Iran

[Shahab3]

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=26422&NewsKind=Business%20%26%20Economy">http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleVi ... %20Economy</a><!-- m -->

Sadra Co. to build, overhaul 70,000-ton ships

LONDON, Oct 25 (IranMania) - Iran Marine Industries Company (Sadra) will soon be capable of building and overhauling ships with a capacity of up to 70,000 tons at its Caspian Sea Complex.

According to Petroenergy Information network (PIN), deputy managing director of the company noted that due to activation of contracts for building 63,000-ton, the company started making a 100,000-ton dry pool measuring 250m by 40m by 10m during a visit by President Khatami.

Qasem Golnejad noted that the project is going through excavation phase and its structure phase is to be implemented in 16 months.

The official stated that the pool will be established at the company's Neka shipyards to receive orders for building and overhauling ships from countries belonging to Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

He said Sadra has build a similar pool at its shipyards in Bushehr, southern Iran, which measures 300m by 50m and is capable of overhauling ships up to a capacity of 150,000 tons.
...