ASRY BEGINS LANDING CRAFT CONSTRUCTION

DT News Network

Manama 

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ASRY, the leading ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has marked the launch of the construction of a Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG) Landing Craft with the steel cutting ceremony. Officers from the BCG and ASRY Management and employees attended the event which marked the official start of production. BCG was represented by Lt Col Abdul Aziz Al Buainain and Lt Col Jahangir Sarwar, while ASRY New Construction and Engineering Senior Manager Sauvir Sarkar lead the team from ASRY. 

“This ceremony not only marks the start of production on this craft, but also an ongoing working relationship with the Bahrain Coast Guard,” Sarkar said.  

“ASRY is proud to be a partner in helping safeguard Bahrain’s maritime & security interests, and glad to utilise our new construction and engineering capabilities to support the BCG as we expand our portfolio of newbuild experience,” he added. 

   ASRY will complete cutting of over 1600 parts, to complete steel cutting of all components of the hull, and  used it’s CNC cutting machines for the steel cutting with the cutting plans fed from an automatic nesting software, available in house.  

 The Landing craft, to be delivered in the first half of 2016, marks ASRY’s first newbuild contract since launching the New Construction & Engineering division, which is tasked with growing the new construction programme at the yard. It will be approximately 34.5m in overall length, with two 500 Kilo watt engines, having a top speed of 10 knots and cargo deck capacity of 40 tonnes. ASRY already has experience in the new construction sector having built Offshore support vessels, ASD tugs and power barges.