Ambitious plans afoot for E-marine

Omar Jassim Bin Kalban, managing director and chief executive officer, E-marine, said: “Our commitment to increasing market share in the region will see a significant expansion to our fleet. By increasing our number of vessels, we are positioning E-marine to provide a faster, wider and far reaching service to cable owners through reduced transit times and closer proximity to cable systems.”

The first new ship to join the fleet, the CS Maram, built in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has begun dock trials ahead of its launch and maiden voyage this year.

It is a state-of-the-art cable ship that will provide customers with the latest in subsea cabling technology including the ability to manage the installation and maintenance of all types of submarine cables, including fibre optic telecommunications cables and energy cables.

The fully loaded maintenance and installation vessel will incorporate a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that will enable the vessel to undertake pre-inspections and surveys of the seabed and cut trenches to bury the cable.

E-marine’s planned fleet expansion will see the addition of further multi-purpose vessels in the coming years, boosting its coverage across the region, with a particular focus on East Africa and the wider region.