons of deck cargo. Also can carry a large amount of fuel and freshwater. This vessel will operate in the Gulf of Mexico and will comply with US Environmental Protection Agency requirements and US Coast Guard regulations. Grandweld’s 42-meter class of vessels has been a huge success and is known for its unrivalled design and build quality.

On the 27th of July 2014, 42 M Alumium crew boats project team for ADNOC and Khalid Faraaj has been awarded the HSE award. In recognition of maintaining safe working and environmental Practice, the evaluation had been done by Grandweld Shipyards Health Safety and environmental department. This Award is presented by the General Manager and the HSE Manager of Grandweld.

The monthly HSE project incentive program shall meet certain HSE criteria with supporting documented evidence to be successful in winning the award. The project must meet Zero Lost time Incidents, Zero accidents, submit 20 Safety observation cards as a minimum, emergency evacuation drill, daily HSE production meetings and a weekly HSE walk-around to close out corrective action.

Mr. Jamal Al Abki General Manager of Grandweld Shipyards said that “These excellent results were achieved through crew dedication to the survey projects and strict adherence to our HSE policies and procedures in often harsh and logistically challenging environments.”