KHALEEJ TIMES / ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2012
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ubai Maritime City (DMC), the worldclass maritime cluster built to further maritime activity in the Middle East, saw an increase in business and commercial activity in 2012. The City’s Industrial Precinct has tailor-made solutions for maritime industrial, commercial and trading companies and offers facilities such as large and small workshops, warehouses, ship repair plots, shops and canteens. Over 55 local and international organisations involved in the maritime sector and hospitality services have set up base here. “We have changed the concept of business and development plans for the city to re-engineer a model of an active futuristic city. There has been large-scale interest in the Dubai Maritime City, because of its proximity to the trading and commercial hub
within Dubai. The City is ideally located at an exceedingly busy trading route and provides innumerable opportunities for business and trade. The region has survived the economic shocks that are rattling countries elsewhere and is widely known for its resilience and ability to overcome adversities due to strong business and economic fundamentals. This is the primary reason that there has been an ever-growing list of local and international companies lining up to set up base at the City. We have had a growing number of ship owners who are faithfully utilising the state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities that are on offer,” said Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World. Among the workshops, warehouses and plots available on lease, 85 per cent of phase 1 and 2 have already been occupied over the first half of last year de-
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With its wide range of painting solutions, Hempel offers long-term protection to its clients’ investments, thus forging a lifelong bond with them HEMPEL was founded in 1915. Approaching 100 years of age, it has grown to become one of the world’s largest, independent suppliers of decorative, marine, yacht, container and protective coatings reaching every continent in the Globe. Hempel is in one of the market leading positions in the Middle East, with a substantial network of manufacturing units and sales offices providing products and services to almost every sub sector. Hempel Paints was involved in many challenging projects all through the Middle East, always successfully coping with hectic schedules and supply demands. Products applications Hempel’s protective coatings range is used in many applications including oil refineries, pipe lines, power generation and chemical industry plants as large scale projects in increasingly difficult conditions make the knowledge of corrosion mechanisms and their prevention more and more important in order to make these projects economically viable. Hempel always strives to give its customers long-term protection for their investments through tailored solutions to meet every climate and environmental condition
backed with the highest levels of service and support. Best-in-class technical services Hempel invests in long-term relationships with its customers through providing them with the maximum level of service to suit their projects requirements. Hempel works with many of the industry leaders where Hempel customers have access to a worldwide network of coating advisors and engineers who have been independently certified to one or more of the following standards: • FROSIO – Norwegian Professional Council for Education of Inspectors • NACE – National Association of Corrosion Engineers • B/GAS – British Gas Approved Inspectors programme The fully staffed and certified
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