Choudary Technical Ship Services Private Limited

Choudary Technical Ship Services Private Limited is a Chennai-based ship repair and marine maintenance firm founded in 1992, operating an 11,127 sq ft workshop inside Chennai Port along with a city office on Moore Street. The company handles steel renewal, hull and deck repairs, pipeline and hatch cover work, machinery and hydraulic overhauls, electrical repairs, LSA/FFA servicing, NDT, dredger and grab repairs, plus fabrication of barges, gangways, lasher cages, pinning stations and communication towers. It also supplies spares, skilled manpower and equipment on hire, and has carried out barge and submarine salvage preparation work. Services are delivered at Indian ports and have been executed in Bahrain, Sri Lanka and international waters.

Founded in 1992 by the late Mr. C.A Choudary, Marine Engineer and former Chief Engineer, and now run by Mr. Sanjay Choudary, CTS describes itself as the second oldest ship repair firm in Chennai port, having crossed 30 years in the marine field in October 2022. The company states it has repaired more than 10,000 vessels, barges, tankers, bulk carriers and tug boats, and is ISO 9001:2015 certified by DNV and approved by DG Shipping (Government of India) and IRS. Its team includes Marine Engineers, naval architects, class-certified 3G/4G/6G welders, fitters and riggers, familiar with ABS, BV, DNV, Lloyd's and IRS class requirements.

Services

Ship repair and maintenance: steel renewal, hull and deck repairs, pipeline renewal, hatch cover repair and renewal
Machinery repairs: main and auxiliary engine overhaul, pumps, heat exchangers, purifiers, boiler automation
Hydraulic repairs: cargo gear, mooring winches, steering systems, crane cylinders, dredging machinery
Electrical repairs: motors, alternators, cabling and equipment servicing
Crane machinery, boom repair and renewal; grab and hopper repairs
Dredger repairs including cutter suction and hopper suction dredgers, suction/discharge pipeline renewal
LSA/FFA servicing: lifeboats, CO2 fixed systems, foam, halon, portable extinguishers, SCBA, EEBD (authorised by DGS and IRS for certification)
Surface treatment: sand, shot and water blasting; airless painting
Non-destructive testing: UTG, UT, DPI, MPI
Fabrication and design in mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium and Hardox: barges, gangways, lasher cages, pinning stations, man cages, spreaders, communication and signalling towers
Marine salvage: barge salvage and hull retrieval; salvage preparations for a Vela class diesel electric submarine
Spares, consumables, engine and generator bellows, stencils, and equipment on hire including barges, cranes and winches
Manpower supply, consultancy, naval architecture, workshop training and academic support

Facilities

Ship repair workshop of 11,127 sq ft in Chennai Port
Capacity for simultaneous fabrication of two to three 40 ft lasher cages and multistorey equipment such as hoppers and large grabs
Use of ESAB welding consumables and IS 2062 certified steel, with Hardox 450 experience

Vessel Types

Bulk carriers, tankers, car carriers, tug boats, work boats and rescue boats
Barges: transport, dumb and crane barges; floating craft
Dredgers and submarines (salvage preparation)

Location

Office: No 7 (Old no 80), Moore Street, 2nd Floor, Room 3, Chennai 600001, Tamil Nadu, India
Workshop: III Section, Fire Fighting Road, Chennai Port Trust, Chennai 600001
Work executed at all Indian ports and in Bahrain, Sri Lanka and international waters