SADRA

SADRA also known as "Iran Marine Industrial Company" was founded in 1968 as a small ship repair yard in Bushehr. Since then, SADRA has established itself as the leading shipbuilding and shiprepairing company in Iran.[1] SADRA is also active in offshore oil & gas development.[2] SADRA specializes in building ships, docks and floating oil rigs.[3] Sadra Group is a sister company of Iran's state-owned Iran Shipbuilding and Offshores Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO).[4] As of April 2009, the IRGC-controlled construction conglomerate, Khatam al-Anbia owns a controlling stake in SADRA.[5]

Sadra Company
Public
IndustryShipbuilding , Oil and gas
Founded1968 (1968)
HeadquartersBushehr, Mazandaran Iran
ProductsContainer & Product Carrier, Multi-purpose cargo Ship, Ferry, FPSO/FSO, Cable Laying Vessel, Pipe Laying, Drill-Ship, AHTS & Special Vessel..
Websitewww.sadra.ir

History
  • In 2005, SADRA won a 100 million euro contract to build four cargo ships for German company Rickmers.[4]
  • In 2006 SADRA group won a $2.4 billion contract to build 10 LNG carriers for the Belgian shipping group EXMAR.[2]
  • In 2009 SADRA begun manufacturing four 113,000-metric-ton Aframax oil tankers for Venezuela.[6][7]
  • In 2009 SADRA launched a domestically-built semi-floatable drilling rig for the Caspian Sea. The semi-submersible rig called 'Iran-Alborz' is the largest in the Middle East. The semi-floatable platform is able to operate at water depths up to 1,030 meters and can drill down to 6,000 meters under the seabed.[8] Iran-Alborz is operated by Iran North Drilling Co.[9]
  • Since 2010, SADRA has been involved in the development of South Pars phases 13 & 14.[10]

Iranian ship building market and industry
See also: Industry of Iran

Over the next two decades, Iran would need 500 new ships, including 120 oil tankers, 40 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and over 300 commercial vessels.[11] In 2009, in a move aimed at further enhancing Iran's shipbuilding industry, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will ban the purchase of foreign ships by Iranian organizations.[12] The Ministry of Commerce has confirmed that Iran is able to build all its needed sea fleets inside the country.[13]

See also

References
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  4. "Iran's Sadra Group to build ships for German firm". Payvand.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  5. "1388: Year of Militarization of Iran's Economy". Payvand.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20120108021657/http://presstv.com/detail/219826.html. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Russian semi spuds well in Caspian off Iran - Oil & Gas Journal". Ogj.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  10. "Iranian consortium to replace Shell, Repsol in South Pars". tehran times. 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  11. Archived September 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301004605/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8903111753. Archived from the original on March 1, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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