Jamaica’s initially drifting completely dry dock has actually currently been relabelled as Jam-Dock 1. [Photo: Trevor Riley]
German Ship Repair Jamaica Limited (GSRJ), an exclusive joint endeavor of German, Turkish and Jamaican investors, has actually invited its initial drifting completely dry dock to Jamaica.
The 215 meter-long Panamax- dimension completely dry dock was hauled throughout the Atlantic by the deep-sea yank Titan from its previous residence port in Bremerhaven, where it had actually been run by Bredo Dry Docks as Dock V
Jamaica’s initial drifting completely dry dock got here in Kingston on August 24, 2023, as well as is currently securely anchored at its brand-new residence port at the GSRJ Shipyard in Kingston Harbor, where it will certainly be appointed in the weeks in advance.
Since showing up, the drifting dock has actually been signed up with the Jamaica Ship Registry, which is provided by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ). It as well as has actually currently been relabelled from Dock V to Jam-Dock 1
The GSRJ shipyard has actually been accepted as a Special Economic Freezone under the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) as well as has actually been given all called for ecological licenses from Jamaica’s National Environment as well as Planning Agency (NEPA).
Col Martin Rickman, Chief Executive Officer of GSRJ, claimed: “We are extremely happy to see this multi-million-dollar project finally culminating in this historic arrival of the first floating dry dock to be commissioned in Jamaica. This provides a golden opportunity for local and international vessels to be repaired in Jamaica. This will lift Jamaica’s profile in the international maritime sphere. We already have international vessels lined up for repair in the newly arrived floating dock.”
In the meanwhile, added neighborhood as well as worldwide experienced personnel are being hired for the shipyard procedures. This brand-new sector within Jamaica will certainly create task chances for young Jamaicans in very experienced technological work with worldwide accreditation. The initially Jamaicans that effectively finished from GSRJ’s Dual instruction program, sustained by the HEART/NSTA Trust as well as the Caribbean Maritime University, have actually been utilized by GSRJ. The brand-new GSRJ Shipyard is anticipated to start procedures in the last quarter of 2023.
In 2015, with financing from the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica appointed a research “Ship Repair in Jamaica”, to show Jamaica’s tactical setting to viably handle as well as run a completely dry dock for big freight vessels.
Rear Admiral (Ret would certainly) Peter Brady, Director General of the MAJ claimed: “It is very gratifying, after so many years of planning and organizing, to see the first floating dock arrive and be made ready for operation within the next few months.”
