Crystal Offshore has signed a 25-year agreement with AD Ports Group for construction of a new base and an associated quayside facility on a 20,000-sq-m plot of land in Khalifa Port.
The facility will have “State of the Art” infrastructure, offices and fabrication workshops to provide repairs and re-fits and conversions to offshore jackup drilling rigs and vessels including FPSOs and semisubmersibles.

Under the agreement, a 20,000 square metre plot of land and an associated quay wall in Khalifa Port will be allocated for Crystal Offshore to construct a base, featuring office facilities and fabrication workshops to provide advanced repairs and refits to jack-up rigs as well as marine and offshore vessels.

“Our partnership with one of the world’s leading solution providers in the marine and offshore industry, will add significant value to Khalifa Port’s customers and greatly expand the numerous services it offers to cater to the wide base of the marine industry,” said Saif Al Mazrouei, CEO of Ports Cluster at AD Ports Group.

“We will continue our drive to further diversify the service offerings in our ports in the UAE and abroad. We aim to achieve this by forging strong partnerships such as the one we are entering into with Crystal Offshore, ensuring that we remain the global port operator of choice for our customers.”

The new shipyard fabrication facility situated within Khalifa Port will cater for drilling rigs and marine assets as well as deep water vessels such as floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) and semi-submersibles.

“We have a strong track record with contractors in the region, and with this long-term partnership, we anticipate significant and fast growth of our market share, greatly assisted by the geographical proximity and excellent infrastructure that Khalifa Port has to offer,” Sujith Sekharan, CEO of Crystal Offshore said, adding that the company shares the vision of AD Ports and look forward to complementing one another through expertise and capabilities.