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Josefa Slipways Inc.

shipyard 1485 Kalakhang Maynila, M. Naval St, Philippines

Josefa Slipways Inc. is a Filipino-owned shipbuilding and ship repair company established in 2005, offering ship design, new construction, conversion, dry-docking, repair and maintenance for steel, aluminum and FRP composite hulls. It serves the marine transport, fishing, mining and port construction sectors, as well as government maritime agencies including DA-BFAR, the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard, and states it built the first Philippine-made offshore multi-mission patrol vessels in 2018. The company operates two yards: its original Navotas City facility in Metro Manila with two slipways, and a 20,000 square metre shipyard in Sual, Pangasinan opened in 2017.

Josefa Slipways Inc.

Established in 2005, Josefa Slipways Inc. is a Filipino-owned shipbuilding and ship repair company that designs, builds, converts and repairs vessels for local and international waters. It works with steel, aluminum and FRP composite hulls and states that its work complies with IACS, Philippine classification societies, Flag State/MARINA, IMO, PCG/MARPOL, MLC and SOLAS requirements. The company reports being the first and only Filipino yard to build hulls of Hi-Tensile AH-36 steel to IACS standards, and in 2018 launched what it describes as the first Philippine-made offshore multi-mission patrol vessels for the DA–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

Services

  • Ship design and new vessel construction
  • Vessel conversion and refit
  • Dry docking, repair and maintenance
  • Afloat repairs
  • Electrical, hydraulic and mechanical services
  • Integrated logistics support (ILS) for ships
  • Collaboration with foreign ship design firms specialising in various vessel types

Facilities

  • Navotas City, Metro Manila — original yard established 2005, with two slipways offering a one-stop solution for refit, repair, maintenance and conversion for vessels of all types
  • Sual, Pangasinan — 20,000 sq m shipyard opened in 2017, with slipway, new building launchway, and machinery and fabrication shops

Vessel Types

  • Multi-mission offshore patrol vessels (MMOV Sumkad and Cabaylo classes, DA-BFAR MMOV 5001)
  • ASD tug
  • Tankers (M/TKR Tofino, M/TKR Jewel Faith)
  • Landing craft (LCT Silangan Cargo Express 2, LCT Sydney Allysa II and III)
  • Passenger/cargo vessels (M/V Isla Simara)
  • Vessels for marine transport, fishing, mining and port construction industries

Clients

  • Government maritime agencies including DA-BFAR, the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard
  • Commercial shipowners in the Philippine maritime sector

Location

  • Main office: 1326 M. Naval Street, Brgy. San Roque, Navotas City, Metro Manila, Philippines
  • Branch office: Sual Fishport Complex, Brgy. Poblacion, Sual, Pangasinan
  • Contact: (02) 8282 9552 / (02) 8283 7586, [email protected]