Subic firm ready with 2 drydocks
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A Philippine-registered company providing ship repair and new building services in this
Catalino Bondoc, president of Subic Drydock Corp. (SubicDock), said the firm has recently acquired the AFDL-21, which has a lifting capacity of 1,000 tons, to complement the biggerAFDM-5, which can lift vessels up to 18,000 tons.
SubicDock, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabras Marine Corp., brought the AFDM-5 in
The AFDM-5, which is a trough-type dock of welded structural steel with pontoons on its center and two end sections and two fixed rectangular sidewalls, can take in vessels up to 96 feet in width.
Both the drydocks are now berthed at the approach pier of
“With these two drydocks, we are now able to serve a wider range of vessels and be one of the leaders in the Philippine ship repair industry,” declared Bondoc.
“Our vision is to be a world-class provider of ship repair, overhauling, installation, fabrication, and port general services,” he added during a recent familiarization tour of the firm’s facilities for shipping agents.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Feliciano Salonga, who attended the briefing, said SubicDock’s ship repair facilities would “surely boost
“We’ve got it all here,” Salonga said. “
“I believe that SubicDock, which is highly experienced in this business, will prosper here in
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