Baku Shipyard LLC joint venture was founded on May 10, 2011 under the laws of Republic of Azerbaijan, by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) owning 65%, Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) 25%, and Keppel Offshore Marine (KOM) 10%, has developed and put into operation the most modern shipbuilding and ship-repair facility in the Caspian Sea.
Keppel Offshore Marine (KOM), with its history of being one of the global leaders in offshore rig design, construction and repair, ship repair and conversion and specialized in shipbuilding has been appointed as the operator to manage the yard.
Main activity of the Baku Shipyard consists of the construction of a variety of vessels ranging from offshore support vessels, general cargo vessels, tug boats, crane vessels, specialized vessels and passengers vessels to tankers.
The yard also undertakes ship repair and conversion of such vessels.
Baku Shipyard has annual capacity to accept 100 different types of vessels for ship repair activities. Floating dock, TTS ship transfer system, repair slab for more than 10 vessels, etc. are tools to realize any kind of ship repair job.
“Baku Shipyard’s Floating Dock (FD) measuring 168 meter length x 50 meter width is capable of lifting and accommodating vessel of maximum 25,000 T. displacement. The maximum breadth of vessel we can accommodate is 34 meter with maximum drafts not exceeding 7.0 meter.We have two quays with each measuring 300 meters long, can accommodate vessels with maximum drafts not exceeding 7.0 meters for afloat repair alongside our yard.For vessels that require longer repair period or for conversion and upgrading works, we have the TTS trolley which can transfer vessel from our Floating Dock to the Repair Slab for further repair. Maximum trolley lifting & transfer capacity for transferring vessel of 18,000 T. displacement.