LINDEN SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL (L.S.I.) is a Marine Chartering and Towage Company based in Dubai, U.A.E, founded in July 1994. L.S.I. is a young, dynamic company started with just 1 barge, and is now one of the largest U.A.E. flag vessel owners. L.S.I. currently owns ± 40 vessels, 10 cranes, as well as managing a number of vessels for their owners, and employs around 200 full time staff.
L.S.I. has a ± 13,108 m2 yard with ± 108 mtr jetty space in Hamriyah Free Zone / Sharjah. All equipment returns to L.S.I. yard on completion of charters, where L.S.I. Technical staff are engaged solely for their maintenance, repair and refurbishment.
L.S.I. has workshops which include machining and fabrication facilities. L.S.I. employs a wide variety of tradesmen enabling us to offer quick turnaround times on our vessels. Included are mechanical and civil engineers, welders, fabricators, mechanics, electricians, plumbers and carpenters.
Facilities available at L.S.I. yard include fuel storage, fresh water line, crane loading facility, cranage, used oil storage and separation, etc

Tugs and Workboats
L.S.I. has a wide variety of tugs and workboats, from small runabouts to large ocean going tugs.
L.S.I.'s specialized vessels such as multicats and workboats are mainly utilized for on-site operations such as personnel transport and delivery of consumables, spare parts, etc. around site. L.S.I. has a number of vessels suited to shallow water areas.

Barges
L.S.I. has a variety of barges suited to specific customer needs - from straight forward flat-top barges to self-propelled spud barges to offshore work platforms with 8 point mooring, accommodation, workshop and communications. The company has sidewall, stanchions, ramps, winches, spuds and accommodation / workshop / office modules available to fit most barges. Barges are available in a wide variety of lengths, widths and dead-weights.

Cranes
Since entering the crawler crane market in 1999, L.S.I. has grown quickly to make it one of the largest single owner crawler crane operators in the Gulf.
The cranes work either onshore on client's construction sites within the U.A.E. and abroad, or loaded onto L.S.I. barges for offshore works.
Offshore works take a variety of forms; quay block placing, grab dredging, piling, etc.
L.S.I. also has a selection of rock grabs, clamshells, dragline buckets, chisels and taglines which can be fitted to the cranes depending on the specific type of operation required.

Auxiliary
Depending on the nature of work, all barges can be fitted with 4 - 6 - 8 mooring systems / sidewalls / stanchions / ramps / spuds / crane tracks / concreted decks / accommodation units / office, mess room, kitchen or bathroom modules / etc. which can be installed or fabricated, as required, at L.S.I. yard.
L.S.I. owns a wide variety of winches (100+) ranging from 1 ton to 200 ton. To complement this, the company also owns 100+ anchors ranging from ± 50 kg to 10 ton.