Asry upgrade

Construction work on the $20 million Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co. (Asry) slipway project was recently started. The contract for the project, to be completed by February 2008, was awarded to Ahmed Mansoor Al A’ali Company.

The project, comprising two slipways, each with a dry berth length of 255 m, is designed to handle vessels of up to 15,000 DWT. A company spokesman said this would enable Asry to free about 30% capacity in its existing larger docks, which would then be able to receive larger vessels. He said the company was also planning to build a 1,000 m quay wall along its basin for the future alongside repairs.