Tug and Barge Support for Yard Moves in Labuan Bajo
In short: When a vessel cannot move itself — engine opened, rudder unshipped, or simply too big for its berth […]
Training Flores Shipwrights: The Yard’s Apprentice Pipeline
In short: The skills that keep Labuan Bajo’s wooden fleet alive are handed down, not hired in. Labuan Bajo Shipyard
Yard Safety Standards: Protecting Workers on the Slipway
In short: A safe slipway is a productive one. Labuan Bajo Shipyard runs written controls for the work that hurts
The Dry Season Yard Calendar: When Labuan Bajo Slips Fill Up
In short: Labuan Bajo’s slipways fill on a predictable rhythm: the dry season from roughly May to October concentrates charter
Safety Equipment Recertification: Rafts, Flares and Extinguishers
In short: Liferafts, EPIRBs, flares, extinguishers and fixed fire systems all carry expiry and service dates — and charter authorities,
Generator Rebuilds: Keeping Liveaboard Power Alive
In short: Liveaboard generators in Komodo run harder than main engines — often 4,000 hours a year under air-conditioning and
Watermaker Service and Membrane Care for Komodo Boats
In short: Watermakers on Komodo boats fail for predictable reasons: skipped fresh-water flushes, tired pre-filters, high-pressure pumps run past their
Electrical Refits for Ageing Fleets: Rewiring in the Yard
In short: An electrical refit in Labuan Bajo replaces the wiring an ageing hull has outgrown: undersized cable, corroded terminals,
Marine Welding Services in Labuan Bajo: Steel Work at the Edge
In short: Marine welding in Labuan Bajo covers the steel and stainless work a mostly wooden fleet still depends on:
Spare Parts to Flores: The Logistics Chain Behind Every Repair
In short: Almost every repair in Labuan Bajo waits on a part that starts its journey somewhere else — Jakarta,
Insurance Survey Repairs: Closing Findings at a Local Yard
In short: Insurance survey repairs are the findings an insurer’s surveyor requires closed before cover continues — typically seam, fastening,
Salvage and Refloat Operations Around Labuan Bajo
In short: Salvage and refloat work around Labuan Bajo follows a strict sequence: stabilise the casualty, stop pollution, survey the