Our smart partnerships between the Namibian government and the private sector

Strategically situated in Walvis Bay Namibia, the company prides itself on its on-time delivery and track record of consistency and reliability making Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair (NAMDOCK) a trusted brand within the marine industrial industry. A project-orientated company, Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair offers holistic solutions to meet all its customers’ needs.

Our stakeholders are aligned and fully engaged in the pursuit of a common goal – to boost our global competitiveness through sustainable organic growth whilst generating more value to all stakeholders involved of which very importantly is our customers.

Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair is a highly successful smart partnership between the Namibian government and the private sector and provides the international shipping and local industry with a full house capacity in all aspects of ship repair. In 2006, NAMPORT, Namibia’s National Port Authority and NAMDOCK, Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair jointly undertook a significant step in increasing Namibia’s capacity in the ship repair industry by entering into a Joint Venture with the aim to intensify ship repair activities that would ultimately boost job creation and economic development of Walvis Bay and surrounding communities. As the majority shareholder (52.5%) in Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair, NAMPORT remains in line with our mission to contribute to the success of our customers through continuous development of our capacities, technical competencies and a motivated workplace.

Over many years, Namibia Drydock and Ship Repair has acquired a wealth of experience in the marine engineering and maintenance industry, servicing the local and international maritime and offshore oil and gas sectors.

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, opened its Marine Service Centre in Walvis Bay, Namibia, which is located in the ship repair yard of NAMDOCK, on the 15th of April 2011.

The yard currently owns and operates three (3) floating drydocks (NAMDOCK I, NAMDOCK II, NAMDOCK III) with a combined lifting capacity of 30 000 tons.