Al Fattan Ship Industry wins Dh18.5 million contract

ABU DHABI, 26th February, 2015, (WAM) -- Based in Abu Dhabi’s Al Sadr Port area, Al Fattan Ship Industry has in recent years emerged as a key supplier of patrol craft to the UAE Coast Guard, including an Dh18.5 million contract for eight vessels announced at IDEX on Monday. Examples of the company’s products include the 15m fast patrol boat, used by the coast guard for interdiction operations, and the 34m patrol boat employed in support of homeland security and search and rescue. Al Fattan Ship Industry has also developed, as a private venture, a 16m catamaran 'torpedo' boat. Al Fattan’s facility occupies an area of more than 300,000m2, with multiple berths. The company intends to develop a capability to handle ships of up to 100m size. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/idex/1395277112126.html