قاطـــرة الطلــب العا٠لــي علــى النفــط - OAPEC

Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting CountriesASRY’s 35th anniversaryUnder the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa deputized HRH PrinceSalman to attend ASRY’s 35th anniversary of its founding which falls December 11, 1973, atthe company›s headquarters.During an official ceremony,attended by key Bahraini businessleaders and prominent local andinternational guests representingthe maritime sector. ASRYinaugurated its new 1.38 kmRepair Quay Wall, which is part ofits ongoing 188 million US Dollarexpansion programme.Secretary General of theOrganization of Arab PetroleumExporting Countries (OAPEC)H.E. Mr. Abbas Ali Al Naqi, gavea speech praised the achievementsand the success in Shipbuildingand repair yard served for the past35 years.Al Naqi also pointed thatASRY developed a world classreputation serving ship ownersregionally and internationally, this success was resultof the continued support and encouragement of theArab shareholding countries, and the efforts of themanagement and workers of ASRY, wishing themcontinuous success and prosperity for the future.On the occasion, ASRY Chairman Shaikh Daij binSalman bin Daij Al Khalifa welcomed the guests witha speech in which he praised their dedication andhard work, which has gained the company a local andglobal acclaim and made it a leading regional one. Healso expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to allthose who supported the company in enhancing itsmaritime capabilities.The inauguration of the new Repair Quay Wallrepresents a significant milestone for Bahrain’smaritime sector and the ship repair and maintenanceindustry that will enhance the Kingdom’s reputationas a major maritime centre further, regionally andinternationally, and contribute significantly to realizingthe objectives of Bahrain Economic Vision, 2030.Since commencing operations in October 1977, ASRYhas continued to expand its repair facilities which nowinclude - in addition to the Repair Quay Wall - one500,000dwt capacity graving dock, two floating dockscapable of accommodating vessels up to 80,000dwt and120,000dwt respectively, two of the largest slipways inoperation in the region and 15 repair berths.OAPEC Sponsored Ventures19Volume 37 Issue 12