VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 40

3-JULY-1995

OAPEC

ASRY Plans $87Mn Expansion Project

The OAPEC-sponsored Bahrain-based Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) isplanning an $87mn expansion project involving the dredging of a new channel andbuilding a new quay to meet increased demand for ship repairs, according toASRY's Deputy Chief Executive, Mr. Muhammad al-Khatib.

Construction work on the three-phase project will begin in 1996 withcompletion scheduled in seven to eight years. In the first phase the new...