The milestone is marked with the arrival of the first container vessel, CSAV Toconao, owned by Zodiac Maritime, to undergo repair and maintenance works in the new dry dock.
“To date, we have completed 25 dry docking repairs for Zodiac Maritime vessels utilising our dry dock, land-berth and quay facilities,” said Encik Pandai Othman, managing director and ceo of MHB.
“The additional dock space has certainly given MHB a competitive edge to be a step ahead in competing with other players in the marine repair industry in this region,” he said.
Dry Dock No. 3 adds on to the existing two dry docks and one floating dock, enlarging MHB’s capacity to provide multiple works on LNGCs, FPSO units, FSO units and oil rigs.
Dry Dock No. 3 has the capacity to cater to all sizes of vessels up to 400,000 dwt, and can also accommodate co-docking of smaller vessels concurrently when it is not in use for LNGCs, FPSOs or FSOs. It is fully equipped with supporting facilities such as cranes, workshops, special equipment, offices and substation docks.
The construction of Dry Dock No. 3 saw an involvement of more than 500 personnel with more than 2.7 million manhours, with the whole process taking approximately three years to complete.
“Despite 2021 being expected to be a global recovery period from the Covid-19 pandemic, we are still optimistic that this investment will allow us to bring in more clients and cater to more vessels in the coming years,” Othman said.
