Bahrain shipbuilder issues expansion update

The $188m expansion programme being implemented by the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) in Bahrain is bearing fruit, the Gulf Daily News has reported. Work on a 1.38km repair quay wall is well under way, with the first 400m scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
Nass Contracting is carrying out the work under an $800m contract. The project will be completed by the end of next year.
When completed, the quay wall will be able to berth vessels of up to 300,000 dead weight tonnes (dwt), with the 180m return quay holding vessels of up to 40,000 dwt.
"As of August 27, 1,068 pre-cast blocks had been produced and 830 installed," ASRY CEO Chris Potter told the newspaper. 
"As of today, approximately 200 metres of the quay wall block structure has broken the water surface, while backfilling work and pre-loading of block stacks commenced in July."
"The first 400 metre section of the new repair quay wall is scheduled for completion by the end of this year, with work on the full 1,200-metre quay wall and 180-metre return quay expected to finish at the end of 2011," Potter added.