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Dubai Drydocks to manage Maritime City industrial zone

Dubai Drydocks World, a shipbuilding and repair unit of Dubai World, has signed a contract to manage the industrial area within Dubai Maritime City.

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  • Published: 00:41 May 14, 2008
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Dubai Drydocks World, a shipbuilding and repair unit of Dubai World, has signed a contract to manage the industrial area within Dubai Maritime City.

Dubai Drydocks will manage all components of the industrial precincts, including wet berths, dry berths, workshops, warehouses, the 3,000-tonne and 6,000-tonne ship lifts, the ship lift control building, central administration building and covered yacht repair area.

"This partnership is a significant step towards consolidating our position as a centre of maritime excellence and establishing Dubai as the maritime hub of the region," said Amer Ali, chief executive officer of Dubai Maritime City.

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The industrial zone will host ship repair and maintenance companies as well as associated businesses within Maritime City's total area of 227 hectares. There will be 121 hectares allocated for the commercial district, while the industrial district has a total area of 106 hectares located around a central vessel basin.

The industrial area will have 19 ship repair plots, a quay wall of over 3,115 metres, 31 small dry berths, 11 large dry berths, a rail transfer system, a 1,720-metre wet berthing, shops, showrooms and canteens.

The partnership "opens new windows of opportunity for us," said Hamed Bin Lahej, chief operating officer of Drydocks World-Dubai.

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