Transas, an international leader in maritime navigation systems, simulation and VTS, has registered with Dubai Maritime City (DMC). In early 2004, Transas will open its new Regional Center of Excellence (HUB office) in Dubai.
Following a meeting with Transas Managing Director, Andrey Illyin, Mr. Amer Ali, Project Manager, Dubai Maritime City stated: We welcome Transas onboard. DMC is the definitive location for any maritime-related enterprise as it will cluster various sectors of the industry and thus provide the ideal setting for international leaders such as Transas who wish to develop their business in new regions. As a maritime hub, DMC will provide a focal point: for over 5000 maritime related businesses in the region and a far greater number worldwide."
Mr. Ilyin outlined the plans for Transas Middle East saying : 'We at Transas see a huge market potential for its product in the Middle East area. It is vital for us to be close to our customers not only in terms of meeting their demands, but also for being able to provide the prompt and most effective service whenever needed. Our new office in Dubai will be staffed with the top-level professionals that will provide the full range of services from project design to installation and post-sale maintenance to Transas distributors and customers in this area.'
Transas is internationally recognised as a world-leading developer and supplier of a wide range of IT solutions for the marine, aviation and allied industries, including both onboard and shore-based applications.
The Transas Group comprises a number of technology companies that design, develop and manufacture high-tech software, equipment and integrated solutions for various sectors of the transportation industry:
Transas also demonstrates a strong interest towards the development of close relationships with the Dubai Maritime City and its partners. Several areas of bilateral interest have already been identified and a delegation from Transas is arriving in Dubai in early December for further negotiations with DMC.
The new Transas Middle East office will be added to the already successfully operating Transas Eurasia (St. Petersburg), Transas Marine USA (Seattle), Transas Marine UK (Portsmouth), Transas Europe (Hamburg), Transas Scandinavia (Sweden), Transas Pacific (Singapore) and Transas China (Shanghai).
Being an integral part of the Transas international group of companies, Transas Middle East will be responsible for the distribution and service of the entire range of Transas products in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen.
Mr. Andrey Ilyin has been appointed Managing Director of the new Transas office. Prior to his appointment, as Managing Director of the new Middle East Transas office, Mr. Ilyin was the Manager of the Transas Simulation Business Unit and he also was involved in establishing the Transas distribution network in the South-East Asia.
All Transas products are designed in strict accordance with international requirements established for these types of equipment. The Transas R&D and QA procedures have been certified for conformity to the international ISO-1994:9001 quality standard.
The principle of open architecture implemented in all Transas developments, as well as the modular design of Transas products, allows the seamless integration of the company's various technologies into large multi-purpose solutions.
The core business activities of Transas for the international shipping industry include:
- Electronic cartography;
- Marine onboard equipment, complex integrated onboard systems;
- Training simulators;
- Vessel Traffic Management and Information Systems;
- Crises management and Maritime Security systems;
- Traffic monitoring systems and communications solutions;
- OEM Partnerships.
Transas marine products have been approved or acknowledged by many established authorities and classification institutions, including: Det Norske Veritas (Norway), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (UK), BSH (Germany), Germanisher Lloyd (Germany), France Telecom (France), Bureau Veritas (France), Russian Register of Shipping (Russia), and the Maritime Administration of the Ministry of Transport (Russia). Transas simulators have been accepted by the US Coast Guard NMC for use in approved training courses. The ECDIS assembly at the Transas premises in Gothenburg, Sweden, and Hamburg, Germany, is 'Wheel mark'-approved.
The entire range of Transas products is distributed on a worldwide basis via the company's International Sales and Service Network represented in some 90 countries. The Distribution network is coordinated by Transas Centres of Excellence (HUB offices) located in Sweden, Norway, Germany, Spain, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Untied Kingdom, Singapore, China and UAE. The Head Office of Transas Limited is located in Cork, Ireland.
In its business activities, Transas pays the utmost attention to keeping customers satisfied throughout the entire life cycle of its products. Transas Service Centers, manned by certified service engineers, are located in ports along all major shipping routes and offer first-class technical service support to Transas customers on a worldwide basis.
Among the merchant shipping companies, which use Navi-Sailor systems from Transas, are Maersk Sealand Line, P&O Nedlloyd, P&O, Stena Line, Stena Bulk, Tor Line, Standard Marine Services, V.Ships, Holland America Line and many others. Marine navigation systems from Transas are used on ships and patrol boats of naval and Coast Guard fleets of over 30 nations. Over 1 million vector electronic charts in Transas proprietary TX-97 format have been distributed to users throughout the world, so far.
Over 250 of the largest training and simulator centers in the world are equipped with Transas simulator systems. Transas VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) systems are installed and operated in some 50 ports and harbours worldwide.
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About Dubai Maritime City
Dubai Maritime City will be the world's largest maritime development, located on a 195-hectare manmade peninsula that will be connected to the mainland by a causeway. The first development of its kind, Dubai Maritime City will offer world-class facilities to maritime businesses in the region and worldwide. It will be the hub for six large and diverse sectors: marine marketing, management, services, recreation, education, ship design and manufacture. Every element of infrastructure required by these sectors will be provided. Progress at DMC is ongoing. Dredging has already begun off Dubai's Port Rashid. At present reclamation work for DMC is ongoing and the Master Plan is underway. The project will be developed in phases and DMC is working on an implementation plan. Reclamation will be complete in the early part of 2005. The facility will be ready by 2006.
It is planned that there will be four areas within the DMC facility:
Commercial area
This will include: a harbor area, offices for maritime related businesses, banks, support services, restaurants and leisure areas, and a flexible exhibition site.
Leisure area
This will include: berthing for yachts, a museum.
Repair area
This will include: a dockyard, ship supply outlets, ship repair area, ship building area, marine and maritime retail area.
Research and academy area
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