@article{Dockyard:11113,
      recid = {11113},
      author = {Heley, D},
      title = {The Duqm Naval Dockyard - A Naval Yard for Oman},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of ICMET},
      address = {2019-11-05},
      abstract = {The creation of the Duqm Naval Dockyard (DND) Joint  Venture between Babcock International Group and the Oman  Drydock Company (ODC) in November 2016 was quickly followed  by company incorporation in June 2017. DND combines the  well-honed skill sets of ODC and Babcock to establish a  focussed warship repair and maintenance facility within the  broader commercial Port of Duqm. The latter serves as a  secure logistics and supply hub in a deep water port  adjacent to the dockyard. Thus, in one location, Duqm  provides the facilities of both a naval base and a naval  dockyard. This combination has been successfully tested  through a number of contracts to date, and the UK-Omani  bilateral defence exercise, Saif Sareea, in the autumn of  2018, successfully tested the UK’s concept of ‘Defence Hub  Duqm’. In the last 6 months, both the UK , and the US  Governments have signed Defence and Strategic agreements  with the Sultanate which specifically mention the  importance of a repair and logistics hub at Duqm. The  dockyard has state of the art infrastructure, with two  graving docks capable of docking Ultra Large Crude Carriers  and Warships. Since June 2017, DND has completed a number  of successful and complex repairs on warships and  auxiliaries from both the USN and the RN, including the  complex drydocking and repair of a US Military Sealift  Command aluminium catamaran. DND is now being looked at by  a number of navies as an ideal maintenance and repair hub  for their operations in the Middle East and beyond. A  deep-water, purpose built facility, Duqm sits astride the  ‘Global Energy Interstate’ of the Indian Ocean and Gulf.  Ships utilising Duqm can access the Straits of Hormuz, the  Bab El Mendaab and Gulf of Aden, and the East African  seaboard with ease. Equally, ships at Duqm have easy access  to the Gulf of Arabia without being tied to maintenance and  repair facilities within the Gulf itself. The location of  the port also offers unrivalled force protection and  security for visiting warships. Looking ahead, the  intention for both ODC and DND is to embark on a  shipbuilding programme at the repair yard, to include the  construction of offshore support vessels and warships. This  will be the first such facility in the Sultanate, and  aligns with the latter’s Five Pillars of Economic  Diversification , in which Duqm (and SEZAD) will play such  an important part.},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/11113},
}