Adm. Rabiee: "Misr Tugboats Factory is considered a new chapter in the localization of building marine units in Egypt."
Work is ceaseless at the Factory to achieve the targeted rates in record time.
We are considering export opportunities and have received foreign offers that reflect the success of the marketing efforts under the slogan Made in Egypt.
Misr Tugboats Factory is a massive industrial edifice ushering in new victories in the efforts of localizing maritime industries.
Chairman of South Red Sea Shipyard: "We will deliver the tugboats AZM 3 and AZM 4 by the end of this year."
South Red Sea Shipyard is witnessing major infrastructure developments.
In line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-sisi to localize maritime industries as well as develop and modernize the fleet of the Suez Canal Authority, Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, and Mr. Mostafa El-Dougishy, Chairman of the South Red Sea Shipyard, have witnessed today the launching of the tugboats AZM 3 and AZM 4; products of Misr Tugboats Factory in Safaga amongst the primary production line building 10 tugboats for the Suez Canal Authority. The ceremony was attended by a number of SCA Board Members as well as the Shipyard's leadership and personnel.
This comes after less than three months from the delivery of the tugboats AZM 1 and AZM 2 that were launched last April and delivered on the ceremony celebrating the anniversary of the Canal’s nationalization late last July.
The two new tugboats are of identical dimensions; 32 m. in length, a beam of 13.5 m. and a draft of 6 m. Their maximum speed reaches 12 knots and they're of 90 tons bollard-pull capacity each.
Adm. Rabiee highlighted that Misr Tugboats Factory is considered a new chapter in the localization of building marine units in Egypt to meet the work demand in the Suez Canal and in Egyptian ports in addition to opening new doors for regional competition and exports.
H.E. has also stated that work is ceaseless at the Factory to achieve the targeted rates in record time. That is due to work being in full swing on two of the largest ptojects in the history of building marine units simultaneously; developing and modernizing the SCA's fleet of marine units by building 10 tugboats of 90 tons bollard-pull capacity parallel with developing the Egyptian fleet of fishing vessels through building 12 high-seas fishing vessels, two of which will be launched by the end of this year.
Adm. Rabiee also pointed out that numerous export opportunities are now under consideration since the Factory has received multiple foreign offers and contract requests that reflect the success of the marketing efforts in promoting the localization of maritime industries under the slogan Made in Egypt, of world-class quality and competitive prices.
On his part, Mr. Mostafa El-Dougishy, Chairman of the South Red Sea Shipyard, has stressed that Misr Tugboats Factory has succeeded in achieving the required execution rates and meeting the agreed upon schedule to complete the works. That was done through increasing the operation rates, hiring additional personnel at the Factory as well as supplying all the internal and external equipment necessary for the project of building the tugboats AZM.
He explained that work is in full force to complete the works as the Factory aims to deliver AZM 3 and AZM 4 then launch the two next tugboats AZM 5 and AZM 6 by the end of this year.
El-Dougishy added that South Red Sea Shipyard is witnessing major infrastructure developments as the new construction expansions include completing the development of the quay wall in addition to developing the Shipyard's building yard. Besides that, construction works of a new three-floor administrative building, a paint factory and a 6000 m2 flat storage area are finalized.
Following the launching ceremony, Adm. Rabiee inspected the ongoing building of the high-seas fishing vessels to check the progress of work as the assembly of the metal sections of the hulls of three of them was completed. Now, the assembly of the fourth out of twelve fishing vessels identical to RIZK 1 is underway and will be built consecutively.
The tour included inspection of the the South Red Sea Shipyard's other construction expansions as H.E. inspected the touristic yacht factory of Egypt Yachts; a company established as a partnership between the Suez Canal Authority and South Red Sea Shipyard, where the Factory's construction works are finished and the necessary equipment are being supplied. That was followed by an inspection of the new administrative building.
At the end of the inspection visit, Adm. Rabiee was keen on thanking the Company's workers and engineers stressing that South Red Sea Shipyard has transformed into a massive industrial edifice whose efforts are now ushering in new victories in the efforts of the Egyptian State to localize maritime and heavy industries, all supported by President Abdel Fattah El-sisi.