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ships stopping for bunkers, stores, surveys, repairs and
maintenance and crew change whilst transiting the Strait of

Hormaz. Ship repair capacity and capability has more than
doubled in the last decade and even constructed state-of-the-

art new builds. The offshore oil and gas sector has not lagged

behind and the UAE is now home to many reputed companies.
Some of the challenges for the local ship supply

community include:
• Increase in road traffic

• Increase in cost of living
“Never be alone again
• Some increase in costs and bureaucratic protocol
when trading in
necessary to ensure the safe access and entry to
Latin-America and the Caribbean”
UAE ports

• Increase in competition and decrease in margins
ASUSHIP is The South American Corporation of Ship This is balanced to some extent with the increase in

Chandler that serves as a direct representation for all business volumes and both the acceptance and recognition
Latin America and the Caribbean region vessel suppliers.
from the maritime community worldwide that the UAE is
indeed a major mature marine hub for trade, tourism and ship

Services:
repair. This is complemented by the fact that every
classification society now has a big presence in the UAE as well

as most reputed manufacturers of marine equipment now have • Invoice Discounting
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offices, stock facilities or workshops in the UAE.
• Legal Services

• Shared business
MEMEBERSHIP
To the best of my knowledge, we see at least five new ship
• Specialized Software chandlers open their doors every year. Most existing ship

• System Management suppliers have enjoyed a 10% to 15% annual growth in
• Others
turnover. There are many reasons to believe that this pattern

will continue well into the next decade. u
Join ASUSHIP today and start taking advantage of all the
benefits available to our members – visit

www.asuship.com

Rafael Gallerano

President of ASUSHIP &
Director of ITALMARINE Group

www.italmarinegroup.com

PHO: 00 58 295 416 1462
Mob: 00 58414349 3099 Contact details:
e-mail: info@italmarinegroup.com
rafael@asuship.com
info@asuship.com
rafael@italmarinegroup.com

Rafael Gallerano

Italmarine Group/ASUSHIP
Mobile: 0058 414 349 3111

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