Sorong · Raja Ampat · Papua Barat Daya

Haul-out access, repair lanes and survey coordination for the fleet working Raja Ampat

The vessels work the islands; the lifting capability is in Sorong. This desk scopes the job, books the slipway window, supervises the trades and hands the owner a documented result — quoted in USD.

Plan a docking window See what happens where

WhatsApp +62 811-3941-4563 · bd@juaraholding.com · Quotations in USD

Lane 01 · Yard access

Haul-Out, Slipway & Dry-Dock — Sorong

Slots are scarcer than labour

For: Dive liveaboards · expedition yachts · workboats · phinisi
Covers: Facility matching · arrival requirements · booking windows
You receive: A docking plan and document list before the vessel moves

Haul-out & dry-dock access

Lane 02 · Repair

Repair Lanes

Five work streams running in parallel

Hull: Steel & fibreglass (plating, welding, blasting) · wooden & phinisi (caulking, planks, fastenings)
Machinery & systems: Engine overhaul, gearbox, shafts, steering · electrical & electronics · dive systems (compressor, nitrox)
Coatings: Antifouling and hull painting for high-fouling waters

Enter the repair lanes

Lane 03 · Owner’s side

Survey, Class Coordination & Refit PM

The owner’s side of the yard, not the yard’s side

Survey: BKI/class survey coordination, condition and pre-docking surveys
Projects: Refit management and owner representation in Papua Barat Daya
Emergency: On-site repair and emergency response, Sorong–Raja Ampat region

Survey & project desk

The honest map

Sorong vs Raja Ampat: what happens where

There is no commercial shipyard inside the Raja Ampat regency. Heavy hull work, haul-out and survey dockings happen in Sorong; Raja Ampat is the operating area, where field repair happens afloat. Planning around that fact is the whole job.

Where each type of work is actually done
Work	Sorong (yard hub)	Raja Ampat (afloat, on site)	Planning note
Haul-out, slipway & dry dock	Yes — the working haul-out hub for Papua Barat Daya	No lifting capability for large vessels	Book six to eight weeks ahead; around three months with class attendance
Heavy plating & welding	Yes — plate renewal, inserts, blasting on the hard	Temporary patching and leak control only	Thickness gauging first, so the scope is real before the dock is booked
Class / BKI survey	Yes — survey dockings staged and attended here	Condition checks afloat	Start months before the certificate date, not weeks
Antifouling & coatings	Yes — full preparation and recoat on the hardstand	Not possible afloat	Twelve to eighteen months is the realistic cycle in these waters
Wooden & phinisi repair	Yes — docking, plank, frame and fastener work	Emergency caulking and minor timber work at anchor	Rebuild-scale projects route to Sulawesi heritage yards
Engine & machinery	Yes — overhaul, gearbox, sea trials	Diagnostics and get-home repairs onboard	Parts lead time drives the schedule more than labour does
Electrical & electronics	Yes — bench repair, rewiring, load testing	Field triage and fault isolation at anchor	Send panel photos first — most faults are triaged remotely
Dive systems — compressor & nitrox	Yes — overhaul and air-quality testing	Service visits to the dive deck	Align filters and spares with the charter calendar

Repair lanes

Six lanes, one desk

Every lane answers the same three questions: what we do, what we need from you, and what you receive at the end.

Steel & Fibreglass Hull

What we do: Plating, marine welding, laminate and core repair, blasting and fairing
What we need: LOA, beam, draft, hull material, photos of the damage
You receive: A written repair specification and USD quotation

Steel & GRP lane

Wooden Boat & Phinisi

What we do: Recaulking, plank and frame replacement, fastener and keel-bolt work
What we need: Build year, timber, last docking date, leak history
You receive: An opened-up inspection scope, not a walk-around guess

Timber lane

Engine & Running Gear

What we do: Overhauls, gearbox, shaft alignment, propeller and rudder work
What we need: Engine make and hours, symptoms, recent service history
You receive: Diagnosis, parts list and a sea-trialled handover

Engine lane

Electrical & Electronics

What we do: Switchboards, batteries, bonding, navigation and communications
What we need: Panel photos, breaker map, when the fault appears
You receive: The repair — and a drawing of what was changed

Electrical lane

Dive Systems, Compressor & Nitrox

What we do: Compressor overhaul, air-quality testing, nitrox membrane service
What we need: Running hours, filter history, gas mix in use
You receive: Service records tied to running hours and recorded gas quality

Dive systems lane

Antifouling & Coatings

What we do: Coating systems specified against duty cycle, applied on the hard
What we need: Current paint system, last recoat date, operating pattern
You receive: A coating specification with wet-film readings recorded

Coatings lane

01 / 06

Plate renewal — welded, ground and documented for the surveyor.

Antifouling over primer — the highest-leverage job in high-fouling waters.

Dive compressor service — the system most likely to cancel a charter.

Before we work

What we prove before the job starts

Welding procedures and surface-preparation standards stated in the scope, not assumed
Plate thickness gauging and NDT options offered before any steel decision
Coating system specification with intervals — and wet-film readings during application
Documentation prepared the way a class surveyor expects to receive it
Hot-work safety procedure agreed before torches come aboard
Insurance arrangements during docking confirmed in writing

No stars, no client logos, no numbers we cannot source. Where a figure matters — dimensions, capacities, rates — it is confirmed per facility and per window, in writing.

The docking window

Planning a docking window, step by step

From first message to handover
Step	Who acts	Documents	Risk if late
1 · Ask for the slot	Owner + desk (WhatsApp)	LOA, beam, draft, displacement, photos	Season windows fill first
2 · Pre-docking survey & scope	Desk + surveyor	Work list, gauging plan	Unknown steel becomes variations later
3 · Documents & clearances	Owner + agent	Registration, insurance, crew list	The vessel waits afloat while paper catches up
4 · Transit & arrival Sorong	Crew	Arrival checklist	Weather margin gets eaten
5 · Haul-out & open-up	Yard + desk	Docking plan	Hidden defects surface — hold contingency
6 · Work & inspections	Trades under desk supervision	Progress reports, photos	Scope creep without variation control
7 · Sea trial & handover	Desk + owner	Documented result, final account (USD)	Snag list should close before departure

The Waisai–Sorong transit is part of every docking plan: the schedule starts before the lines are let go.

Costs, honestly structured

How a yard account is built in Papua Barat Daya

Every quotation from this desk is broken into the same components, in USD, so two yards and two years can be compared honestly. No figure appears until it is scoped in writing.

Lay daysTime on the slip or dock — the clock that runs whether work runs or not

LabourTrades by lane, supervised and reported weekly

Materials & coatingsSteel, timber, paint systems — specified, not substituted

Mobilisation & logisticsGetting people and parts to Sorong, and out to the vessel

Survey & attendanceClass coordination, gauging, inspection windows

Read the cost & budgeting guide

Journal · Field Notes

From the repair desk

Shipping Marine Spares to Sorong: Freight, Customs & Timing

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Owner’s Representative: What They Do During a Yard Period

19 August 2026

Refit Budget Overruns: The Five Causes and How to Cap Them

19 August 2026

Planning a Refit Between Dive Seasons: A Timeline That Works

19 August 2026

Insurance Damage Surveys After a Marine Incident: Owner’s Guide

19 August 2026

Hull Thickness Gauging: When Steel Boats Need Ultrasonic Checks

19 August 2026

All field notes

Raja Ampat Shipyard is a specialist maritime brand under Juara Holding Group. Repair, refit and construction contracts for this desk are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara. Quotations in USD.

Part of Juara Holding Group. Construction, repair, refit, and vessel-sale contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara. Boat-management contracts are issued by PT Komodo Vessel Management. Brokerage, central agency, charter marketing, and commercial representation contracts are issued by PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara. Separate contracts. Separate fees. Separate ledgers. One integrated maritime ecosystem.

Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

Is there a shipyard in Raja Ampat itself?

There is no full commercial shipyard inside the Raja Ampat regency capable of hauling out large liveaboards. Light repair, in-water work, engineering and system service can be done at anchorages around Waisai, Gam, Kri and Misool. Anything requiring the vessel to come out of the water is scheduled in Sorong, the working yard hub for Papua Barat Daya.

Where do liveaboards working Raja Ampat haul out?

In the Sorong area on the mainland, a short transit from Waisai. Most of the fleet schedules haul-out there between seasons for antifouling, shaft and stern-gear work and survey dockings.

What size of vessel can local slipways handle?

Four numbers decide it: length overall, maximum beam, maximum draft and displacement — plus hull material and keel configuration. Send those and the desk confirms suitability against current facility limits before the vessel moves; larger ships are routed to bigger Indonesian yards.

Can a foreign-flagged yacht use a commercial yard here?

Yes. Foreign-flagged yachts and expedition vessels use commercial yards in the Sorong area regularly. The constraint is documentation — temporary import status, cruising permit and agent coordination — rather than technical capability, and it is resolved before any dock is booked.

How long does antifouling last in Raja Ampat waters?

Twelve to eighteen months is the realistic planning figure for a working liveaboard in these high-fouling waters; some hard-matrix systems reach around twenty-four months on vessels that move regularly.

Do I need to book a haul-out in advance?

Yes. Six to eight weeks ahead for routine work with flexible dates, and around three months if a class surveyor has to attend — slipway capacity around Sorong is finite and the fleet wants the same shoulder-season weeks.

Can catamarans haul out in West Papua?

Sometimes — it depends entirely on beam and the cradle arrangement available at the time. Send LOA, beam, draft and displacement and the desk confirms against current facility limits; a wide catamaran that fits nowhere locally is better routed to a larger yard than turned away on arrival.

Who issues the contract, and in what currency?

Repair, refit and construction contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara, part of Juara Holding Group. Every scope, variation and final account is quoted in USD.

Start here

Send the vessel particulars. Get a written scope in USD.

Length overall, beam, draft, hull material, displacement, current location and the window you have available — the Raja Ampat Shipyard Desk comes back with a written scope, a document list and a quotation in USD.

WhatsApp the desk bd@juaraholding.com