MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. Ltd

MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. Ltd is a ship repair yard and shipbuilder based at Alexandra Dock in Hull, East Yorkshire, founded in 1988. The company operates two dry docks and non-tidal repair berths, and states it has completed over 1,200 dry dockings and more than 10,000 separate repair contracts for customers ranging from single-vessel operators to large shipping companies. Services span steelwork and fabrication, engineering and fitting, painting and coating, carpentry, electrical work, tank cleaning, scaffolding, conversions and vessel lengthening, plus 24/7 mobile and afloat repairs. MMS also builds new vessels including workboats, fishing vessels, a 17.5m trawler yacht and the Envirocat pollution-control range, and following its November 2024 acquisition of A. & E. Woodward (Hull) Ltd trades as Woodwards Propellers for in-house propeller and stern gear work.

Established in 1988, MMS Ship Repair & Dry Dock Co. Ltd is a shipyard at Alexandra Dock in Hull, East Yorkshire, offering dry docking, afloat repair, conversion and new build work. The company reports over 1,200 dry dockings and more than 10,000 individual repair contracts, with a directly employed workforce of time-served tradesmen and coded welders (steel and aluminium). MMS is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 accredited and certified, and describes itself as a "one stop shop" following its November 2024 acquisition of the assets of A. & E. Woodward (Hull) Ltd, now trading as Woodwards Propellers.

Services

Dry docking, emergency dry dockings and 24-hour working
Steelwork and fabrication: collision damage, hull lengthening, accommodation units, sea fastenings, aluminium fabrication
Conversions and modifications, including ferry car decks and vessel lengthening; assembly and fitting of the GT AirWing rigid sail
Engineering and fitting: main engine and generator replacement, thruster repairs, Voith propulsion, sea valve overhaul, machining
Propellers, shafts, stern gear and rudders: blade repairs, re-pitching, diameter rebuilds, boss boring, keyway machining, new propellers
Painting and coating, including UHP water washing to 36,000 psi and dry grit blasting
Carpentry, marine electrical work, tank cleaning, scaffolding
Mobile emergency response and voyage/port repairs 24/7
Manufacture of fenders (including the Hull Ship Fender from recycled aircraft tyres), heavy-duty pontoons and ladders
New build: Envirocat pollution-control craft, 10m workboat, 17.5m trawler yacht/workboat, fishing vessels, offshore wind catamaran

Facilities

Two dry docks with fresh/ballast water, sewage and waste oil collection, dock lighting and access platforms
Dry Dock 1 adjustable cradle for lengthening; Dry Dock 2 specialist tug cradle
Non-tidal repair berths with shore power and cranage
New build construction hall, 30m x 10m x 11m, fully covered and retractable on rails
Fabrication, engineering, propeller and prop shaft, machine and carpentry workshops; onsite shotblast unit
Woodwards Propellers workshops with 5 tonne overhead crane, 35 tonne mobile crane, secure propeller storage
Stock certified bronze, stainless and mild steel; superintendents' offices beside the docks

Vessel Types

Cargo ships, tankers and dredgers
Offshore support and survey vessels
Tugs, workboats, barges and lightships
Fishing vessels, ferries and passenger craft

Location

Alexandra Dock, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU9 1TA, UK