Our Story
AD Ports Group created Abu Dhabi Marine Services in 2012 with a clear vision: to be an industry leader in providing of integrated marine services operating to world-class standards.
Exponential growth across services, fleet and workforce has led to the formation of SAFEEN Group, covering ‘everything you need on the seas’, and the establishment of three core divisions under SAFEEN Group: Shipping & Transshipment, Offshore & Subsea, Marine Services including Dry Docking, furnishing customers and partners with a synergistic 360-degree offering, both offshore and onshore.
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Serving the Seas
SAFEEN Group, a key pillar of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, provides world-class maritime services to both local and international clients.
With an unwavering commitment to excellence and safety, SAFEEN Group leverages its long-standing expertise and a robust fleet of over 250 vessels to ensuring the provision of exceptional onshore and offshore services that adhere to globally recognised standards.
Capabilities
End-to-end maritime service provider
Shipping & Transshipment
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Offshore & Subsea
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Marine Services
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Our Services
Container Feedering
Dry Bulk Shipping
VLCC and Tankers
Barging Support
Dry Bulk Transshipment
Offshore Support Vessel
Offshore Logistics
Diving & Subsea Solutions
IRM
Towage
AtoN
Bunkering
Pilotage
Mooring
Dry Docking
Ro-Ro
World-Class Maritime Services
SAFEEN Group’s portfolio covers four key areas, providing a ‘one-stop-shop’ for customers.
Shipping & Transshipment
SAFEEN Group has grown its shipping portfolio in response to growing regional and global trade. Under this umbrella lies a feedering service and NVOCCs. Cargo operations include dry bulk, Ro-Ro, crude oil and chemical tanker shipping.
A successful transshipment business consists of barging and transshipment support at competitive rates.
- Shipping services – Feeders, NVOCC, Dry Bulk shipping and tanker operations
- Feeder service with direct calls to key markets (GCC, Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, China, Indian subcontinent, East and North Africa)
- SAFEEN Feeders provides 130+ port calls per month
- Owned feeder fleet (average age 10 years), 525,000+ TEU trade capacity p.a.
- Only Middle Eastern company providing Transshipment services
- The largest bulk carrier registered under the UAE flag is part of the Transhipment fleet
- Servicing multiple industries, including the largest steel manufacturers
Offshore & Subsea
SAFEEN Group has experienced rapid growth as an integrated offshore and subsea service provider. Forging partnerships and acquisitions with established entities within the sector has been instrumental in delivering innovative bespoke solutions to customers across the offshore oil, gas and construction industries and the renewable energy sector.
OFCO, SAFEEN Offshore, SAFEEN Subsea and Divetech provide a wealth of experience in this field, including offshore support vessels and logistics, Inspection Repair & Maintenance (IRM), subsea solutions, survey, and commercial diving activities to meet customer needs.
- Serving offshore oil, gas and construction industries and the renewable energy sector
- 10+ major subsea projects across GCC
- Fleet includes integrated diving system and pipe lay and heavy lifting vessels
- Partnered with NMDC to create SAFEEN Survey and Subsea Services
- Incorporates OFCO and Divetech to provide industry leading capabilities
- Vast experience and cost-efficient solutions
Marine Services
SAFEEN Marine Services offers customers a comprehensive suite of cost-efficient, top-tier marine services worldwide.
A comprehensive fleet comprised of over 46 vessels capable of providing integrated and tailor-made marine solutions, including—but not limited to—coastal and offshore terminal towage, pilotage, bunkering, mooring services, and emergency response.
SAFEEN’s marine services team has forged a reputation as one of the safest, environmentally responsible service operators in the region.
- Serving ports regionally & Internationally
- A fleet of more than 46 vessels
- Catering to multipurpose terminals (General Cargo, Bulk, Container, Ro-Ro, Cruise)
- Operating 20-85 tonne bollard pull capacity tugs
- Coastal & terminal towage, VTS, mooring, bunkering, AtoN, Emergency Response, logistics
- Outstanding track record in HSE
Dry Docking
SAFEEN Drydocks offers a broad range of vital services, including drydocking, afloat repairs, shipbuilding and refurbishment. The hub of SAFEEN Drydocks’ operations is located at Khalifa Port and encompasses a 45,000m2 shipyard and repair facility and 350m quay wall.
Our Growth
Establishing partnerships and strategic acquisitions has played a key role in SAFEEN Group’s monumental growth from solely a Marine Services provider. Today, AD Ports Group is building one of the largest and most diverse single-point providers of maritime services in the region through SAFEEN Group – offering everything a customer needs on the seas and addressing the gap in the market for a ‘one-stop-shop’ for Shipping & Transhipment, Marine Services, Drydocking and Offshore & Subsea solutions.
Operational Excellence
SAFEEN Group has an unwavering commitment to operational standards, setting the benchmark in the region. In less than a decade, the SAFEEN name has become synonymous with excellence within the maritime sector, and the industry has recognised its achievements through multiple awards. Maintaining the highest standards is matched by an assurance to safeguard the marine environment and ecosystems, working sustainably to lessen the industry’s impact on the marine environment.
Manpower
SAFEEN Group boasts a team of extensively trained and experienced staff, including pilots and tug masters, who work around the clock across ports and beyond. Committed to developing talent, SAFEEN Group invests in its workforce to prepare it to meet the industry's future challenges and better serve its customers.