November 2, 2016

Dubai, UAE -- For the second year in a row, Halul Offshore Services Company, the marine offshore services arm of Milaha (Qatar Navigation), has won the prestigious Offshore Marine Award for Owners and Operators at The Seatrade Maritime Awards for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa. The award comes in recognition of Halul Offshore’s performance and accomplishments in a year of turbulence for the maritime and marine offshore industries.

Mr. Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai, President and CEO of Milaha, the parent company of Halul, said: “We are very pleased to see our hard work recognized by the judging panel of the Seatrade Maritime Awards during a challenging year for the shipping industry. This award is a strong motivation for us and our team at Halul Offshore and the rest of the Milaha group to give the best we can on a daily basis.”

For his part, Mr. Vivek Seth, CEO of Halul Offshore, added: “I would like to dedicate this award to our fantastic team at Halul Offshore who worked day and night to provide safe and reliable operations throughout the year.  We saw many milestones happening this year with the delivery of the Milaha Explorer liftboat, the opening of our Singapore office, and the achievement of 5 million working hours without a major incident. We are very glad that to see this diligence recognized.”

Now in its 14th chapter, the Seatrade Maritime Awards for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa event was held under the patronage of His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World and Chairman of Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA).

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About Milaha
The company was established in July 1957 as the first public shareholding company registered in Qatar and holds commercial registration no. 1. Milaha’s current activities include marine transportation in gas, petroleum products, containers and bulk; offshore support services; port management and operations; logistics services; shipyard; trading agencies; real estate investments; and asset management.

The legal entity, Qatar Navigation Q.P.S.C. (QNNS), is publically listed on the Qatar Exchange. For further details please visit the company’s website www.milaha.com

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