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Trade Ocean is a shipping company that provides its clients with a diverse range of shipping and logistics services that include:

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Dry-docking and ship repairs at the port of Durban

Extensive repair facilities

The port of Durban has extensive ship repair facilities, including one graving dock, and two floating dry-docks (see specifications to the right). The port of Durban has two general repair quays in addition to several privately operated and fully equipped repair quays. Durban has many experienced and equipped repair companies covering all necessary aspects of ship repair. Pricing is competitive by international standards. For further information or quotes, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Port of Durban's Docking ship repair facilities

Prince Edward Graving Dock

Dimensions: Overall length 352,04m
Length on keel blocks 327,66m
Length on bottom 352,04m
Width at coping 42,21m
Width at entrance top 33,52m
Maximum width at bottom 33,52m
Depth over entrance sill at MHW5 12,56m
Depth over inner sill at MHW5 13,17m

A docking length 364, 44m can be obtained by placing the caisson in the emergency stop at the entrance.

The dock can be divided into two compartments:

Outer 206,90m
Inner 138,68m

The dock can be emptied in four hours.

Electric cranes:

No Lifting (t) Radius (m) Rail centres (m)
1 50/100 28,00/30,00 7,92
1 10 27,43 7,92
1 8 27,43 4,57

Floating Dock No3

Dimensions: Overall length 106,68m
Length on keel blocks 104,54m
Length on bottom 106,68m
Overall width 26,82m
Width at entrance 19,48m
Height on keel blocks 1,21m
Draft on keel blocks at MHW5 5,40m
Lifting capacity: 3629 ton
Electric crane 4 ton

Durban Slipway

Dimensions: Overall length 19,81m
Width 5,00m
Displacement (maximum) 50 ton

Eldock

The Eldock has a lifting capacity for vessels of 8 500 Net Registered Tons, a beam of 23.5m or a maximum overall length of 155m.

Please contact us for any further information required.

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