Abstract
Buckau-Walther AG (Krupp Group) handed over a ship-mounted seawater desalination plant to the Water and Electricity Department of the Government of Abu Dhabi on February 16, 1982, in Bremen. This followed a 12-month construction period and two weeks of trials. Named the “Rumaith”, this is the first self-propelled floating seawater desalination plant built for commercial use. The plant, consisting of a self-propelled pontoon-like hull carrying two centrally positioned desalination units of 1250 m 3 each, will supply islands, coastal towns and major construction sites in the United Arab Emirates with drinking water and will also be deployed in the event of break-down of stationary desalination plant, to provide an emergency water supply and to alleviate plantation water shortages. After handover, the vessel, accepted by German Lloyd for class + 100 A4K, was pulled by tug to Abu Dhabi in the Arabian Gulf in 40 days. As general contractor, Buckau-Walther AG had the vessel built by a shipyard in Bremen.
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