Dubai Drydocks again 'best shipyard'.

Drydocks World Dubai, the ship repair, conversion and building subsidiary of Dubai World Dubai World is a major holding company that manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for Dubai Government and contributes to the rapid economic growth of the emirate across a wide range of strategic industry segments and projects that make Dubai a leading hub for , has won the Lloyd's List a publication of the latest news respecting shipping matters, with lists of vessels, etc., made under the direction of Lloyd's.

See also: Lloyd's Middle East Shipyard of the Year Award for 2008, the fourth successive year it has scooped the prize.

Nawal Saigal, managing director, Drydocks World Dubai, said the successive winnings clearly reflected team commitment to realising the company's corporate vision "to be valued by our clients and employees as the world's leading ship repair, conversion and new building group." "Recognition by the Industry is an incentive to further improve our performance in the years to come, in line with our slogan - One Team, One Vision." Mohammad Rizal, production director, Drydocks World Dubai, received the prestigious award from Abdullah Al Shuraim, chairman of Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC PJSC Public Joint Stock Company
PJSC Private Joint Stock Company , during a ceremony held recently at Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah. The awardees were selected by an independent panel of judges that comprised some of the most prominent names in the shipping industry. Drydocks World Dubai, which celebrated its Silver Jubilee early in 2008, was established with the merger of Jadaf Shipbuilding and Dubai Drydocks Dubai Drydocks is an international and regional market, for ship repair, conversion, new building, oil rig repairs, offshore fabrication, afloat repairs and industrial services, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. External links

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. Jadaf serves smaller vessel owners, while Dubai Drydocks, with one of the largest repair docks in the world, focuses on the upper end of the market. The company won Seatrade's Ship Repair/Shipyard Award for the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Indian subcontinent, region, S central Asia, comprising the countries of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh and the Himalayan states of Nepal, and Bhutan. Sri Lanka, an island off the southeastern tip of the Indian peninsula, is often considered a part of the subcontinent. recently. A distinguished maritime landmark on Dubai's shore, Drydocks World is well on its way to becoming a leading global entity with a firm base in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. through its expansion plans in India, China, and Vietnam. Dubai World is Dubai's global investment flag bearer focusing on five strategic growth areas: transport and logistics, drydocks and maritime, urban development, investment & financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and energy and natural resources. Its portfolio comprises some of the world's best known companies, including DP World, Drydocks World, Dubai Maritime City, Economic Zones World, Nakheel, Leisurecorp, and Istithmar World.

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