KHALEEJ TIMES ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT Dolphin Radiators & Cooling Systems LLC — ‘Pio- neers in the Heat Transfer Industry’ — was estab- lished in 1986 and is a UAE-based company that specialises in heat exchanger repair, maintenance and new build units. Dolphin is appointed as the sole distributor for ‘RYDLYME’, known as one of the world’s leading biodegradable descaler, in the UAE and Oman. The company has been serving the marine indus- try for more than 20 years and is located in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Dubai, Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. Dolphin regularly attends to jobs in all an- chorages and ports in Dubai, Northern Emirates and Abu Dhabi. In addition to this, Dolphin provides riding crews to carry out heat exchanger repairs whilst the ship is in transit, and has a fully equipped workshop that can either repair, clean, overhaul or supply the following units: Plate Heat Exchangers • Chemical Circulation Cleaning with - ‘RYDLYME’ Individual cleaning and regasketing of plates - New plate supply - Complete service / Installation of PHE - Sole agents for ‘Paul Mueller - Aqua-therm’ PHE Shell and Tube Type Heat Exchangers • (Condenser, Oil + Water Cooler, FWG Cargo Heaters) Chemical Circulation with ‘RYDLYME’ - H P Water Jetting / ‘Quick Shot’ tube - cleaning / Rigid and Rigid lance tube cleaning Full re-tubing service - Hydro or nitrogen pressure testing - Complete new build shell and tube units - Charge Air Coolers • Ultra sonic cleaning - Blocked tube water drilling - Leak repair and tube plugging - New manufacturing - Dolphin Radiators also has HVAC and ASME • divisions that can serve the shipping industry and supplement the Heat Exchanger Services Division. Dolphin Air Conditioning Division • has dedi- cated personnel that regularly attend ships and carry out all types of work from leak repair to complete overhaul and replacement of chiller systems. They can also change AHU coils with the minimum of downtime due to the readily available access to bespoke manufactured coils. Dolphin Heat Transfer • (DHT) is an accredited manufacturer of high pressure heat exchangers and vessels and is licensed to work under ASME ‘U’, ‘S’ and National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel ‘R’ and ‘NB’ stamps. Based in Ajman, DHT has a fully equipped • workshop that can manufacture virtually any Heat Exchanger and has full CNC production back-up equipment. Dolphin keeps on hand a large usable stock of all • types of tubes (Alu.Brass, Cu/Ni 70/30, Cu/Ni 90/10, Copper and CS) and a large selection of Titanium plates to suit various plate heat ex- changer types. Dolphin also has its own manufacturing division • that manufactures for the after sales market, air- cooled radiators and oil coolers, braking friction material and A/C, HVAC replacement coils in either aluminium or copper fins. In addition to the above assets, its senior man- • agement team and technicians have the neces- sary experience and flexibility to ensure that each and every job is attended to with the right tools and equipment to ensure that our work is com- pleted in time. Dolphin can attend to any job on any ship at any • time and will resolve any Heat Exchanger Prob- lems to ensure that the ship departs on schedule. Dolphin Radiators & Cooling Systems LLC provides riding crews to carry out heat exchanger repairs whilst the ship is in transit Reliable on the move INTERNATIONAL and regional shipping operators, ports, financiers and maritime professionals will meet in Dubai at the forthcoming Seatrade Middle East Mari- time (SMEM) summit and exhibition to discuss the opportunities and challenges that global fleet growth will present to the region as it steadily develops into a world- class centre of excellence for ship repair and refurbishment. The three-day event has dedicated a pan- el session to ship repair, which has attracted high profile experts including Geoffrey Tay- lor, Managing Director, Topaz Marine Engi- neering, UAE and Lars Seistrop, Managing Director, Damen Shipyards Sharjah, and Al- bwardy Marine Engineering, UAE, who will debate the issues surrounding ship repair and refurbishment. “The Middle East is a world-class centre of excellence for ship repair with a number of well respected shipyards already offering a diverse range of services. We are seeing new joint ventures between the region and Asia in the dry dock sector, with the Gulf set to offer the largest ship repair capacity out- side of China,” noted Chris Hayman, Chair- man of Seatrade, organisers of Seatrade Middle East Maritime. According to Drewry Maritime Re- search’s Q1 2014 report ‘Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast’, ship operators remained under pressure to keep operating costs to a minimum in 2013, due to weak freight earnings, with restrictive re- pairs and maintenance regimes instigated in order to counter rises in expenditure. This was supported by last year’s weak steel pric- es, but with new regulations and an element of catch-up in repair due, Drewry expects repair and maintenance expenditure to rise by at least 2.5 to 3 per cent per annum over the next two years. “The thorny issue of maintaining fleets for operational readiness whilst maximis- ing commercial capacity is a constant con- cern for both shipyards and vessel owners, but with increased capacity in the region, the Middle East is perfectly positioned as a key geographical access point for quality repair, maintenance and refitting services,” said Hayman. According to 2013 data, Drewry Mari- time Research expects global container port demand to grow by just over 5 per cent per annum through to 2017, exceeding 800 million TEUs per year; and this expected growth is more than the entire 2012 throughput of North America, Europe and the Middle East combined. This and other sector drivers such as the expansion of offshore projects and the im- plementation of new technical regulations for the shipping industry will also be dis- cussed, with the panel set to share details of a newly-researched, in-depth competi- tion analysis, alongside the issue of how to introduce best practices to maintain a con- tinual updated diversity of improved ship T he sea has long served the UAE as a port of trade, prior to the development of land and air transport. The country shares an in- timate relationship with surrounding water bodies with traditions deeply rooted in maritime activities. Busi- nesses used the channel as a means to purchase or sell goods ranging from consumables to other services. As the UAE transformed from a bar- ren desert land, where livelihood was sourced from fishing and pearl diving, to a sophisticated metropolitan plat- form for people around the world to gather, the maritime hub also evolved to gain stronger foothold in the scene. Armed with a strategic location, the country initiated a number of develop- ments exclusively dedicated to the mode that has led to bustling initia- tives. This in turn has further helped the nation grow as a lucrative hub. With an eye on booming potential, the gateway has led to establishment of niche platforms that aim to serve those new and seasoned in the industry with a base to share a plethora of informa- tion and opportunities that can benefit both the individual as well as the econ- omy of their respective nations. Regulating the flow of industry, the Dubai Council for Marine and Mari- time Industries is an example of an au- thority body that represents the sector. It maintains a safe and booming mari- time environment that eventually con- tributes to enhancing Dubai’s position as one of the leading maritime points. The Dubai Maritime Summit, or- ganised by the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), is scheduled to run from October 28 until October 30 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will also host the Seatrade Maritime Awards 2014, Seatrade Middle East Maritime Exhibition (SMEM) as well as the Global Work- boats Technology Forum, which will feature an economic forum covering a wide range of topics including ship re- cycling, offshore oil and gas, bunker- ing, port investment and logistics, and ship repair and refurbishment. “DMCA announced the expansion of the agenda of the Dubai Maritime Summit via the inclusion of Dubai Maritime Summit — an important in- ternational maritime event. This year’s edition of the event follows the suc- cessful inaugural edition of the Dubai Maritime Summit in 2012 and sup- ports our continuing efforts to con- solidate Dubai’s position as a global maritime centre, as well as our goal to reinforce Dubai’s footprint in the in- ternational maritime landscape, guid- ed by the directives of our wise leader- ship,” said Amer Ali, Executive Director, DMCA. The international and regional fleet, comprising of maritime experts, se- nior government officials, industry professionals, and ship owners, seek to discuss the latest maritime trends and explore the best industry practices to help promote sustainable develop- ment across Dubai’s maritime sector. — [email protected] BY FARHANA CHOWDHURY Gulf to offer largest ship repair capacity outside of China Biennial Seatrade Middle East Maritime conference returns to Dubai to highlight capacity and diverse range of refit, repair and refurbishment that Gulf dry dock operations » Continued on next page BOOMING PORTS OF TRADE Dubai Maritime Summit provides an ideal base to find out about the latest trends and best practices in the industry, which can in turn promote sustainable development across Dubai’s shores The company has been serving the marine industry for more than 20 years and is located in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Dubai, Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. 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