Vryhof Announces New Aberdeen Office and Singapore Partner
Vryhof is expanding its global footprint with its companies, Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) opening a new office in Aberdeen, and Vryhof Anchors appointing Singapore-based Franklin Offshore as its exclusive representative for selling Vryhof solutions in a number of Asia Pacific countries.
Under the terms of the agreement with Vryhof Anchors, Franklin will market and resell Vryhof’s anchoring and mooring equipment in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Vryhof Anchors will provide engineering support to Franklin as and when required.
DSM’s Aberdeen office, which is headed by UK Managing Director Mo Tafazzoly, has been established in response to growing demand for Vryhof products and solutions across the North Sea and will significantly boost the company’s European operations.
Mr Tafazzoly has more than sixteen years’ experience in naval architecture and ocean engineering in the marine, oil and gas industry with an enviable track record in providing technical support to projects and as a technical authority. For the past seven years, prior to joining Vryhof, he worked as the Group Engineering Manager of Rigmar Group where he was responsible for establishing and growing the Group’s technical department. Mr Tafazaaoly holds an MSc and BSc in Naval Architecture and is an active member of the UK’s Royal Institution of Naval Architects.