About Raja Ampat Shipyard
Raja Ampat Shipyard is a repair, refit and docking desk for vessels operating the Raja Ampat
archipelago and the wider Papua Barat Daya coast. We scope the work, arrange yard and slipway access in the Sorong
area, supervise the trades, and hand the owner a documented job. We are a specialist maritime brand under Juara Holding
Group.
What we are
A coordination and supervision desk with technical people on the ground, working with yards, slipways, workshops and
specialist trades in Sorong and at anchorages across Raja Ampat. Our value is in three places: defining a scope precisely enough
that it can be priced and inspected, sequencing work so a docking takes weeks rather than months, and standing on the slipway
every working day so that what was agreed is what gets built.
What we are not
We think this is worth stating plainly, because the region is full of claims that do not survive a phone call.
- We are not a classification society and not a surveyor’s office. We prepare vessels for survey and
coordinate attendance. Opinions and certificates belong to the attending surveyor and the issuing body. See
survey coordination. - We do not claim approvals, memberships or awards that we cannot evidence with a document. If a page on
this site ever states a credential, it will be one we can show you. - We do not publish a price list, because a price list for shipyard work is not something you can budget
against. We quote defined scopes in USD — see costs and
budgeting. - We do not build new vessels under this brand. New construction sits with other yards and brands in the
group.
How the work is contracted
Construction, repair, refit and vessel-sale contracts are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara. Vessel
management contracts are issued by PT Komodo Vessel Management. Brokerage, central agency and charter marketing contracts are
issued by PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara. Separate contracts, separate fees, separate ledgers, one integrated maritime ecosystem.
All quotations and contract values are stated in USD.
Why a Raja Ampat-specific desk exists
Because the region is genuinely different from Bali, Java or Batam, and generic Indonesian yard advice fails here in
specific ways:
- The yards are not where the fleet is. The vessels work Waigeo, Gam, Kri, Misool and Wayag; the lifting
capability is in Sorong. Every maintenance plan is a two-location plan. - Supply chains are long. Components arrive from Jakarta, Surabaya or Singapore. Scheduling that is not the
paperwork around the job — it is the job. - Fouling is severe. Coating decisions that work in temperate water fail here in months. See
coatings. - The fleet shares one season. Which means it shares one maintenance window, and slipway capacity is
finite. Planning ahead is not administrative diligence, it is availability.
Who we work with
Dive liveaboard operators running Raja Ampat and Halmahera seasons. Phinisi owners needing structural life-extension rather
than cosmetic work. Expedition and private yachts transiting between Indonesia and the Pacific. Local workboat, ferry and small
cargo operators needing class-acceptable steel repair. Investors and managers carrying out pre-purchase assessment on vessels
already working the region.
How we write
Editorial and technical content on this site is published by the Raja Ampat Shipyard Desk — the
brand’s technical writing function, not an individual byline. Where we state a duration, an interval or a limit, it is a
planning figure drawn from how work actually runs in this region, and we say so. Where something depends on your vessel, we say
that too rather than inventing a number that reads well.
Within the group
Raja Ampat Shipyard sits alongside the group’s
eastern Indonesia repair support and its wider
integrated marine services, with new construction handled
through expedition vessel build
programmes. Owners frequently need more than one of those over a vessel’s life, and the point of the group structure is that
handing over between them does not mean starting again.
How a job actually runs
Method is most of what we sell, so it is written down: six steps from first WhatsApp message to handover file, with a written USD scope before mobilisation and photographic progress reporting while work is under way. The sequence is published in full at how our coordination works. Owners who want the relationship to outlast a single repair put their vessel on a preventive maintenance programme, which turns the desk from a number you call in trouble into a calendar that keeps trouble rare.
Getting in touch
Start with the Raja Ampat and Sorong shipyard guide if you are
planning, the FAQ if you have a specific question, or the
contact page if you already know what you need. Enquiries reach the repair desk directly.
Talk to the repair desk
Send the vessel particulars — length overall, beam, draft, hull material, displacement, current location and the window you have available — and the Raja Ampat Shipyard Desk will come back with a written scope and a quotation in USD for any scope on this site. Quotations name the yard, the slipway or dock, the work sequence and the assumptions behind every line.
WhatsApp: +628113823875
Email: sales@komodoluxury.com
Contracts for construction, repair, refit and vessel-sale work are issued by PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara. All quotations are stated in USD.
Frequently asked questions
Do you own a shipyard in Raja Ampat?
No. There is no commercial lifting facility inside the Raja Ampat regency capable of handling liveaboards. We coordinate and supervise work at yards, slipways and workshops in the Sorong area, and we send teams to vessels at island anchorages for afloat work.
Which legal entity issues the contract?
PT Komodo Galangan Nusantara for construction, repair, refit and vessel-sale work. Management contracts are issued by PT Komodo Vessel Management and brokerage or charter marketing by PT Komodo Bahari Nusantara. All values are stated in USD.
Why is there no named author on your articles?
Editorial content is published under the Raja Ampat Shipyard Desk, which is the brand’s technical writing function. We would rather stand behind the content as an organisation than attach a personal byline we cannot substantiate.
Are you part of a larger group?
Yes. Raja Ampat Shipyard is a specialist maritime brand under Juara Holding Group, alongside other maritime brands covering construction, management, brokerage and charter.