Keeping your vessel operational, in dry dock or afloat
Repair & Maintenance
A vessel’s maintenance stop brings together different jobs, each with its own requirements. Some need access below the waterline. Others depend on lifting equipment, spare parts or specialist technicians. Planning how these operations fit together is as much a part of the work as the repairs themselves.
At Martinique Shipyard, mechanical teams, welders, electricians and marine painters work together throughout the vessel’s stay. In dry dock or afloat alongside the quay, the work is coordinated around the vessel’s condition, the agreed scope and the time available.
Multiple trades, one maintenance programme
At Martinique Shipyard, our teams and specialist partners cover:
• Mechanical and propulsion systems
• Hull plating, structural repairs and welding
• Piping, hydraulic and electrical systems
• Surface preparation, protective coatings and antifouling
• Deck machinery and auxiliary equipment
• Inspections and repairs associated with class surveys
Heavy lifting operations can be arranged using mobile cranes selected according to the load, reach and access requirements of each project.
The combination of trades depends on the vessel and the agreed scope of work.
Your technical stop coordinated by a dedicated project manager
When a project involves several technical disciplines, a dedicated project manager coordinates operations between the shipowner, crew, yard teams, subcontractors and specialist companies.
Works on board, in dry dock and in the workshop are integrated into a single schedule. Access, lifting and handling requirements are anticipated alongside spare parts deliveries and any freight or customs arrangements needed.
With a 200 metres dry dock, 350 metres of quay and a mechanical workshop, Martinique Shipyard brings together the facilities and technical resources needed to support these operations.
The objective is to complete the agreed scope of work within a controlled schedule and minimise vessel downtime.
Technical and logistics resources on site
Repair works can extend from the vessel to the workshop, with equipment removed, serviced ashore and reinstalled on board.
Martinique Shipyard provides a 200 m dry dock, 350 m of quay and a 750 m² mechanical workshop, together with lifting and handling resources to support these operations.
Keeping the work moving also means getting parts and equipment to the right place. The shipyard can support project logistics, including reception of containers and spare parts, heavy lifting and handling, customs and transit assistance, and express air or sea freight arrangements.
A Carribean base for your next technical spot
For vessels working between Caribbean ports, the location of a maintenance stop matters alongside the technical scope.
Based in Fort-de-France, Martinique Shipyard offers a regional base for scheduled maintenance and corrective repairs. Depending on the vessel’s route and requirements, a stop in Martinique can help reduce diversions to more distant repair facilities.
Georgina PG
Product Tanker
Propulsion, equipment and hull maintenance in one stop
During the Georgina PG’s dry-docking at Martinique Shipyard, several parts of the 127-metre tanker’s maintenance programme were carried out within the same yard stay.
Propeller blades were removed for inspection and seal replacement. Shaft lines and rudders were checked, while other works included windlass maintenance and the replacement of a refrigeration condenser.
With the underwater hull accessible, the programme also included cathodic protection renewal, surface preparation and recoating.
The project illustrates how a dry-docking period can bring together equipment servicing and work on areas normally below the waterline.
Planning your next maintenance stop?
Share your vessel specifications, preferred dates and scope of work with our team.
Whether you are planning a single repair or a broader maintenance programme, we can discuss how the work could be organised during your vessel’s stay.