SHIP REPAIRS

Although a relatively newcomer to the ship repair fraternity, it did not take long before the Ship Repair Division of Sandock Austral Shipyards established itself as one of the major role players in the port of Durban. The strength of the division can undoubtedly be attributed to the qualifications and experience of its senior managers and associated with this a well trained and stable workforce. The division also enjoys the services, support and back up of the company's renowned Ship Building Division.

Blasting and Coating
Sandock Austral Shipyards offers the following services:

Blasting and Priming of new steel plates and sections

Grit and Ultra High Pressure Water Blasting

High Pressure Water Washing

Standard and Silicone Hull Treatment application

Tank cleaning and disposal of slops

Dry-Docking
Sandock Austral Shipyards utilizes the National Port Authority's facilities in conjunction with its ship repair services. The National Ports Authority operates the following ship repair facilities in the Port of Durban. The Prince Edward Graving dock can be divided into two compartments of 206,9m and 138,68m. The graving dock can be emptied in four hours. Five electric cranes service this dock with capacities ranging from 1 x 50t with a 10t attached, 1 x 24t, 1 x 15t, 1 x 10t, 2 x 8t.

Prince Edward Graving Dock:

Overall docking length 352,04m

Length on keel blocks 327,66m

Length on bottom 352,04m

Width at entrance on top 33,52m

Inner dock 138,68m

Outer dock 206,9m

Depth at entrance 11m

Electrical Services

Rewinding of all sizes of electrical motors and alternators

Dynamic balancing of rotors

Instrumentation repair and calibration

General on-board electrical repairs

Fault finding and diagnostic surveys

Pipe Replacement

Pipe fabrication in Carbon and Stainless Steel, Copper, Yorcalbro and CuNiFe

All pipe work is carried out by qualified coded pipe welders to procedures endorsed by Bureau Veritas, Lloyds Register of Shipping , American Bureau of Shipping, Germanisher Lloyed, DNV, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai and other major classification societies