Technical desk
Repairs happen where the yard is, not where the vessel would like them to. Mombasa handles afloat repairs, workshop work and diver attendance; Dar es Salaam has a floating dock and workshops; Durban and Cape Town have drydocks and the full range of marine contractors. Maingate Shipping coordinates the repair and the port call around it, for owners and technical managers who want one desk for East and Southern Africa.
The desk does not run a yard; it books the yard, moves the technicians and the spares, keeps the class surveyor informed and handles the port while the work is done.
Workshop contractors, welders, electricians and riding squads brought to the vessel at berth or anchorage, diver attendance for hull and propeller work, spares landed and cleared, and the port permissions for hot work and anchorage repairs.
Yard enquiries and quotations from Durban, Cape Town and Dar es Salaam, docking slot bookings coordinated with the owner's technical department, and the port call planned around the docking with crew, spares and class attendance.
Class surveyor attendance arranged for the work, makers' engineers met and cleared, spares consigned and delivered to the yard, and the repair file kept with the port file so that the owner has one account.
Maingate Shipping Limited, Mombasa: ship agents at Kenyan ports since 2020, crew managers and recruiters of Kenyan seafarers, ship brokers for the East African trades, and the coordinating desk for port calls across Africa. The office at Express Building on Moi Avenue is a short drive from Kilindini Harbour and Moi International Airport, which is why crew, spares and cash reach vessels at Mombasa without a wasted hour.
The company works for owners, charterers, managers, traders, lines, clubs and fleets, and puts its terms, its DAs and its reports in writing.
Mombasa handles afloat repairs, workshop work and diver attendance; docking is arranged at Dar es Salaam, Durban or Cape Town.
Yes. The desk collects quotations and presents them with the port call costs so that the owner can compare.
Class attendance is arranged with the society's local office for the work planned.
Nominate Maingate Shipping and the answer comes from Mombasa with a proforma DA attached.
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