Max Marine SAE, an Egypt-based corporation active as a service provider for Egyptian oil and gas projects, has announced it has set up its first UAE base at the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ).
“We have been studying this move for a long while,” said Max Marine founders Abdulaziz Ibrahim Abdulaziz and Altabay Ibrahim Abdulaziz.
“It is very timely, as we have just launched another special office in the US. Coming from the Middle East ourselves, it is very important for us to establish a solid base of operation in the Gulf, and we have determined that RAK FTZ is the best choice. Its strategic location will be beneficial for both us and our clients.”
RAK FTZ Industrial Park is conveniently located next to RAK’s Saqr Port. Recently named “Best Emerging Free Trade Zone” for the third consecutive year by Middle East Logistics Awards and “Industrial Free Trade Zone of the Year” by Supply Chain and Transport Awards, the Free Zone is continuously developing its products and services to meet clients’ needs.
“We are very excited that a group of Max Marine’s calibre is joining our fold,” commented Oussama El Omari, RAK FTZ CEO. “We especially welcome diversity among the products and services provided by our clients, and Max Marine Group offers essential services that are certain to enhance the local oil and gas industry. They have been operating for more than three decades and are experts in their field; they respond to and anticipate their clients’ needs and this has led to their success.”
El Omari assured the company that RAK FTZ, would do everything in its capacity to ensure that their transition into the region would be a smooth one.
A major player
Created in 1972, with the initial goal of supplying food and beverages to petroleum services vessels, Max Marine Group developed to become a major player in the international oil industry supplying a range of services. In 1997, it further strengthened its market share with the establishment of several Max Marine divisions: Max Gulf For Shipping Agencies Oil Services, Max Marine For Shipping Agencies Oil Services (SAE), Max Marine Free Zone (Amreay - Alexandria), Max Era Tours, Max For Constructions & Real Estate and Max For Trade & Markets.
Over the years, the group has continuously upgraded its products and services to include technical and operational resources as well as complete service management solutions. By offering extensive services that include everything from equipment rental, charting, and project management to customs assistance and port agency services in addition to maintenance and administrative and logistical support, it ensures that its high-end international clientele - which includes Tide Water, Transocean, Fugro, Stolt Offshore, ETD offshore, Rovde, Rashpetco, Grant Geophysical and BP Max Marine Group – will be able to engage in business unhindered.
Commenting on Max Marine’s experience with RAK FTZ thus far, Hisham El Meligy, a popular Egyptian actor who also stands as the public relations manager for Max Marine Group FZC, says: “The set-up of the company was entirely hassle-free… In my opinion, Max Marine Group and Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone will have a very bright future.”
