UAE Yearbook 2020-21

Volume 5 2020/21 COLLECTIVE ACTION nurtures the green growth agenda UAE YEARBOOK 2020/21

adports.ae All major shipping lines 70 direct destination ports 5 Million TEU current capacity 7.5 Million TEU capacity by 2021 9 Million TEU capacity by 2024

ConTEnTS CONTENTS overview 22 mAersk: The world’s leading 34 CosCo: Abu Dhabi is becoming 04 FTA: The FTA Land & Maritime is container carrier is strengthening its a key regional gateway for the Chinese commitment to the UAE and wider carrier working with various stakeholders on a GCC markets host of new legal, operational, 35 inTernATionAl shiPPing & environmental and regulatory initiatives 23 CenTrAl shiP logisTiCs: The company has achieved PorTs & TerminAls mAnAgemenT: The company is considerable success in building up its establishing itself as a reputable ship Indian coastal activities in addition to its 08 DP worlD: Further technology manager whose values are grounded in international business integrity, transparency and care innovations have been introduced at ClAssiFiCATion Jebel Ali, with more on the way 25 Tomini: The Dubai-based family 38 Dnv gl: The society continues 12 Abu DhAbi PorTs: Significant owned operator continues to rejuvenate and expand its bulk carrier fleet to strengthen its role within the UAE’s progress has been made in a number of maritime cluster by further enhancing its different market segments 27 smiT lAmnAlCo: The global already comprehensive package 17 sAqr PorT: While player is looking afresh at ways of 39 bureAu veriTAs: Bureau boosting safety and efficiency in its local strengthening its place as one of the terminal and marine support operations Veritas UAE has further extended its region’s top bulk cargo gateways, the shipping and offshore portfolio by port is also succeeding in other sectors 31 hAPAg lloyD: Focusing purely adding new clients and services. 19 shArjAh PorTs on ocean transportation services, the 41 TAsneeF: The number of ships carrier has added faster links with AuThoriTy: Although container emerging markets in Africa under class to the UAE-based society traffic volumes at Khorfakkan remain a has risen concern, other market segments have 33 e-shiPs: Tristar group’s shipping continued to perform positively 41 lloyD’s regisTer: The division has made some strategic shiPPing & investment decisions to further expand services delivered are increasingly shiPmAnAgemenT and diversify its deepsea operations extending beyond the traditional 20 ADnoC l&s: The UAE’s largest technical skills arena integrated maritime logistics company is 43 Abs: The past year has been a adopting a smarter, safer growth strategy positive one for ABS in the UAE, with a succession of high-profile projects and important developments 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 1



ConTEnTS shiPbuilDing & rePAir 51 uTmosT gulF TrAnsPorT : 63 egenie Forum: Pioneered by 45 DryDoCks worlD DubAi: The company has built up a fleet of Dubai-based industry veteran Capt around 460 road transportation vehicles, Peter Machado, the forum has gained The yard has continued to strengthen its with capacities up to 1,000 tons considerable traction over the past year position as the leading shiprepairer in the Middle East, undertaking a wide lAw/insurAnCe 65 seAmAsTer: The family run range of projects 53 emAC: EMAC offers the business has enhanced its vessel agency, 47 AlbwArDy DAmen: Both ship husbandry, logistics and offshore maritime sector a reliable, secure and support activities construction and repair volumes have internationally recognised forum in been healthy, underlining the yard’s specialist arbitration and mediation 65 AsCA: From its main operational growing importance to the UAE 54 islAmiC P&i: Key milestones base in Sharjah’s Hamriyah Free Zone, logisTiCs ASCA Maritime has added further to its have been reached by the award- service portfolio over the past year 49 kizAD: The logistics and winning Dubai-based marine insurer 67 yourshore: Positive offshore industrial zone is achieving success in a 55 hFw: The leading law group’s number of different market segments developments have helped the company shipping, ports and terminals expertise to grow 50 gAC: The group’s Dubai office has been much in evidence regionally 67 mAriAPPs: The company is a overcame market challenges to see 55 ADniC: The company has profitability and revenues rise in 2019 pioneer in digital solutions for the consolidated its position as one of the marine industry, with its SmartPAL app leading composite insurers in the used on board over 1,500 vessels Middle East 69 lonDon oFFshore 56 TT Club: The club’s mutual ConsulTAnTs: The Dubai office ethos and service commitment are offers a range of marine transportation driving business expansion across the and construction services Middle East AwArDs mAriTime serviCes 70 The sixth annual Maritime 58 rmi: The world’s leading registry Standard Awards celebrated the offers a wide range of services out of its achievements of the top performers in regional office in Dubai the region’s shipping and maritime sectors 60 win: Two-stroke engine manufacturer WinGD is using its Dubai base to target emerging opportunities in the marine market 61 lukoil: Long-term product development planning has helped the company support clients during the IMo 2020 transition Managing Director & Publisher: Fax: +971 4 380 5509 Copyright © 2020 The Maritime Standard. Trevor Pereira Email: [email protected] All rights reserved. Editor: Clive Woodbridge Sales Manager: Ammaar Murtaza Moosa Published under the licence of: Creative City Although every effort has been made to ensure Design and Production: Nick Blaxill Fujairah Free Zone that the information contained in this publication Published by: The Maritime Standard FZE Licence No.: 5568/2014 is correct, the publishers accept no liability for any PO Box 25980, Dubai, UAE. Printed by: Emirates Printing Press, Dubai inaccuracies that may occur. Tel: +971 4 380 5556 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the copyright owner. 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 3

FTA FTA supports collective action to nurture the green shoots of growth The FTA Land & Maritime is working with various stakeholders on a host of new legal, operational, environmental and regulatory initiatives 4 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

FTA Main picture: HE Engineer Ahmed Shareef Al Khoori, FTA Director General Leveraging its The main strategic goal of the UAE’s Federal Transport Authority strategic (FTA) Land & Maritime is to develop the country’s maritime location, UAE is transport sector and enhance its competitiveness, in order to becoming one of maximise its benefits to the country’s economy overall. To achieve this goal, the FTA is currently working collectively, and the world’s collaboratively, with public and private sector organisations across the leading trade UAE on several important initiatives. and logistics One of the most significant FTA projects at present is the enactment of a hubs new maritime law. The FTA Director General, HE Engineer Ahmed Shareef Al Khoori, says: “The proposed new law, which will be more up-to-date and 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook comprehensive, will establish a more dynamic governance framework that incorporates culture, capabilities and change. It will also respond to the current challenges of the maritime industry, facilitate business and open up new investment opportunities in the maritime sector.” Facilitating maritime trade The proposed new law is also expected to relax conditions regarding ship owner nationality for vessel registration under the UAE flag; provide better conditions for maritime litigation; and create new regulations to enhance maritime safety and marine environment protection. The aim is also to facilitate maritime trade and shipping and stimulate port development, adds Al Khoori. Currently the FTA is in the final stages of reviewing the comments made by stakeholders and relevant government authorities on the draft of the proposed law; it expects the final draft will be submitted to the Prime Minister’s Cabinet before the end of the third quarter of 2020. Looking ahead, Al Khoori states: “The maritime industry in the UAE has a very promising future due to our leadership’s vision and their strong belief in the maritime sector’s potential. The government has set a long- term strategy, and huge investments have been made in developing port infrastructure and logistics facilities, as well as global networking and creating strategic partnerships during the last few decades. This long-term strategy has positioned the UAE today as one of the world’s leading maritime hub centres.” He also points out that government is adding value to the main UAE ports by investing in railway links as part of the Etihad Rail project, which will connect up with the GCC rail network in the near future. 5



FTA As part of its strong commitment to preserving the it takes a proactive part in all aspects of IMO programmes and Investment in rail environment, the FTA has initiated green transport activities. Al Khoori says: “Through the IMO we are focused links to ports will programmes to generate more awareness of marine on strengthening maritime safety and maritime security, add value environment protection requirements among vessels owners sustainability and preservation of the marine environment, as and operators. Al Khoori says: “Although the UAE has ratified well as supporting climate change initiatives. We are also most of the key environment-related international treaty committed to facilitating international seaborne trade and instruments, continued efforts are required to enforce the enforcing the implementation of the international agreements implementation of these treaties in order to maintain safe that the UAE has ratified or acceded to.” marine navigation and exploration. Being a member of the IMO Council has offered the FTA “The FTA is keen to bring forward a better understanding the opportunity to exchange experiences by not only of maritime sustainability criteria and the role of participating in IMO Council and committee meetings, and environmental footprint methodologies in protecting marine specialised and technical workshops, but also in facilitating, ecosystems. This will involve further limitations on organising and hosting such workshops in the UAE, as it did greenhouse gas emissions in the future and will in turn reduce in 2019 bringing two such IMO workshops for the first time pollution and energy consumption by waterborne transport.” to the region in collaboration with the IMO Technical Cooperation Programme. Alongside these legal and environmental initiatives, the FTA continues to handle issues arising from several Environmental management systems longstanding challenges. These include, Al Khoori points out, insurance for seafarers, abandoned ships and the prevention Working closely with ship owners and operators, the FTA is of maritime accidents. liaising with the country’s main sea ports and terminals to enforce the implementation of environmental management National Maritime Navigation Platform systems and the port audit system in line with the requirements of international maritime conventions. Al Khoori The FTA is also working closely with stakeholders to establish a says: “We are looking forward to the time when the majority of National Maritime Navigation Platform, initially building on and vessels visiting our ports are smart and all our ports are smart supporting initiatives launched by some of the country’s main as well, so that ports and vessels can communicate efficiently. ports, such as Abu Dhabi Ports’ Al Maqtaa Gateway for This will limit congestion and reduce waiting times, and digitalising trade and Worldwide Digital Logistic Platforms by DP consequently lower the environmental impact as well as the World. The aim is eventually to create a national digital global resulting costs.” trade platform that integrates sea, land and air port logistics; and makes supply chains stronger; and keeps trade flowing smoothly, The FTA is currently working with the country’s ports to even during crises and challenging times, Al Khoori says. develop common high standards, and introduce intelligent systems and cutting-edge technologies into their operational The FTA Land and & Maritime has overall responsibility for activities and services. “We are very pleased at the FTA to see the development and regulation of the UAE-flag fleet. The some of our ports already taking the lead in this respect, and we size of the fleet is steadily growing; at the end of 2019 there hope to see that all of our ports are soon smart and green. The were 486 vessels flying the UAE flag, up from 478 at the end FTA will be working closely with port authorities and of 2018, with a number of newly registered containerships stakeholders to develop a performance plan and KPIs to achieve and bulk carriers helping to expand the registry. “Our this national objective, and to ensure that our leadership vision expectation, however, is much higher and our aim is to to make the UAE one of the world’s leading logistics hubs and increase the size of the fleet and support shipowners so that global trade centres is realised soon,” Al Khoori concludes. they can bring more vessels over to the UAE flag,” Al Khoori says. “We are developing a new policy for ship registrations “The FTA is keen to bring forward a better that will focus on legal, technical and economic aspects. We understanding of maritime sustainability criteria and will clarify further the role of the Maritime Administration in the role of environmental footprint methodologies in ship registering, and will elaborate more on aspects such as protecting marine ecosystems. age eligibility and technical conditions, in order to create more transparency with ship-management companies on safe HE Engineer Ahmed Shareef Al Khoori, Director General, FTA manning requirements.” He continues: “Our policy is to emphasise the concept of a genuine link between the ship, its management company and the flag. We have to take into account not only the age of ships being registered but also the type of each ship, its safety condition and maritime protection record, and its classification and commitment to surveys and periodic inspection schedule. We are fully committed to environmental protection legislation and international conventions; therefore, we do not want to attract outdated and substandard ships that are of high risk to our environment and sea ports.” Outside the UAE, FTA Land & Maritime plays an important international role through its high standing at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Last year the UAE was re-elected for a second time to the IMO Council, where 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 7

PORTS Digitalisation drives DP World efficiency gains Further technology innovations have been introduced at Jebel Ali, with more on the way DP World, UAE Region’s Jebel Ali Port handled resilience throughout various cycles and this is due to the 14.1 million teu in 2019, down 5.6% year-on- investment the group has made over the years in our flagship year, due primarily to a decline in low margin Jebel Ali terminals in response to changes in our industry.” cargo. The region remains crucial to the group’s global business, accounting for around 20% of all DP World Over the past year, he points out, the strategic focus of container terminal throughput. the DP World group has been on delivering integrated supply chain solutions. This has enabled the company to better Mohammed Al Muallem, Chief Executive and Managing connect directly with end-customers in numerous markets Director DP World, UAE Region, says: “In the UAE we have including the UAE. worked hard to strengthen high-margin cargo flows and maintain profitability. The business has shown strength and Innovation continues to be at the heart of the DP World UAE business. Its digitalisation programme, which began in 8 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

PORTS 2018 in partnership with Oracle Cloud, has made the provision Main picture: of digital services in real-time a reality at DP World, UAE Region. Container volumes are falling at DP Al Muallem adds:“Digitalisation drives everything we do as World, UAE we move forward. Our digital transformation programme Region’s Jebel Ali incorporates technologies in artificial intelligence, machine terminals as the learning, IoT and Blockchain, that will deliver smarter business focuses operations and create intelligent logistics to benefit our on high margin customers.” cargo flows Mohammed Al Muallem, Chief Executive Officer and Continuing investment Managing Director of DP World, UAE Region DP World, UAE Region, continues to invest in container 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook handling equipment automation technology, with 60 existing manually operated rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes being retrofitted at Jebel Ali T2 to run automatically. This investment will increase productivity at the terminal and follows on from the positive experience of earlier landside automation at T3. On the way is a particularly striking innovation called Boxbay, which is being developed by a new international joint venture formed with industrial engineering specialist SMS Group. Boxbay aims to change the way that containers are handled in ports, incorporating a new and intelligent High Bay Storage (HBS) system. The technology is expected to be ready later this 9

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PORTS Boxbay could be a game changer for DP World in the UAE year, with a pilot project scheduled at Jebel Ali Port’s Terminal 4. Automation DP World, UAE Region, believes that Boxbay will be a programmes are being rolled out at ‘game-changer’ for its container terminals. The patented Jebel Ali port design and rack structure of the system is said to create some significant advantages, with containers stored up to 11 high, thereby delivering the capacity of a conventional terminal in a third of the surface area. Outside its terminals, DP World, UAE Region is now also developing a ‘smart’ wholesale and retail traders’ market in Dubai’s Jebel Ali free zone. A joint venture with Zhejiang China Commodity City Group Company (CCC), construction of the new traders market is now under way and will occupy an area of 800,000 sq m once complete, with the first phase of development covering about 220,000 sq m. Range of cargoes “The business has shown strength and resilience throughout various cycles and this is due to the DP World, UAE Region handles a wide range of cargo types, investment the group has made over the years in our including ro-ro, petrochemicals, breakbulk, dry and liquid bulk flagship Jebel Ali terminals in response to changes in and livestock. The company also operates a flourishing cruise our industry. facility at Mina Rashid. Recent investments made at the cruise Mohammed Al Muallem terminal, aimed at increasing capacity and enhancing services, Chief Executive and Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region have contributed to an increase of over 50% in cruise tourist footfall, with nearly 600,000 passengers and 168 ship calls handled in the 2018/2019 cruise season. At one point last year, six cruiseships docked simultaneously at Mina Rashid’s Hamdan bin Mohammed Cruise Terminal in a single day. All aspects of the DP World, UAE Region, business face unprecedented challenges as a result of the global pandemic. Al Muallem concludes: “While at this point, the outlook for global trade remains uncertain due to the supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, we will continue to focus on maintaining our disciplined approach to deliver integrated supply chain solutions to cargo owners.” 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 11

PORTS Solid growth across the board for Abu Dhabi Ports Significant progress was made in a number of different market segments Main picture: A bu Dhabi Ports achieved continued strong performance across the industry as a result of the ongoing Abu Dhabi Ports growth in container throughput in 2019, handling coronavirus pandemic, it is still starting to see the results of witnessed a big 2.79 million teu, compared with 1.7 million teu in investments and infrastructure enhancements that have been increase in 2018, a jump of over 64%. The organisation also made previously. “We are mindful of the challenges currently container traffic reached a milestone with its general cargo business, passing present in the market, yet our business is currently forecasting in 2019 20 million tonnes for the first time. that we will still meet our 2020 financial and strategic objectives,” says Captain Shamisi. Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Abu Dhabi Ports Group CEO, says: “We closed 2019 with a solid growth rate Last December, Abu Dhabi Ports announced an across the board. Containers were amongst our highest AED4 billion expansion of Khalifa Port, of which Abu Dhabi performing areas, along with bulk and general cargo. These Terminals (ADT), the container facility that supports MSC’s were bolstered by an increase in the number of large vessels container traffic through the port, is set to implement an coming into our ports, as well as market share gains we made AED1.6 billion programme. The ADT project will involve not in other commodities.” only an extension of the quay from 1,400 m to 2,265 m in length, but will also see the deployment of 10 new ship-to- While Abu Dhabi Ports is expecting to witness a subdued 12 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

PORTS Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports shore quay cranes. The addition of the cranes will double 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook ADT’s handling capacity from 2.5 to 5 million teu a year. Part of the investment will go towards introducing new technologies at the terminal, including fully automated truck loading and discharge. Last year also saw the launch of full operations at CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal following the completion of its trial operations phase. A year on from its soft launch, the deepwater, semi- automated container terminal has already surpassed the 540,000 teu mark. With the largest Container Freight Station in the Middle East, CSP Abu Dhabi is well-placed to serve as the regional base for the COSCO Shipping group. Container handling capacity Abu Dhabi Ports is also investing in expanding container handling capacity at its terminal in Fujairah Port. Fujairah Terminals not only supports the economy of the Fujairah Emirate, but is the only terminal outside of the Straits of Hormuz able to provide direct access for shippers to the UAE. Fujairah Terminals received a new set of post-Panamax container cranes back in December 2019. Acquired from ZMPC China, the cranes feature enhanced propulsion speed when moving containers between ship and quayside and enable the handling of up to 500,000 teu a year at the terminal. Overall, as a result of these investments, Abu Dhabi Ports will see container handling capacity across its ports and 13



PORTS terminals increase from 5 million to 7.5 million teu a year by billion expansion project at Khalifa Port, which will see the Cruise activity at the end of 2022. Captain Shamisi says: “It is worth adding that further development of the South Quay and the creation of Mina Zayed all of our terminals will be rail linked within the same Khalifa Port Logistics. continued to pick timeframe. As a result, the market will have direct and cost- up last year effective overland rail access to the whole of the GCC The South Quay development, which is scheduled for economic area through our facilities.” completion by the first quarter of 2021, will entail the construction of a 3 km quay wall, as well as the creation of Other market segments have achieved high levels of 18.5 m alongside draught for general cargo, ro-ro and bulk performance over the past year as well. In 2019, Abu Dhabi vessels. The expansion will include the development of eight Ports’ cruise operations at Mina Zayed, Sir Bani Yas Island and berths and 1.3 million sq m of terminal yard. Once South Quay Fujairah Terminals, recorded a 47% increase in passenger is operational, Abu Dhabi Ports will progress Khalifa Port numbers and a 45% rise in vessel calls. The Mina Zayed facility Logistics, designed for multipurpose operations, which will also experienced one of its busiest days during the 2019-2020 encompass a 3.1 km quay wall with 15 berths and an 8 m winter season, when more than 8,000 visitors were welcomed draught alongside. ” to Abu Dhabi as part of a triple call to the cruise terminal. Abu Dhabi Ports has recently partnered with BAM International to design and develop a new cruise jetty at Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach. The AED100 million cruise facility, which is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020, will allow two vessels to dock at the same time and will provide capacity for up to 5,000 passengers to have direct access to embark and disembark at the popular tourist destination at an accelerated rate and in comfort. Vehicle transhipment “We are mindful of the challenges currently present in the market, yet our business is currently forecasting Over at Autoterminal Khalifa Port, the Abu Dhabi Ports that we will still meet our 2020 financial and strategic operation saw an increase in vehicle transhipment of 200%. objectives. The Autoterminal also recently launched its new technical Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO, Abu Dhabi Ports centre, the first facility of its kind in the region. Targeting the Middle East’s automotive market, the centre offers a wide range of value-added services, such as pre-delivery inspection and smart repairs, as well as the capability to accessorise and convert vehicles. As indicated, Abu Dhabi Ports achieved significant growth in general cargo in 2019, moving 22.4 million tonnes compared with 19.7 million tonnes in 2018. To keep pace with the growth, the organisation is committed to an AED2.2 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 15



PORTS RAK Ports has invested in new bucket-equipped aggregate handling front loaders Saqr Port diversifies activity While strengthening its position as one of the region’s In addition, a new system to facilitate leading bulk cargo gateways, Saqr Port is achieving success access for larger vessels calling into Saqr Port in other sectors as well has recently been installed. The technology was used for the first time in January 2020, Saqr Port in Ras Al Khaimah had when the LMZ Phoebe sailed from Saqr Port something of a mixed year in 2019, Berth 10 with a draught of 12.78 m, whereas with an increase in clinker shipments the normal maximum draught for this berth partially offset by a decrease in would have been 12.2 m. cement exports, as well as ball clay and gypsum imports. Overall, though, the port Container terminal achieved a modest increase in cargo throughput, handling 56.28 million tonnes, While bulk cargo operations remain the core 1.76% more than the 55.31 million tonnes business for RAK Ports, other areas of activity recorded in 2018. have also experienced some positive developments. The container terminal, operated There was, however, a sharp decrease in the under a concession agreement with Hutchison number of vessel arrivals, with 1,352 ships calling Ports Holding (HPH), has seen an increase in into Saqr Port in 2019, down from 1,676 in feeder vessel operations at its Saqr Port facility, 2018 – a drop of more than 19%. This suggests with vessels now calling around five times a the average consignment size increased, largely week, connecting RAK Ports with regional hubs. as a result of investments made to allow the port to handle bigger bulk carriers. Ras Al Khaimah Port Cruise Terminal, meanwhile, welcomed the arrival of its inaugural Capesize bulk berths Seabourn Ovation was the cruise ship, Seabourn Ovation, in December first cruise ship to call at the 2019, following an extensive terminal In particular, Saqr Port has constructed and upgraded Ras Al Khaimah refurbishment and channel dredging put into operation two new deepwater Cruise Terminal programme. To support this business, RAK Capesize bulk berths, with an 18 m draught Ports also signed an MoU with the RAK Tourism alongside. There have been significant “Saqr Port has constructed and Development Authority and RAK Transport investments also in bulk cargo handling and put into operation two Authority to provide a luxury terminal, complete equipment, with the delivery of three new deepwater Capesize with transportation and access to traditional Gottwald HMK 841 mobile cranes and eight bulk berths, with an 18 m local culture, heritage and tourism sites. Caterpillar aggregate handling front-end draught alongside. loaders, equipped with 9.6 cu m buckets, over Among other highlights of 2019 was a the course of the year. major marine operation at RAK Ports’ Al Jazeera Port anchorage. This involved two jack-up rigs, Kingfish and Whaleshark, being unloaded onto a semi-submersible vessel. 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 17

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PORTS Sharjah Ports enjoys sustained cargo growth While container traffic volumes at Khorfakkan remain a concern, other market segments have continued to perform positively Sharjah Ports Authority (SPA)’s three The 40,474 units handled compared with Yaqoub Abdulla, Head of Administration, main gateways experienced mixed 33,154 in the previous year, and the rise is and Director, Marketing & Promotions fortunes last year, with increased attributed in particular to strong demand for activity at Port Khalid and Hamriyah cars being transhipped to African markets. recent times to help support a shift away from being offset by a downturn at Khorfakkan. dependence on transhipment business. Plans Overall, though, the picture was positive as Container throughput at Khorfakkan by Etihad Rail to provide direct connections general cargo traffic flows increased for the Container Terminal (KCT) continues to slide as between Abu Dhabi and other GCC markets fourth year in a row, rising to 2.54 million a result of shipping line rationalisation and and the Sharjah ICD could provide a longer- tonnes in 2019, up from 1.71 million tonnes reorganisation. Key customers such as CMA term basis for lines to look more favourably on the year before, a jump of around 48%. CGM and UASC have decided to use KCT as a gateway into regional markets. alternative hubs, and this has meant activity Strong increase levels dropping sharply. Overall, the number of Cruiseship calls container vessels calling at Sharjah ports fell There was a particularly strong increase in dry from 1,203 in 2018 to 612 in 2019, and most One positive for Khorfakkan last year was the bulk traffic at Hamriyah, which handled of that decline is attributable to Khorfakkan, start of cruiseship calls. In November, two significant volumes of gypsum, coal and with business at the smaller Sharjah Container vessels – Costa Diodema and Marella Discovery furnace slag over the course of the year. This is Terminal reported to have held up well. – called into the port and there is hope that reflected in the number of bulk carriers more cruise lines will include Khorfakkan berthing at SPA facilities more than doubling Efforts are being made to attract more within their Middle East itineraries in future. from 36 in 2018 to 85 in 2019. import and export traffic at Khorfakkan and the terminal operator, Gulftainer, has invested SPA continues to invest in port Hamriyah is also handling increased in new road infrastructure and ICD facilities in infrastructure to meet the emirate’s needs. volumes of grains and other food Over the past year 1 km of refurbished berths commodities. This side of the business will “There was a particularly has been completed at Port Khalid, along the gain a significant further boost in future from strong increase in dry bulk stretch of berths numbered 9 to 13, and the the recent decision of Arab India Spices to traffic at Hamriyah, which depth along these berths have been increased build 12 silos for pulses in Hamriyah Food handled significant volumes to 10 m, allowing larger vessels to call. This Park. This is expected to generate around of gypsum, coal and was handed over to the port authority in July 200,000 tonnes of bulk traffic a year through furnace slag over the 2019 by the project contractors. As well as the port once it is operational. course of the year. being used for cargo handling operations, the newly refurbished quay provides a base for Another positive trend highlighted by SPA offshore support vessels serving the regional was the increased movement of cars and other oil and gas sector. wheeled vehicles through its facilities last year. Sharjah’s container terminal has been 19 busy handling cargo for local markets 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook

SHIPPING ADNOC L&S further strengthens its hand The maritime division of the ADNOC group, now firmly established as the UAE’s largest integrated maritime logistics company, is adopting a smarter, safer growth strategy Captain Formed in 2017 as a result of the integration of three Similarly, long-term prospects are rated positively for the Abdulkareem Al ADNOC companies – ADNATCO, IRSHAD and company’s dry bulk operations, which transported 9.7 million Masabi, Chief Esnaad – into ADNOC Logistics and Services tonnes of cargo for ADNOC and third parties last year. Executive, (ADNOC L&S), ADNOC L&S has further ADNOC L&S consolidated its position as the UAE maritime sector’s New dry bulk business market leader over the past year. The diversified company, which has interests in shipping, marine services, offshore Petcoke transportation represents an interesting new dry logistics and onshore services, now operates a total fleet of bulk business for the carrier, with seven shipments of 123 vessels of varying types, on top of over 100 craft that 91,000 tonnes in total recorded over the year. ADNOC L&S are chartered-in at any time. has signed a long-term agreement with EGA to meet its calcined coke requirements, moving cargoes produced from During 2019, ADNOC L&S transported around 20 million the new ADNOC Refinery Carbon Black and Delayed Coke tonnes of cargo in total for the ADNOC group, including (CBDC) facility between Ruwais in Abu Dhabi and the ports 4.9 million tonnes for ADNOC LNG in 78 separate of Jebel Ali and Khalifa. It is estimated that around 20 shipments. In addition, 4.2 million tonnes of sulphur was shipments a year will be undertaken as part of the contract, shipped for its Marketing, Supply and Trading (MS&T) starting in July 2020. division, representing an increase of 12% With cargo volumes rising, the compared with 2018 levels, while geographic scope of the company’s around 750,000 tonnes of refined operations has also broadened oil products was carried in over 50 over the course of the year. In shipments. particular, services to the US The company’s tanker and gas started for the first time in carrier operations, which currently December 2019. amount to around 10.2 million tonnes a year overall, are likely to Currently ADNOC L&S’s see significant increases as a result deep sea fleet includes eight of agreements signed with LNG carriers, 10 oil and international customers, as well as products tankers, seven dry strong demand from other ADNOC ventures. 20 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

SHIPPING bulk carriers and three container feeder ships. The company has “We are starting to evaluate potential investments in a long-term investment plan to further expand the size of the new tonnage, with the aim of increasing our fleet by fleet over the next few years to meet the ADNOC group’s around 25 vessels by 2030. ambitious growth strategy. Oil production is expected to reach Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Chief Executive, ADNOC L&S 5 million barrels a day by 2030, up from 3.5 million barrels in 2018, while chemicals production will jump to 14.4 million party tanker berthing operations and over 10,000 dives. The tonnes annually, more than triple the 4.5 million tonnes division further maintains 300 staff trained in oil spill and produced in 2017. The group’s refinery capacity is also response work. expected to almost double to 1.5 million barrels a day by 2030. Many of ADNOC L&S’ offshore, onshore and marine Consequently, as Captain Abdulkareem Al Masabi, ADNOC services activities are run from the company’s 1.5 million sq m L&S’ Chief Executive, points out: “The growth plan of our base at Mussafah. Located 27 km from the centre of Abu parent group requires a significant increase in our capabilities as Dhabi, the integrated logistics facility offers 870 m of quay, well. For that reason we are starting to evaluate potential providing 14 berths for offshore support vessels. In addition, investments in new tonnage, with the aim of increasing our ADNOC L&S operates other marine support facilities at fleet by around 25 vessels by 2030.” Ruwais, Fujairah, Das and Zirku. Container terminal Throughout the organisation, sustainability and environmental protection are key priorities. ADNOC L&S has Onshore, ADNOC L&S operates a container terminal at Ruwais, been compliant with IMO 2020 sulphur emissions rules since handling traffic for the Borouge petrochemical group. Capacity November 2019, and has taken steps to reduce overall energy at the terminal was increased by around 35% last year and consumption by 30% since 2012. Other notable achievements investments to improve operational efficiency are reflected in a include the elimination of single use plastics and the start of 85% productivity gain. trials using biofuels as alternatives to conventional fuels. ADNOC L&S maintains a container shuttle service out of Captain Abdulkareem adds: “We are committed to being a Ruwais linking the facility with other UAE ports. In 2019, six green organisation and are planning further sustainability vessels, three owned and three chartered-in, undertook 269 initiatives later this year. The maritime sector has a vital role to voyages out of Ruwais, transporting around 3.4 million tonnes play and especially here in the UAE, we are ready.” of petrochemicals in the process. Making use of the latest technology is also a high priority. The company operates 46 vessels through its marine Projects using artificial intelligence and other smart shipping services division, and last year carried out over 3,000 third- solutions are currently under way, the company notes. 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 21

ShIppInG Maersk targets one-stop logistics service solution The world’s leading container carrier, Maersk, is strengthening its commitment to the UAE and wider GCC markets Maersk has a well-established presence in the GCC region, including the UAE, combining its deepsea and feeder activities alongside land- based and terminal operations. In recent months, there has been a strategic shift in focus for Maersk’s regional strategy with a move towards offering end-to-end logistics solutions going beyond its traditional legacy of ocean shipping. Christopher Cook, Area Managing Director, Maersk UAE (pictured), says: “We have started providing our customers with a one-stop-shop solution where they get booking management, stuffing, ocean transportation, trucking, ENERGY SAVER Are you ready for the IMO 2020 sulphur requirements? The easily installed Becker Mewis Duct® for vessels with a high block coefficient reduces SOX, NOX and CO2 emissions. The device is placed in front of the propeller, has no moving parts, reduces noise, and saves energy by 6% on average – 8% or higher is possible. Right: Tanker Manifa Becker Mewis Duct® 1,070 Becker Mewis Ducts® have reduced CO by > 8.3 million t (March 2020). 121 more Becker Mewis Ducts® have been ordered. 2 Manoeuvring Energy-Saving Alternative www.becker-marine-systems.com Systems Devices Energies 22 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

ShIppInG Ship manager makes steady progress Central Ship Management is establishing itself as a reputable ship manager whose values are grounded in integrity, transparency and care customs house brokerage and so on. Dubai-based Central Ship Lazaros Sarris, CEO, Central Ship “We have also introduced customer-friendly digital Management is slowly but steadily Management expanding the scale of its operations. solutions which allow them to get faster quotes and booking An additional tanker has been taken shipboard audits. confirmations, online tracking and even an option to choose into its management recently, Lazaros says: “Over the past year further value-added services right at the time of requesting increasing the overall size of the fleet quotes.” to nine vessels, comprising two we have focused a lot on crew Greek-owned bulk carriers, six training, and particularly on Special cargo services tankers owned by Glencore and one harnessing the benefits of digital by a Middle East-based company. learning. We are working closely The development of services with a Dutch company called for special cargo types is Discussions are under way with Knowingo, which has a cloud-based another area where Maersk regard to a further two vessels which mobile learning platform that is data is constantly trying to grow could join the Central Ship driven. The mobile app helps people its business in the Middle Management fleet in the foreseeable to learn anywhere and at any time in East. According to Cook: future. Lazaros Sarris, CEO, says: a fun and ‘game-like’ manner.” “While we service all “Our plan is to further expand our segments, we anticipate fleet, but in a selective way. We are Meanwhile, artificial intelligence particular growth in chemical, are only interested in working with built into the system measures the reefer and cold chain and good quality owners and good way every one of the company’s retail. With our end-to-end quality tonnage.” seafarers learns and offers them an solutions, that go across the optimal personalised learning path, ocean and on land, we are confident of growing business in Singapore office even predicting when individual the Middle East in these sectors to a great extent in the employees are likely to forget critical coming year. We have also seen success in the conversion of To support the expanded fleet, information and repeating it just in ro-ro business into container traffic owing to the reliability of Central Ship Management time. Lazaros adds: “Knowingo will the latter.” established its own office in help us focus on training seafarers to Maersk is generally upbeat about prospects for the regional Singapore in 2018, and this is increase their knowledge levels in shipping and logistics markets. Cook adds: “The United Arab manned by experienced technical safety, and in particular, accident Emirates, in particular, has been making consistent efforts to and support staff. Then in autumn prevention, as well as security.” attract foreign direct investment as well making it a favourable 2019 the company further extended place for trade to prosper. Our commitment to the Middle East its geographical presence by opening Looking ahead, Central Ship market has never been stronger than today and we are a Greek branch in Piraeus, headed by Management has plans to set up a planning to keep strengthening it going forward.” former Drydocks World and new manning and crew training Germanischer Lloyd (GL) employee centre in India. This initiative is Agamemnon Apostolides. tentatively scheduled for early 2021. Lazaros adds: “We are fortunate to have been able to recruit such an experienced technical manager to lead the operation in Piraeus and he is working hard to get us closer to the important Greek shipowning market.” Founded in 2014, Central Ship Management offers a wide range of services out of its UAE headquarters. These include: technical management, pre-purchase inspections, newbuilding supervisions, crew management and 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 23



ShIppInG technical management of the fleet. The majority of Tomini vessels are currently deployed within the Atlantic trade area. however, it is planned to deploy a number of its recent newbuildings within the pacific trades to diversify the scope of its operations. Tomini has also recently opened a second crew management and technical engineering support centre in India, in the city of Mumbai. This follows on from the launch of Tomini’s first centre in Delhi in January 2019. The new crew centre forms part of Tomini’s Tomini Entity was one of three Ultramax newbuildings growth strategy based on investing in delivered to Tomini in China earlier this year recruiting, developing and engaging the best maritime talent. Family owned operator The company is now considering using its Mumbai and Delhi operations as the basis for a new third-party ship management venture. backs bulk carrier market Shaikh says: “We manage our own ships and employ our own crew, so expanding into ship management seems the logical next step. We will focus on bulk carrier management to Dubai-based Tomini Shipping continues to rejuvenate and start with as that is our forte.” expand its bulk carrier fleet NOTC listing Three new 63,000 dwt Ultramax bulk To support its expansion plans, Tomini has carriers –Tomini Entity, Tomini Felicity recently been approved and registered for and Tomini Tenacity – were handed listing on the norwegian Over the Counter over to Tomini Shipping in January (nOTC) market. nOTC is an unregulated marketplace owned and managed by the Oslo 2020 at the COSCO Shipping hudong Stock Exchange. Describing the listing as “an Shipyard in Shanghai, China. These were the exciting milestone”, Mehta, says: “We believe last of a series of ten Ultramax bulkers built at that the broader exposure afforded by the Chinese shipyards since 2015, the majority by nOTC will raise our visibility within the China Shipbuilding Industry (CSI). investment community and generate exposure As a result, Tomini, owned by the Shaikh of Tomini Shipping among institutional family, which has over 65 years’ experience in investors. It will also allow us to look for new the shipping industry, now has an Ultramax investment and acquisition opportunities that bulk carrier fleet of 12 vessels with an average fit the company’s existing business platform.” age of only three years. Tomini Shipping is one of the most In addition, Tomini has three Kamsarmax Tomini Shipping Chairman Imtiaz experienced ventures on the Dubai shipping newbuildings on order at the Taizhou Kouan Shaikh with CEO Nitin Mehta scene; it has owned more than 120 ships and yard in China. Delivery is expected to take carried out in excess of 1,000 voyages. place between May 2020 and the first quarter prospects of the bulk carrier sector and remain Mehta adds: “The past few years have been of 2021, taking the overall fleet size to 15 committed to growing a diverse fleet to meet good to us and we have performed better vessels. global transportation needs. We have no plans than most in the market. We have sold old First experience to diversify out of bulk carriers, however, as ships at good prices and have built up a this is our traditional market and we are very modern fleet with low operating costs, which Chairman Imtiaz Shaikh says: “This will be our comfortable with this sector.” is very attractive to charterers.” first experience with the Kamsarmax bulk Almost all the Tomini fleet is currently on he also points out that the integrated carrier type. This investment allows us to short-term time charters of up to a year in nature of the business is a core strength. spread the risk and offer our clients an duration. The company works closely with its Mehta concludes: “We are one of the few alternative. Overall, we believe it is a good Danish joint venture partner, Alpina Chartering, companies that does everything in-house. That opportunity to venture into the market for a with which it has collaborated for over 40 means we have a well-trained crew aligned slightly larger size of bulk carrier.” years. Alpina manages the vessels with our value system, and can operate to a The company is looking to expand its fleet commercially, with Tomini Shipping undertaking high level of efficiency.” further, to around 20 ships, in the foreseeable future. In particular, Tomini is assessing options “The past few years have been good to us... We have sold old for acquiring a number of handymax bulkers ships at good prices and have built up a modern fleet with on the secondhand market. low operating costs, which is very attractive to charterers. nitin Mehta, Tomini Shipping CEO, adds: “We have confidence in the long-term Nitin Mehta, CEO, Tomini Shipping 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 25

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ShIppInG Smit Lamnalco’s strategy is to focus on its key expertise Setting sail for well, with Lamnalco Sharjah being established in 1978 home markets through Royal Decree to provide pilotage services out of Khorfakkan port. As Lamnalco, the company also supported the first SpM terminal in Sharjah in 1982 and remains the marine operator to this day, providing operational and maintenance services to Sharjah national Oil Company (SnOC) at the hamriyah offshore SpM Terminal. A global player that has evolved from UAE roots Expanding scale and scope established over 50 years ago, Smit Lamnalco is looking afresh at ways of boosting safety and Lamnalco acquired Smit Terminals and re-branded as Smit efficiency in its local terminal and marine support Lamnalco in 2011 and these longstanding agreements form operations the basis of the group’s continued position as one of the leading marine services companies in the UAE. Smit Lamnalco has been supporting the UAE oil and gas sector ever since, as Lamnalco, it assisted with Moreover, its operations in the country have over the the first oil exports out of Abu Dhabi’s Jebel years provided a platform from which it has expanded the Dhanna in 1963. The company later formed a scale and scope of its Middle East operations to include partnership with ADnOC in 1979 and thereafter continued Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan and Iraq, as well as other to operate at the Jebel Dhanna oil terminal, and all other locations worldwide. midstream oil facilities in Abu Dhabi, through the joint venture Abu Dhabi petroleum ports Operating Company. Ian Campbell Mill, Regional Managing Director, Smit Lamnalco Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, says: “We The company has a longstanding presence in Sharjah as are proud to be able to retain our market share in the region by successfully extending our existing contracts within the UAE and Oman and expanding into high risk operations. “A good example is the increase in the oil export in Iraq from 30 million barrels to 52 million barrels per month in our seven years of operation at the terminal.” 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 27



ShIppInG Smit Lamnalco’s position as the regional market leader in oil UAE, expanding internationally and finally returning to Smit Lamnalco is terminal towage has been enabled by the development of support the new age of maritime oil and gas.” looking to tailored support vessel designs and solutions, based on field provide support experience in the UAE and wider Middle East. The latest he continues: “Locally, we acknowledge that the Middle to the fast example of this research work is the third generation East has become saturated with local and international growing regional Auxilium class 42-55m ASD offshore support vessel (OSV), players vying for similar projects. Our strategy is to focus on LNG segment which is scheduled to be built in the foreseeable future. our key expertise and offer a customised service to fulfil our clients’ needs, working in partnership with them to find Smit Lamnalco has also established itself as the leading operational efficiencies and ensure the terminals we marine support service provider in the LnG terminal manage operate at peak efficiency.” segment. FLNG operations Smit Lamnalco supported the first successful FLnG operation in 2018 and has over the past year won contracts to provide marine services to LnG/FLnG terminals in Bahrain and Mozambique. The company has mobilised four LnG-compliant ASD tugs to Bahrain and will be providing three new 95T Bp tugs, as well as an OSV to Mozambique to support these operations. Mill adds: “As we continue to secure our global presence as Smit Lamnalco, it is time to set sail towards home. UAE is a mature market and it is our goal to provide some outside- the-box solutions here for better efficiencies. This will bring us full circle as a company that started locally in “UAE is a mature market and it is 29 our goal to provide some outside-the-box solutions here for better efficiencies. This will bring us full circle as a company that started locally in UAE... Ian Campbell Mill, Regional Managing Director, Smit Lamnalco Middle East and Indian Subcontinent 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook



ShIppInG hapag Lloyd strengthens its direct connections Focusing purely on ocean transportation services, the carrier While strengthening its service network, has added faster links with emerging markets in Africa over hapag Lloyd has also focused on enhancing the past year its digitalisation programme, rolling out the new Quick Quote platform in 2018, giving local shippers faster access to freight rates For hapag Lloyd, 2019 was a very and pricing. positive year in the UAE and wider Middle East, with improved profit Digitalisation success margins generated from regional This has proved to be extremely successful in activities above the industry average. the Middle East, says Dheeraj, pointing out “Around two years on from the that, “around 30% of bookings locally were amalgamation with UASC, the company has made using the Quick Quote digital tool in established itself as a stronger and more 2019 and we expect an even higher figure in efficient brand serving customers in the region,” 2020. It has really been a game changer for us says Dheeraj Bhatia, Senior Managing Director, in the market.” Further digital upgrades are in Middle East, ISC and Africa. “Our recently progress, with a new case management system published Strategy 2023 document aims to launch under way. “Ongoing digitalisation also build further on that track record and envisages helps us to better adjust to Covid 19 related concentrating on building quality services as a restrictions,” Dheeraj adds. dedicated ocean carrier. The Middle East will Globally, Dubai remains an important centre certainly be a key focus for the group as it for hapag Lloyd, representing one of its six looks to grow further over the next few years.” regional headquarters. Staff in the UAE Building on the UASC legacy, hapag Lloyd supervise operations across the Middle East, now offers direct connections between its Indian Subcontinent and Sub Saharan Africa. UAE hub ports of Jebel Ali, Dubai, and Khalifa “Around two years on from the amalgamation with UASC, the port, Abu Dhabi, and most of the world’s major company has established itself as a stronger and more efficient markets. During the course of 2019, the brand serving customers in the region. company added two new direct services, linking the UAE with South and West Africa, and with Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa. Dheeraj Bhatia, Senior Managing Director, Middle East, ISC and Africa 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 31



ShIppInG Eships takes The recently steps to acquired strengthen LNG carrier its fleet Tristar Ruby Dubai-based Tristar group’s shipping division, Eships, has boats. This section of the business has recently made some strategic investment decisions over the past been expanded as well with the acquisition of year that will further expand and diversify its deepsea a small 2,655 dwt bunker and lube oil barge, operations Tristar Triumph, which is on medium-term charter in Oman. Eships embarked on a major The Eships deepsea fleet also includes two newbuilding programme in 2019, 47,000 dwt MR 2 type chemical tankers; four peters says: “Integrating the two fleets has ordering a series of six IMO 2 type, 13,000 dwt chemical tankers and two 7,880 had benefits in terms of economy of scale, but 25,000 dwt chemical carriers from the dwt LpG carriers. In addition, the company also streamlining logistics support. All 27 vessels South Korean shipyard hyundai Mipo. Destined operates three bulk carriers, including two in the combined fleet are now served by a single for long-term charters with the oil major Shell, 57,000 dwt Supramax and one 79,000 dwt group of staff in one office building in Dubai.” the new tankers are scheduled to be delivered Karsarmax units, which were acquired in 2018. between June 2020 and January 2021. These are operating on a mix of time charter Surge in rates and spot contracts, primarily in the Middle All the vessels have been designed to East Gulf area. Eships enjoyed a positive trading year in 2019, operate in an extremely environmentally buoyed particularly by a surge in rates and efficient way and will be fitted with Tier III In addition to the owned fleet, in 2019 activity in the last quarter. As peters explains: compliant engines. Eships established its Tanker Chartering “While our core fleet is fixed on long-term business. Currently the company has two LR2 time charters, those assets that were Eships currently has a fleet of 18 deepsea and one LR1 chartered-in operating in the operating on the short-term or spot markets vessels, including six 50,000 dwt IMO 2/3 spot market. benefitted from rising rates and cargo flows. product/chemical tankers delivered as We budgeted for a ‘normal’ year but got lucky newbuildings in 2016, also from hyundai Over the past year Eships has also with a bumper last three months of the year.” Mipo, and which are similarly on a long-term integrated the other maritime assets controlled charter with Shell. The most recent addition to by the Tristar group, including four lube oil While conditions in 2020 are highly the fleet, however, is the 150,000 cu m LnG barges, two bunker barges and two crew uncertain, as a result of the coronovirus carrier Tristar Ruby. Formerly the British Ruby, pandemic, Eships does enjoy a certain amount this has been time chartered back to former of protection from adverse market swings from owner Bp. Eships is undertaking the its long-term charter arrangements with oil commercial management of the vessel, while majors. As peters concludes: “Underlying market Wilhelmsen has been contracted to provide fundamentals appear sound, but like everyone in technical management services. shipping we will have to wait and see what the long-term fall-out of this crisis will be.” LNG sector Tristar has a strong corporate social Chris peters, Eships’ CEO, says: “We plan to responsibility ethos and a commitment to the steadily diversify and build up a presence in the well-being and safety of its staff. Last year the fast-growing LnG sector. Our focus will be to company staged for the first time a Safety at work closely with leading oil majors in Sea conference in Dubai that was attended by developing a gas carrier portfolio, in line over 200 people, with over 300 seafarers with Tristar’s corporate strategy, which is watching on live streaming. A particular focus to be an oil and gas logistics group. of the programme was to raise the profile of That means we are first and foremost seafarers’ mental heath issues. It is planned to the shipping arm of a wide-ranging stage the successful one-day conference again logistics operation, rather than a in late 2020. standalone shipping company, and the move into LnG will be guided by “We plan to steadily diversify that overriding principle.” and build up a presence in the fast-growing LNG sector Chris Peters, CEO , Eships 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 33

ShIppInG Cosco develops Abu Dhabi hub Abu Dhabi is becoming a key regional gateway for Chinese carrier Above: The new Cosco Shipping ports Abu Dhabi Terminal 2020, two further deepsea services, the AG3 South East Cosco Shipping (CSpADT), which celebrated its first anniversary in Asia to Middle East service for hMM, hapag Lloyd and facility in Abu April 2020, handled 544,000 teu over the 12- CMA CGM, and Epic 2, operating between Europe and the Dhabi Ports month period, the majority for Cosco Shipping. Middle East for Cosco, hapag Lloyd and CMA CGM, started Around 55% of the traffic was transhipment, and the calling at the terminal. 34 balance direct import/export moves. The new container terminal, located at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Shipping services calling at CSpADT last year included port, is Cosco Shipping port’s first greenfield project outside the twice weekly MEA 5 Middle East Asia service for the China and is envisaged as the main Middle East gateway Ocean Alliance, and the MEA 3 Middle East Asia service for supporting Cosco and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Ocean Alliance and The Alliance. In the first quarter of CSpADT has so far invested around AED 1.1 billion on TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

ShIppInG Growth in coastal trade benefits ISL International Shipping & Logistics (ISL) has achieved considerable success in building up its Indian coastal activities in addition to its international business infrastructure and equipment within Khalifa port. At present Having carried record volumes of involves chartering tonnage of 20,000 the terminal comprises 1,200 m of quay line, with an 18 m cargo in the 2019 financial year, dwt to 120,000 dwt on single time water depth alongside, equipped with 11 super-post- generating an all-time high level of charter trips, or short periods of up to panamax container gantry cranes and 32 automated rail turnover, Dubai-based ISL continued six months, to meet the needs of its mounted gantry cranes. The facility has an annual container to make positive progress over the client base. ISL strongly believes in its throughput capacity of 2.5 million teu and can handle course of the financial year ending asset-light and customer-centric 21,000 teu type container vessels up to 400 m in length. March 2020. business model, which is more sustainable in a volatile and Automated equipment In particular, it made significant unpredictable shipping environment. inroads into the Indian coastal bulk At present, yard equipment is fully automated. CSpADT cargo trades, signing two coal Coal shipping is currently the main further aims to automate some of the quayside cranes transportation contracts totalling area of activity for ISL. However, it before the end of this year. The automation project is about 4 million tonnes annually over also carries significant volumes of expected to improve safety and efficiency, increasing the next two years. Under the terms fertiliser and clinker out of the Middle productivity while reducing costs. of these agreements, ISL will deploy East, as well as Indian steel exports. bulk carriers to transport coal Additional facilities are being developed, including a between Paradip and the ports of First vessel 275,000 sq m Container Freight Station (CFS), which is the Krishnapatnam and Tuticorin. largest in the GCC region. It will provide over 50,000 sq m In 2018 the company acquired its first of warehousing, 1,350 teu of container stacking capacity New coal contracts vessel, a 74,461 dwt gearless and 120 trailer parking slots. Panamax bulk carrier, the 1999-built Captain SR Patnaik, ISL Chief ISL Star. Captain Patnaik says: “We are Executive, says: “The Indian very pleased with the performance of government has been heavily this vessel over the past two financial promoting Indian coastal trade years. development and we have been able to benefit from the impetus it has “It has contributed positively to given to this trade. The new coal the profitability of the group. When contracts will mean we see our bulk the time is right, we will acquire more cargo movements double over the ships as part of our risk management coming year.” strategy. The preferred choice would be Panamax or Supramax size.” Founded in 2004, ISL is a wholly ISL has been established in Dubai for owned subsidiary of TM International over 15 years now, and is supported Logistics, whose shareholders include Tata Steel (51%), NYK (26%) and by offices in Martrade (23%). The company, Mumbai and located in Dubai’s Jumeirah Lake Kolkata. Towers complex, was initially set up primarily to meet the bulk shipping Captain SR requirements of the Tata Steel group. Patnaik, Chief Over the course of recent years, Executive, ISL however, the company has built up a broad customer base, primarily in the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, but also in markets such as Africa. ISL’s core business 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 35





CLASSIfICATIoN DNV GL builds its capabilities DNV GL continues to strengthen its role within the Ian Edwards, UAE’s maritime cluster by further enhancing its DNV GL’s Area already comprehensive package of strategic and Manager, Middle technical advice and support services East and Africa One of DNV GL’s current priorities is to support its shipping industry customers in assessing the impact of alternative fuels, such as LNG, in the newbuilding market. The classification society’s recently enhanced Carbon-Robust Model enables advanced ship design modelling, while evaluating combinations of different alternative fuel arrangements and energy efficiency devices. Improved modelling tool Ian Edwards, Area Manager, Middle East and Africa, says: “This improved modelling tool has become particularly relevant to the VLCC segment, allowing regional tanker owners to make accurate decisions. The 2019 enhanced model edition was applied to several VLCC designs, enabling further protection with regards to vessels’ future profitability and competitiveness.” 38 TMS UAE Yearbook 2020/21

CLASSIfICATIoN DNV GL has also strengthened its activities as far as Bureau Veritas adds mobile offshore units (MoUs) in the Middle Eastern region local solutions are concerned. Edwards adds: “More owners are choosing DNV GL to meet their classification requirements in order Despite challenging economic and IMCA requirements.” to benefit from a wide range of newly developed and political conditions, both in the At the same time, Bureau Veritas enhanced services. This includes alternative survey Middle East region and globally, methods and procedures that save time and costs for rig Bureau Veritas UAE closed out has added several new services in owners and operators.” 2019 by successfully reaching all its line with recently introduced key performance indicators. regulations in the marine sector, for instance, the remote survey tool that is accessible including Inventory of Hazardous through DNV GL’s online platform, Veracity, enables During the course of last year, Materials and Ship Recycling. surveys for DNV GL-classed vessels via video streaming Bureau Veritas UAE further links, or online connection, by a dedicated team of remote extended its shipping and offshore Experienced staff surveyors. This means that an onboard surveyor is not portfolio by adding new clients and needed in such cases. services. The classification society Culcu says: “In both areas we are also worked closely with leading able to assist shipowners, or DNV GL is also incorporating sensor-based decision- shipyards in the UAE on several shipyards, in the preparation of the making for class surveys, analysing real-time data from newbuilding projects, as well as necessary documentation and sensors placed onboard, or in the vicinity of the jack-up. conversion and modification procedures to comply with the The class society is also using advanced machine-learning schemes. regulations now in force, and we algorithms to more effectively predict the likelihood of have the capability to provide these defects developing over time. Tansel Culcu, Marine Operations services in the UAE through our Manager, says: “One of the specific trained and highly experienced staff.” over the past year, DNV GL has further introduced areas where we have used our Barrier Reporting as an addition to its class services, expertise is to help ship operators to Bureau Veritas plans to further allowing customers to gain better insights into an individual comply with the Abu Dhabi field strengthen its position locally in vessel’s safety status, or even into an entire fleet. operator’s stringent requirements 2020 by setting up a new entity, Information collected during periodic surveys onboard is involving diving support vessel Bureau Veritas Solutions, in the processed through an application called fleet Status on certification. In this context, last year United Arab Emirates. This will offer Veracity. “This initiative allows customers to better plan we successfully completed several a range of technical advisory, asset safety measures and investments,” suggests Edwards. conversions leading to full management and assurance certification to classification and solutions for the shipping and A number of steps have been taken within the last year offshore energy markets. to further strengthen DNV GL’s advisory capability in the Middle East, leading to some changes in the Dubai-based Tansel Culcu, Marine team. Edwards says: “Capacity has been increased at senior Operations Manager, executive level to keep up with growing service demand Bureau Veritas UAE across a broad range, from overall strategy to operational performance.” 39 Emiratisation initiative In the UAE, DNV GL has recently launched an Emiratisation initiative, seeking to recruit more Emirati nationals. The Tawteen UAE national job seekers platform is used, as well as, the Wajehni platform, offering internships to UAE national students, while simultaneously collaborating with universities across the country. The Dubai office has also helped with the group’s ongoing focus on developing its capabilities across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Two Saudi marine engineers were recruited in october 2019, with a training programme following to qualify them both as DNV GL surveyors. further expansion of capacity in the Kingdom is planned for the upcoming months, supported by the regional base in the UAE. “Capacity has been increased at senior executive level to keep up with growing service demand across a broad range, from overall strategy to operational performance. Ian Edwards, DNV GL Area Manager, Middle East and Africa 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook



CLASSIfICATIoN Local owners award contracts to Tasneef The number of ships under class to the UAE-based society has risen Tasneef has steadily increased its Helping the UAE flag administration to attract Eng Waleed Altamimi, share of the local market with some shipowners to register under the UAE flag is General Manager, Tasneef significant contract wins. ADNoC therefore a high priority for us.” L&S has, for example, doubled the size of its fleet with Tasneef to 48 vessels after Ship database the awarding of a new contract to provide classification and statutory certification Tasneef is also working with a number of other services. UAE authorities to implement a mechanism for establishing a database covering all ships The company has also secured a new operating within the country. This project aims contract with the UAE Coast Guard to provide to ensure that all of the required vessel data is classification and statutory services for its easily available to relevant authorities, thereby fleet. In addition, all vessels acquired by Abu enhancing maritime safety and security Dhabi Ports over the past 18 months have standards. been classed by Tasneef, while other notable additions include a Panama-flagged chemical To build on its position outside of the UAE, tanker for Link Energy and a ro-ro general Tasneef is looking seriously at establishing an cargo vessel for Naif Marine Services. office in Bahrain in the near future, with the naval market as a key target. The society is Eng Waleed Altamimi, General Manager, currently expanding the range of services says: “Tasneef is making the UAE market a offered to this sector, for example delegating priority, but more than 90% of the local fleet expert engineers to assist military prefers to register under other flags, which organisations in supervising maintenance effectively limits our potential market size. works for their fleets. LR helps deliver safety culture changes The services delivered by one of the leading class societies to the survey systems in the Middle maritime sector in the region are increasingly extending beyond the East, assisting clients make the traditional technical skills arena shift away from physical surveying. “We have been able Lloyds Register (LR) is working in Capt Tony Field, Vice President, investment in the LNG shipping to demonstrate that remote partnership with a number of Middle East and Africa, Marine & sector. He says: “There are a interventions can be efficient leading maritime companies in Offshore, LR number of companies, regionally and effective and our shipping the UAE, and the Middle East and globally, that are looking at customers in the region have region generally, to deliver an already safe practices.” commissioning LNG responded positively to this enhanced safety culture. Another trend highlighted by newbuildings. We are able to offer,” says Field. draw on our extensive Capt Tony Field, Vice Field is the growing interest in experience in this sector and Commercial performance President, Middle East and harness the knowledge of our Africa, Marine & Offshore, technology teams. With LNG Reflecting on LR’s commercial explains: “A lot of companies are specialists now positioned within performance in the region over now looking at the safety culture the Middle East, we are well the course of 2019 and the early within their organisation as their placed to assist regional part of 2020, Field says: “Overall procedural practices are usually companies with any challenges we did very well, reaching our well established. they may face in meeting their targets for the financial year well targets and ambitions.” ahead of schedule. The market in “LR is working in partnership the region has generally been with them to identify and For ships in service, LR has good over the past year or so, integrate any improvements that been extending its use of remote and we have been able to could be made to strengthen benefit from that trend.” 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 41



CLASSIfICATIoN ABS is working on an innovative condition-based class project involving the PSV DMS Courageous ABS leverages technology developments The past year has been a Chris Greenwood, Director of Regional compliance verification, before expanding and positive one for ABS in the Business Development, Middle East and Africa evolving to apply remote survey techniques. UAE, with a succession of Ultimately the aim is to leverage the computer high-profile projects and to utilise ABS Nautical Systems to transmit system’s predictive capabilities to transform important developments planned maintenance data and condition- the class process and generate improved based maintenance activities to ABS. ABS says efficiencies in onboard surveys. A BS has built up a healthy portfolio CBC will enable less intrusive surveys of hull of significant projects for owners and machinery systems by using digitally Chris Greenwood, Director of Regional and shipyards in the UAE and driven alternatives to the traditional, physical Business Development, Middle East and wider Middle East region over the process of certifying that vessels are compliant Africa, says: “The technology will not only past 18 months. The classification society is, with class requirements. allow PoML to further streamline its for example, in the process of certifying two maintenance and management organisation to new rigs now under construction at Lamprell The DMS Courageous project will comprise reduce operational expenditure, but will also for International Maritime Industries. It is also three separate phases. Initially the focus will improve inspection processes by taking supporting tanker newbuilding contracts be on developing alternative means of advantage of new digital technologies.” placed by a number of leading regionally based operators, including Bahri and Red Sea Marine, Longstanding relationship as well as smaller projects such as the construction of four high-speed craft crew The DMS Courageous project builds further on boats at Grandweld and the conversion of dive the longstanding relationship between ABS and support vessels for Zakher Marine and NPCC PoML. Recently, Caspian Voyager, PoML’s for charters with ADNoC. largest PSV, operating in the Caspian Sea, entered into an ABS extended drydocking Among other notable developments, ABS scheme, which is intended to begin the CBC and P&o Maritime Logistics (PoML) have process for this vessel. Greenwood adds: “The agreed to a pioneering condition-based class goal is to enrol the entire PoML fleet into the (CBC) pilot project for the platform supply ABS CBC programme within the next five years.” vessel (PSV) DMS Courageous. The historic agreement will see the vessel become the first ABS currently has three offices in the UAE in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and fujairah. Greenwood says: “We are flexible and ready to respond to client needs. In the UAE, the market segments where ABS traditionally has had a strong presence are offshore, gas and tankers, and these will remain our core focus.” 2020/21 TMS UAE Yearbook 43

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shipyarDs DDW is one of the world’s largest shiprepair yards with three drydocks, the biggest measuring 521 m x 100 m, as well as a 205 m long floating dock. DDW achieves success in multiple markets The yard has converted interest into firm business or so bidding for environmental refit projects that enable over the past year compliance with international Maritime Organisation regulations. To date the yard has secured around 40 exhaust Drydocks World Dubai (DDW) has continued to scrubber retrofits, of which 20 had been completed as of the strengthen its position as the leading shiprepair end of February 2020. Further enquiries regarding scrubber yard in the Middle East, undertaking a wide range installations are at an advanced discussion stage, the yard points of projects over the course of 2019. The company out, and it expects more contracts for this type of work. has also achieved increasing levels of success in the offshore fabrication segment, with several major contracts under way. in addition, the yard has undertaken a significant number of ballast water treatment system retrofits in the last 18 months. Last year the shipyard handled around 300 shiprepair Out of 70 contracts won to date, around 40 had been projects in total, converting around 52% of its tender bids into completed by early 2020. firm orders. This strong performance continued into the early part of 2020, with 58 projects completed over the first two Offshore projects months of the year, and four rig upgrades under way by the end of February. alongside its core shiprepair and refit activities, DDW has several major offshore conversion and upgrade projects in Key clients hand. The yard is currently fabricating a new helideck for the FsO Belema Sweet; upgrading the FsrU, Golar Igloo; upgrading Key shiprepair clients during 2019 included: TMs Tankers, and refurbishing FpsO Firenze; and converting the drill ship Maersk, KOTC, hapag Lloyd, Bahri, Teekay, NyK, Navig8, Yan into an offshore installation vessel. andros Maritime, Capital shipmanagement and Thenamaris. in addition, DDW docked passenger vessels from Carnival Other major fabrication projects under way include the turret Maritime and Bernard schulte for routine repair and mooring system for the FpsO Johan Castberg, and contracts to maintenance programmes. build two 3,500 tonnes high Voltage alternating Current (hVaC) platforms, alpha and Beta, which will be part of a One of the biggest, and most unusual, projects undertaken by the yard last year involved the fire-damaged 15,000 teu capacity “The strong performance continued into containership Maersk Honam. after decontamination work, DDW the early part of 2020, with 58 projects cut the vessel into two sections, with the forward part of the completed over the first two months of vessel being scrapped and the aft part towed to south Korea for the year, and four rig upgrades under integration with a newly built forward section. way by the end of February. DDW has achieved considerable success over the past year 2020/21 TMs UaE yearbook 45

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shipyarDs renewable energy wind farm located in the hollandse Kust Zuid sector of the North sea. Work is also under way on a calm buoy for Bluewater, to be installed at the ras Markaz oil terminal in Oman, and a container stacking system for Dp World. in addition, the yard is building a 27 m iMO iii compliant asymmetric tractor tug for p&O reyser in Barcelona New equipment Further supporting the range of services it can offer to its Last year Drydocks shipping company clients, the yard has welcomed several new World Dubai To ensure it continues to meet demanding customer subcontractors who have set up operations on site. Notable handled around requirements in terms of quality, safety and productivity, DDW additions over the course of 2019 include MaN Energy 300 shiprepair continues to invest in equipment and facilities at its Dubai solutions Middle East and specialist coating subcontractor DCL, projects shipyard. recently, for example, it has built a new duct and both of which now have their own dedicated facilities based switch gear fabrication shop that can manufacture ductwork in within the yard. both steel and aluminium, as well as metallic cladding, piping, pressure vessels, tanks and other structures. New equipment added at the yard in recent months has included a range of bending, shearing, rolling and welding machines, as well as a new laser-cutting system. The latter can be used for cutting carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and copper, with a very high cutting speed up to 35 m perminute. Albwardy Damen’s Sharjah yard 100 m transport vessel for the Nigerian navy continues to be a hive of activity and a 80 m shallow draught construction vessel aimed at the offshore oil and gas or wind Newbuilding activity energy industry.” increases at sharjah Apart from GCC owners, increasingly Albwardy Damen newbuildings are being exported to owners in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. “We are extremely proud to support the UAE vision of becoming a global maritime hub, with our high quality newbuildings, and to help advertise the UAE as a production centre for higher end, marine-related technologies,” Seistrup comments. As far as Albwardy Damen’s shiprepair business is concerned, 2019 was a fairly average year, similar in fact to 2018 in terms of the number of vessels handled at its facilities in Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah. Last year the company expanded its shiprepair related activities into Oman for the first time, offering afloat and diving services at Salalah and Sohar, and has more recently opened a small repair workshop in Sohar port. Both ship construction and repair volumes have been Parts and service team healthy In another important development, last year The Sharjah shipyard operated by Albwardy Damen 2208 tugs in a record-breaking Damen Shipyards decided to base a full Damen delivered a total of 10 newbuild seven months’ construction time. parts and service team at the Albwardy vessels in 2019, mainly tugs and Damen Sharjah yard. shoalbuster workboat units, underlining its “We have become very strong at building growing importance to the UAE maritime one-off vessels very quickly, driven by our ‘one- Willem Moelker, Sales and Marketing economy. A notable milestone for the stop-shop’ principle and a large, experienced Director, says: “With over 700 Damen-built company was the delivery of the first in a and flexible workforce,” says Lars Seistrup, vessels in the GCC, there was a clear need series of Damen 3815-type shallow water Managing Director. for increased local support. At present we shoalbusters aimed at the Saudi and UAE have a team of seven people dealing with markets, while the yard also delivered two “Our orderbook for 2020 and beyond is service and parts resident in the yard and looking quite healthy with tugs and workboats they are available at short notice for from the Damen portfolio, but also with a guarantee, service and through-life support to Damen vessels operating in the region.” 2020/21 TMs UaE yearbook 47

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