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Tuzla Shipyard

ship repair yard Tuzla, İstanbul, Turkey

TK Tuzla Shipyard, operated by ERKAL Uluslararası Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.Ş., is a ship repair and conversion facility in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, Turkey, at the north-east entrance to the Sea of Marmara near the Bosphorus. The yard provides drydocking, routine and emergency repairs, steel renewal, blasting and painting, and conversion work including single-hull to double-hull tanker conversions under MARPOL requirements, plus BWTS and SOx scrubber retrofits. Its facilities centre on a VLCC-size floating dock of 350 x 65 metres with 109,000 tonnes lifting capacity, around 1,000 metres of berthing for afloat repairs, five workshops and floating cranes. The company states over 20 years of experience, more than 1,000 vessels and 200+ clients from 40+ countries, and owns the design and consultancy subsidiary NAVTEK Naval Technologies Inc.

TK Tuzla Shipyard

TK Tuzla Shipyard is operated by ERKAL Uluslararası Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.Ş. and describes itself as the largest ship repair facility in Tuzla Bay and one of the largest shipyards in Turkey. The yard combines drydocking, repair and conversion work with engineering, quality, testing and design support, and reports over 20 years of experience, 1,000+ vessels, 200+ clients and customers from more than 40 countries. Its QHSE system is stated to have been audited and approved by major offshore/drilling companies as well as ship owner and manager companies. NAVTEK Naval Technologies Inc., a subsidiary, provides shipbuilding design and consultancy.

Services

  • Drydocking and routine docking and repair (routine docking typically 6–7 days, weather permitting)
  • Emergency repairs including extensive steel works
  • Conversion projects, including single-hull to double-hull tanker conversion to MARPOL requirements
  • BWTS retrofits (40+ completed) and SOx scrubber installations (10+ completed)
  • Steel replacement, prefabrication of steel structures and pipes
  • Blasting and paint application — a Suezmax tanker can be ready for painting within 30 hours of docking
  • Drilling unit refurbishment, re-certification and upgrade work, including special periodic survey scope

Facilities

  • 1 x VLCC-size floating dock, 350 x 65 m, lifting capacity 109,000 tonnes
  • 1,000 m of berthing capacity for afloat repairs
  • 5 workshops for steel cutting, machinery and prefabrication
  • 1 x 100 t and 1 x 30 t floating cranes
  • 50 cherry pickers and 86 blasting nozzles

Vessel Types

  • Tankers, including VLCC and Suezmax size
  • FPSO conversion projects
  • Drillships and offshore drilling units
  • General commercial and naval work

Location

  • Evliya Çelebi Mahallesi, Tersaneler Caddesi No: 50/1, Tuzla, Istanbul, Turkey — at the north-east entrance to the Sea of Marmara near the Bosphorus
  • Represented by agents in Monaco, Norway, Hong Kong and Cyprus