SADRA
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{{Infobox company
| name = Sadra Company
| foundation = {{start date and age|1968}}
| type = Public
| location = Bushehr and Mazandaran (Iran)
| industry = Shipbuilding, Oil and gas
| products = Container & Product Carrier, Multi-purpose cargo Ship, Ferry, FPSO/FSO, Cable Laying Vessel, Pipe Laying, Drill-Ship, AHTS & Special Vessel..
| num_employees =
| parent =
| homepage = [http://www.sadra.ir www.sadra.ir]
}}
The Iran Marine Industrial Company ({{langx|fa|شرکت صنعتی دریایی ایران}}), also known as SADRA, was founded in 1968 as a small ship repair yard in Bushehr. Since then, SADRA has established itself as the leading shipbuilding and ship repairing company in Iran.[http://www.vinamaso.net/directory/shipyards/sadra-iran-marine-industrial-co.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724122314/http://www.vinamaso.net/directory/shipyards/sadra-iran-marine-industrial-co.html|date=July 24, 2011}} SADRA is also active in offshore oil & gas development.{{Cite web |url=http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2589/pdf/i3.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-29 |archive-date=2020-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920173525/http://www.iran-daily.com/1385/2589/pdf/i3.pdf |url-status=dead }} SADRA specializes in building ships, docks, and floating oil rigs.{{cite web |url=http://www.turquoisepartners.com/iraninvestment/IIM-Jun10.pdf |title=Iran Investment : Turquoise Partners |date=June 2010 |publisher=Turquoisepartners.com |access-date=2015-11-03 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717113347/http://www.turquoisepartners.com/iraninvestment/IIM-Jun10.pdf |url-status=dead }} Sadra Group is a sister company of Iran's state-owned Iran Shipbuilding and Offshores Industries Complex Co. (ISOICO).{{cite web |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/05/nov/1052.html |title=Iran's Sadra Group to build ships for German firm |publisher=Payvand.com |access-date=2015-11-03 |archive-date=24 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324193546/http://www.payvand.com/news/05/nov/1052.html |url-status=dead }} As of April 2009, the IRGC-controlled construction conglomerate, Khatam al-Anbia owns a controlling stake in SADRA.{{cite web |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/10/mar/1213.html |title=1388: Year of Militarization of Iran's Economy |publisher=Payvand.com |access-date=2015-11-03 |archive-date=15 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115021554/http://www.payvand.com/news/10/mar/1213.html |url-status=dead }}
History
- In 2005, SADRA won a 100 million euro contract to build four cargo ships for German company Rickmers.
- In 2006, SADRA group won a $2.4 billion contract to build 10 LNG carriers for the Belgian shipping group EXMAR.
- In 2009, SADRA begun manufacturing four 113,000-metric-ton Aframax oil tankers for Venezuela.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}
- In 2009, SADRA launched a domestically-built semi-floatable drilling rig for the Caspian Sea. The semi-submersible rig called 'Iran-Alborz' is the largest in the Middle East. The semi-floatable platform is able to operate at water depths up to 1,030 meters and can drill down to 6,000 meters under the seabed.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Iran-Alborz is operated by Iran North Drilling Co.{{cite web|url=http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/articles/oil-gas-journal/exploration-development-2/2010/02/russian-semi_spuds.html |title=Russian semi spuds well in Caspian off Iran - Oil & Gas Journal |publisher=Ogj.com |access-date=2015-11-03}}
- Since 2010, SADRA has been involved in the development of South Pars phases 13 & 14.{{cite web|url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=220734 |title=Iranian consortium to replace Shell, Repsol in South Pars |publisher=tehran times |date=2010-06-06 |access-date=2015-11-03}}
- Iran Marine Industrial Company SADRA delivered the second Aframax oil ship on 12 June 2022 in a meeting between Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro after the documents were signed.{{cite web|url=https://en.irna.ir/news/84786729/Iran-to-secure-position-as-shipbuilder |title=Iran to secure position as shipbuilder |website=en.irna.ir|date=2022-06-13 |access-date=2022-07-01}}
Iranian ship building market and industry
{{see also|Industry of Iran}}
Over the next two decades, Iran would need 500 new ships, including 120 oil tankers, 40 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, and over 300 commercial vessels.[http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3479/html/economy.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926115547/http://www.iran-daily.com/1388/3479/html/economy.htm|date=September 26, 2009}} In 2009, in a move aimed at further enhancing Iran's shipbuilding industry, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he will ban the purchase of foreign ships by Iranian organizations.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} The Ministry of Commerce has confirmed that Iran is able to build all its needed sea fleets inside the country.{{cite web|url=http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8903111753 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301004605/http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8903111753 |archive-date=March 1, 2012 |title=Fars News Agency :: Minister Calls Sanctions on Iran's Shipping Industries Futile }}
Ships built by SADRA
{{Incomplete list|date=September 2021}}
;Aframax
- {{ship|MV|Sorocaima}} (2012)
- {{ship|MV|Yoraco}} (2020)
See also
- ISOICO - SADRA's sister company
- Iran Shipping Lines
- Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.sadra.ir}}
{{TSE Companies of Iran}}
{{Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps}}
Category:Shipbuilding companies of Iran
Category:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Category:Companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange
Category:Iranian entities subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions