Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) in Bahrain is to undergo a $188 million expansion over the next 30 months.

Asry chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa said the expansion would consist of a basic quay wall and an offshore launching pier.
“It would also mean an additional 1,200 m of berthing space to repair medium and large vessels,” he said.
Shaikh Daij revealed the expansion last month, while formally inaugurating two slipways and an additional berth at the yard in Hidd.
The new facilities, set up at a cost of $20 million, were completed in 10 months.
“The facilities at Asry have received a major fillip after this extremely important development,” he said. “In the very near future, we shall see several more initiatives in keeping with the new look at Asry.”
The chairman attributed the success of Asry to its “hardworking and dedicated” workforce and said every individual had contributed to its “phenomenal growth”.
He said the launching of the two slipways is a major development for the company in its continuous commitment to provide its customers with services and facilities that match high international standards.
Chief executive Chris Potter said the ship repair industry is not high tech but extremely complex. “We are proud of our achievements and soon we shall see the addition of an offshore and related works facility taking shape. We have to expand to take care of the ‘congestion’ in the industry where a lot more facilities need to take shape all over the world.”
The two slipways, each with a total length of 510 m and a dry berth length of 255 m, are the largest in the Middle East and among the largest ship recovery slipways in the world.