G.M.'s message

Dorbyl Marine has experience extremely high activity with the execution of a umber of large projects and continued efforts on fast turn-around floating repairs.
A number of milestones summarise our strategic expansion and focus namely:

  • The increase of our permanent core by 30 %
  • Employment of additional supervisors
  • Finalisation of our joint venture operations in Walvis Bay and successful completion of three large repairs
  • Execution of the very large "Polaris" contract
  • Continued focus on skills training and "Investors in People" program
  • Launch of our electrical department
After major successes last year, Dorbyl Marine is again achieving good results with substantial growth imminent for this financial year.
The huge efforts from such a competent team at Dorbyl Marine are greatly appreciated and assure us of sustained success in the future.

An organization with a safety culture is one that gives appropriate priority to safety and realizes that safety has to be managed like other areas of the business. For the ship repair industry, it is in professionalism that the safety culture must take root.

That culture is more than merely avoiding accidents or even reducing the number of accidents, although these are likely to be the most apparent measures of success.

Recently, during the docking of the Polaris, we had the opportunity to

prove our commitment and responsibility towards the safety and well-being of our employees as well as our client's crew and the vessel. Before any work could be undertaken, our risk department underwent an International Audit based on ISM standard. After lots of questions and long working hours, the huge volume of documents were approved and certified.

Reaching a Zero Accident Status requires teamwork and a dedication to excellence by every employee, immaterial of status.

Working in conjunction with Kraatz Marine in Walvis Bay, Dorbyl Marine has undertaken the refit of two Seabulk tugs - the Snipe and the Falcon II. In addition, the two companies also undertook work on two ABC Maritime tugs, the Niari and Ibenga.

In line with plans to develop Walvis Bay as a hub for the West Coast mining industries, Dorbyl and Kraatz were also involved in the fabrication of a new deck for Diamond Offshore's mining platform, Ocean Whittington.


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