MARITIME INDUSTRIESDTA invests in port agency business Flemming Jensen, formerly of Inchcape Shipping Services, as chief executive of itsWell established as one of the leading buyers and sellers of DTA Shipping division, to drive furthertonnage on the market, the Dubai Trading Agency (DTA) group expansion in this market.has now strengthened several other areas of its business Currently DTA Shipping operates out ofOne of Dubai’s longest established Tahir Lakhani, DTA Shipping group chairman Dubai and Fujairah. However, there aremaritime companies, with roots dating plans to increase its operational scope toback to 1973, DTA has over the past year serve ports in Oman, Qatar, Pakistan andgrown its ship agency business, which India over the next two years. The group isprimarily serves the requirements of vessels also considering establishing its ownat the anchorage off Fujairah. marine workshop, not only to support its own fleet, but also those of third parties, by Following the acquisition of a number of offering shiprepair and maintenancesecondhand vessels, DTA now has a fleet of services in Dubai.seven crew boats and two anchor handlers.All of these are owned by the company and Meanwhile, the group’s ship tradingDTA says it is looking to expand the fleet business is performing well, and havingfurther with the purchase of more good acquired a number of bulk carriers andquality, young crew boats. As a sign of its containerships now has these on charter tointentions, DTA has recently recruited various owners.“We may buy more vessels to trade on our own account over the coming years,”says Tahir Lakhani, group chairman.Piracy risks underline the services to clients based in, orimportance of staying vigilant operating through, the region.”Dubai-headquartered Al Safina Security has built up a strong Services provided by ALSS includebusiness using its expertise to help protect shipping from the risk assessment, route planning,continued threat of piracy, in particular intelligence analysis, vessel hardening advice and maritime security.“We offerRight: Katherine S everal incidents in the first room in Fujairah, close to the all- a comprehensive package of highYakunchenkova, four months of 2017 have important anchorage and its quality services and our operationsgeneral manager served to underline the fact associated supply networks. centre responds immediately to anyof Dubai-based Al that the threat from Somalian emergency,”adds Yakunchenkova.Safina Security piracy is far from over. So far this year Yakunchenkova says:“The “Time matters to clients.”(ALSS) there has been a rise in the number company has been successful since of attacks and suspicious approaches the beginning, but these recent At any time ALSS has around 300The critical in the Gulf of Aden, Southern Red Sea incidents have given us a bit of a security operators ready to mobiliseimportance and Bab-el Mandeb straight. boost and have focused attention across high risk areas such as theof staying within the market on the services we Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Westvigilant at “None of the incidents has resulted can offer. Around 40% of the local Africa, South East Asia and otherall times ... in ransom payments being made, market is under our supervision and high risk areas. Vessels supportedcannot be although they underscore the we offer a comprehensive range of include VLCCs and other oil andunderstated. continued vulnerability of vessels chemical tankers, bulk carriers and transiting the High Risk Area, LPG and gas carries. – Katherine particularly for those that fail toYakunchenkova, implement effective counter-piracy The first quarter of 2017 saw an measures,”says Katherine upturn in security requirements, and ALSS Yakunchenkova, general manager of ALSS supervised over 70 transits in Dubai-based Al Safina Security (ALSS). this period.“Recent piracy incidents demonstrate the importance of ALSS was formed five years ago, continually pursuing the anti-piracy drawing on the founder’s experience defence line,”Yakunchenkova in dealing with piracy-related comments. negotiations and prevention. As well as its head office in Dubai, the “The critical importance of staying company has an operations control vigilant at all times, route risk assessment planning, and compliance with BMP4, the implementation of which has been shown to be effective in protecting vessels and crews, cannot be understated.”TMS UAE Yearbook 2017/18 49
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SHIPYARDSThe ARC Group not easy in any market right now so itshows steady growth makes business sense to make an equal effort to secure business inFormer Drydocks World managing director Nawal Saigal is different segments. We will always beachieving success with his latest venture in Umm Al Quwain a niche company that aims primarily to add value, including providing jobsAbove: Nawal S ince taking over the ARC and skills to young people. I amSaigal, centre, with Group in 2012, Nawal Saigal, particularly proud that the averagesome of the AOSS the group’s chief executive, age of our staff is less than 25.”team at its Umm al has spearheaded significantQuwain workshop growth in the marine and offshore Location engineering firm. The company’s ARCRight: Nawal Engineering division now employs The Umm al Quwain location has aSaigal, ARC Group over 100 people, up from 35, and has number of advantages. Costs arechief executive a healthy orderbook, largely involving generally less than in Dubai and oil and gas and marine fabrication. travel times are much shorter, and so workers get a better quality lifestyle. Shipbuilding Saigal adds:“Being located here has a very clear unique selling point – it Another division, ARC Offshore means we can be price competitive Supplies and Services (AOSS) carries and can recruit staff more easily.” out shipbuilding and repair and other site works with a 40-strong team. Services offered by the ARC Group AOSS has, for example, recently built include structural steel and pipe a 42 m landing craft for Abu Dhabi fabrication, steel repairs, blasting and based owners and is currently coating, conversions and shipyard building offshore platforms for a consultancy. customer in Dubai. Pressure vessel work is being Having a diversified business base explored as a possible addition to the has been helpful in recently tough portfolio. Its yard is just a 35 minute market conditions. Saigal says:“It is drive from Dubai and comprises a 10,000 ft2 enclosed workshop, 2,500TMS UAE Yearbook 2017/18 ft2 office, 35,000 ft2 of enclosed painting and blasting sheds, an open fabrication and storage area, and automated cutting and welding machinery. 51
MArITIMe INDUSTrIeSA ship manager that aimsto stand out from the crowdNew venture Central Ship Management is capitalising founded in 2014 and has madeon the extensive experience of founder Lazaros Sarris steady progress over the past three years. Sarris adds:“Our clients areAbove: Central O ne of Dubai’s up and coming Capesize and a Panamax bulk carrier attracted by the fact that we doShip Management shipmanagement companies for Greek interests, and two oil things in the proper way and I amhas both bulk is Central Ship Management, tankers for Glencore. Further vessels convinced that this is the directioncarriers and founded by Lazaros Sarris, an are expected to be added over the we need to follow to succeed intankers in its fleet experienced maritime professional coming months. The ultimate target achieving our goals. who has worked for more than 35 is to achieve a fleet of around 30Lazaros Sarris, years in the industry, with DNV and vessels, a manageable number of “I believe shipowners are lookingchief executive, Universal Ship management among ships, in order to focus on meeting for niche managers who differ fromCentral Ship others. the needs of owners and operators the way the larger managers withManagement with high standards who are 100s of ships carry out third-party Lazaros is now heading up a new committed to shipping excellence. management. Integrity and venture aiming to capitalise on that transparency are vital in shipping and experience, and conduct ship Standing out represent issues of great concern for management in a way that differs many owners and charterers. While Sarris says:“We aim to be different, to the aim should always be to prioritise from others in the stand out from the crowd. In on intelligent cost management for business. Currently particular, our philosophy is based the client’s sustainability, there is also the company has four around integrity and transparency, a correct way to do business based vessels under its delivering maximum levels of on high ethical standards.” management, a efficiency and focusing on the Central Ship Management has utmost safety of our assembled a strong team in Dubai, all people, our vessels and of whom adhere to these“upfront the cargoes we and honest”principles. Services carry. On top of provided include crewing, technical that we aim management, operations, pre- to purchase inspections and guarantee newbuilding supervision. the Sarris concludes:“We are committed ultimate to providing a high level of service to respect for blue-chip clients who share our the marine principles. We differentiate ourselves environment.” by primarily providing integrity and Central Ship transparency. After all, technical, Management was third-party management anyone can do these days.“TMS UAE Yearbook 2017/18 53
AwARDSA night torememberGuests and award winners celebrate the The MaritimeStandard Awards 2016 at the Atlantis Ballroom on The PalmCopy 150 D espite being launched only to Dr Abdullatif A Sultan, chairman ofwords three years ago, The Maritime the Organisation of Islamic Shipping Standard (TMS) Awards have Associations; The Hall of Fame Award earned the right to be was given to Khamis Juma Buamim, referred to as the region’s premiere managing director and group chief shipping and maritime awards event. executive of Gulf Navigation; The The first three events, held in Personality of the Year Award went to November 2014 and 2015, and Yasser Nasr Zaghloul, chief executive October 2016, all received the of National Marine Dredging patronage of His Highness Sheikh Company; and the Editor’s Choice Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Award was presented to HE Shaikh were held at the prestigious Atlantis Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa, chairman Ballroom on The Palm. of ASRY. The 2016 Awards were notable for The 4th Annual Maritime Standard some high profile presentations. In Awards will be held on Monday, 23 addition to the awards determined by October 2017, once again in the the judging panel, there were seven opulent setting of The Ballroom, at special awards presented by the TMS the Atlantis The Palm. Building on the team for particularly impressive achievements of the first three individual achievements. The Awards, this year promises to be Maritime Standard Lifetime bigger and better still, with as many Achievement Award was presented as 800 guests likely to attend.54 TMS UAE Yearbook 2017/18
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