Our Business: Facility

PT Karimun Sembawang Shipyard is a joint-venture shiprepair yard in Indonesia. This greenfield development started its operation in May 1996 and has since successfully repaired more than 200 vessels. Our customer base started from Singapore in 1997 and have expanded to Greece, Korea, Japan, United Kingdom, Norway and the United States of America.


Located just 40km southwest of Singapore Karimun Sembawang Shipyard (KSS) is strategically located on the northwest coast of Karimun Island that lies at the edge of the Straits of Malacca, which is along the International Shipping Route . With just one hour and fifteen minutes from Singapore, the closeness of the islands gives KSS the added advantage of tapping Singapore's superior infrastructure and supporting services and combines with the competitive labor cost of Indonesia.

LOGISTICS KSS has been providing international ship owners with hassle free logistics support between Singapore and Karimun. The shipyard is designated as a Bonded Zone that allows the yard to operate free from all Duty and Taxes. Custom Immigration Quarantine and Port (CIQP) office is less than 5 minutes away from the shipyard providing hassle free CIQP clearance for shipment of owner supplied equipment, spares, crew signing on and off.

SLOP /SLUDGE TREATMENT With the expertise of Singaport Cleanseas, KSS has invested in modern equipment for our slop and sludge treatment plant. KSS has obtained the full endorsement from Menteri Negara Lingkungan Hidup (Indonesia's Ministry of Environment) for the complete oily waste treatment process. The treatment makes use of high mechanical forse of up to 2,000G to separate the oily liquid from the solid. Recovery of oil from this process is close to 100%. The solid material is suitable for disposal at landfill. The company stresses on total oil recovery from the liquid-liquid separation followed by oil processing.