Middle East Electricity & Solar 2017
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Oil & Gas Republic is an exhibitor & media partner at Middle East Electricity & Solar 2017. This Newspaper publication is a spotlight on the Middle East Electricity & Power Sector. Middle East Electricity is an essential event in the MEA power community’s calendar, and the 2017 edition will be an unmissable opportunity for anyone with a professional interest to learn about the
future of energy in cities. Informa Exhibitions is the organizer of Middle East Electricity & Solar 2017, one of the world’s leading power exhibitions. For more information, visit http://oilandgasrepublic.com
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MARITIME & LOGISTICS<br />
RoPax ferry takes shape<br />
at Niron Staal<br />
Niron Staal, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has performed a keel-laying ceremony<br />
ofthe hull of apassenger ferry. On completion, Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld will carry<br />
out the final outfitting work of the 5212 RoPax for an African client. Niron Staal has<br />
schedule the finished and painted hull to be delivered in just less than 70 days: on 10<br />
January <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
Damen Shipyards Group operates 32 shipbuilding and repair yards, employing 9,000<br />
people worldwide. Damen has delivered more than 6,000 vessels in more than 100<br />
countries and delivers some 180 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Based on its<br />
unique, standardised ship-design concept Damen is able to guarantee consistent quality.<br />
Damen offers a wide range of products, including tugs, workboats, naval and patrol<br />
vessels, high speed craft, cargo vessels, dredgers, vessels for the offshore industry,<br />
ferries, pontoons and superyachts. Damen offers a broad range of services, including<br />
maintenance, spare parts delivery, training and the transfer of (shipbuilding) know-how.<br />
Damen also offers a variety of marine components, such as nozzles, rudders, anchors,<br />
anchor chains and steel works.<br />
In addition to ship design and shipbuilding, Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has a worldwide network of 16 repair and conversion<br />
yards with dry docks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres.<br />
Damen to build 16 ferries for<br />
the Ivory Coast<br />
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Société de Transport Lagunaire<br />
(STL) to build sixteen shallow-draft passenger ferries for the Ivory Coast. The contract<br />
represents part of a forward-thinking presidential plan that strives to reduce urban<br />
congestion and greenhouse gas emissions in the city Abidjan. Abidjan is located around<br />
the 100-km long Ébrié Lagoon on the west coast of Africa and therefore water-based<br />
transport holds a vital position in everyday life in the area. Furthermore, due torapid<br />
population growth and the deterioration of existing ferry services, traffic congestion is a<br />
major problem in the city. This multiple vessel contract is part of the Ivory Coast’s<br />
government’s increased focus on urban infrastructure improvement. The presidential<br />
plan entails provision of cost effective and reliable public transport options for the<br />
growing urban population.<br />
Construction of all the ferries will take place at Damen Shipyards Kozle in Poland. The<br />
yard will adhere to a tightly-planned production schedule to meet STL’s delivery<br />
requirements. The first four ferries will be delivered in January <strong>2017</strong> – the rest will be<br />
delivered four at a time, every 8 weeks, in three batches thereafter<br />
Damen has designed the 18-metre vessels according to the standards of the International Association of Classification<br />
Societies. Each powered by two Volvo D5 engines, the ferries will be able to transport up to 130 passengers at speeds of<br />
10 knots.<br />
Second Shoalbuster 3009 for<br />
SMIT Amandla Marine<br />
The second of two Damen Shoalbuster 3009 multi-purpose workboats for SMIT<br />
Amandla Marine has been named in a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Cape Town, South<br />
Africa. With De Beers Group Services the end client, the Lady Sponsor for the occasion<br />
was Mrs Adri Nelson, Supply Chain Centre Manager for De Beers Group Services in<br />
Port Nolloth.<br />
Named theAogatoa, the vessel is the second of two Shoalbusters 3009 ordered by SMIT<br />
Amandla Marine for the De Beers contract and built at Damen Shipyards Cape Town<br />
(DSCT). The Shoalbuster range of multi-purpose, shallow draught workboats is<br />
designed for all types of operations in inland and coastal waters. The 30-metre 3009S<br />
has a bollard pull of 24.5 tonnes and is fitted with a crane with a lifting capacity of up to<br />
1.7 tonnes, making it suitable for towage, buoy-laying, pushing and all-round support<br />
duties.<br />
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) builds ships in Africa for Africa. To date, the yard has constructed & delivered 40<br />
vessels to the African continent form its base in Cape Town<br />
The construction of the two vessels made a significant contribution to the local economy<br />
with 180 employees employed locally working on the projects and with many of the<br />
materials also sourced locally. In addition, 13 apprentices both male and female also<br />
played an important part in the build, between them accumulating over 30,000 hours of<br />
on the job training.
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