Queen Elizabeth 2 moored at Drydock World Dubai to change it's face in 2012

Dubai Drydocks is a

dry dock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...

s facility located adjacent to

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. The idea for Dubai Drydocks began in 1971. After feasibility studies and construction, the facility opened in 1983. It is the only large dry docks facility in the

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. Since it opened, the yard has repaired over 6000 vessels with a combined tonnage of 500 million tons. The Dubai Drydocks have been building new ships since 1994, and have since completed over 70 projects. The dry dock also contains the Middle East's largest floating crane. Dubai Drydocks is located adjacent to

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and Port Rashid (Mina Rashid). There was a massive accident in 2002. 29 workers died after the water started to enter the drydocks when the locks somehow failed.

References

External links

Dubai Drydocks official website
Dubai World Shipyards of the United Arab Emirates Buildings and structures in Dubai Economy of Dubai Drydocks Emirati companies established in 1983 Manufacturing companies established in 1983 {{Dubai-stub