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Maritime Logistics Aug 18, 2026

Tug and Barge Support for Yard Moves in Labuan Bajo

When a vessel cannot move itself — engine opened, rudder unshipped, or simply too big for its berth — yard moves in…

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Company Updates Aug 18, 2026

Training Flores Shipwrights: The Yard’s Apprentice Pipeline

The skills that keep Labuan Bajo's wooden fleet alive are handed down, not hired in. Labuan Bajo Shipyard runs an apprentice pipeline…

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Shipyard Facilities Aug 18, 2026

Yard Safety Standards: Protecting Workers on the Slipway

A safe slipway is a productive one. Labuan Bajo Shipyard runs written controls for the work that hurts people in yards everywhere:…

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Shipyard Facilities Aug 18, 2026

The Dry Season Yard Calendar: When Labuan Bajo Slips Fill Up

Labuan Bajo's slipways fill on a predictable rhythm: the dry season from roughly May to October concentrates charter maintenance windows, spring tides…

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Yacht Repair Aug 18, 2026

Safety Equipment Recertification: Rafts, Flares and Extinguishers

Liferafts, EPIRBs, flares, extinguishers and fixed fire systems all carry expiry and service dates — and charter authorities, insurers and surveyors check…

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Marine Engineering Aug 18, 2026

Generator Rebuilds: Keeping Liveaboard Power Alive

Liveaboard generators in Komodo run harder than main engines — often 4,000 hours a year under air-conditioning and compressor load. Rebuilds at…

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Marine Engineering Aug 18, 2026

Watermaker Service and Membrane Care for Komodo Boats

Watermakers on Komodo boats fail for predictable reasons: skipped fresh-water flushes, tired pre-filters, high-pressure pumps run past their seals and membranes left…

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Marine Engineering Aug 18, 2026

Electrical Refits for Ageing Fleets: Rewiring in the Yard

An electrical refit in Labuan Bajo replaces the wiring an ageing hull has outgrown: undersized cable, corroded terminals, mixed earths and add-on…

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Marine Engineering Aug 18, 2026

Marine Welding Services in Labuan Bajo: Steel Work at the Edge

Marine welding in Labuan Bajo covers the steel and stainless work a mostly wooden fleet still depends on: chainplates, davits, fuel and…

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