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Lamprell has announced the start of a joint venture to build a shipyard on the Kingdom's east coast.
The statement said that the joint venture of the International Maritime Industries Company started work after reaching a loan agreement from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund.
The global marine industry company is a partnership between Saudi Aramco, Lamprell, the UAE, Saudi National Shipping Company and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
According to Reuters, an Aramco executive will be the chief executive of the project, which Aramco said earlier would cost more than 20 billion riyals ($ 5.3 billion).
Saudi Arabia's Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) agreed in principle last year to provide 3.75 billion riyals ($ 1 billion) in funding to the project.
The total expected value of Lamprell's contribution over the construction period is $ 140 million, the statement said.
The 12 million square meter facility is planned to manufacture four offshore drilling platforms per year and more than 40 vessels, including three giant oil tankers and over 260 marine products.
According to previous reports, the basin will provide a wide range of services, including the construction of large vessels, repair of large vessels, the manufacture of offshore dredgers and the repair of marine support vessels.
The shipyard will include a range of facilities including seven fully equipped dry basins; two basins, five berths, a ship lift system, warehouses, utility service areas, workshops, office buildings, accommodation and recreation facilities for more than 10,000 workers.
Aramco said earlier that it expects the project to provide 80,000 jobs and allow the kingdom to lower its imports by $ 12 billion, with a GDP increase of $ 17 billion.
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