UDT Asia: Babcock highlights partnership potential
Babcock is targeting Asia to become an in-country partner for naval engineering and services work.
The company is set to highlight its capabilities at the UDT Asia 2017 conference and exhibition in Singapore and comes on the back of a new joint venture announced with Oman Drydock Company in the Middle East.
This enterprise based at Duqm port in Oman will provide domestic and foreign navies with engineering services, including to the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Among the areas it is promoting in the Singapore exhibition are naval training, participation in the design and development of naval platforms/equipment (e.g. submarines,
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