SE Asia drydocking capacity to drop by 25%
STRICT COVID MEASURES COULD RESTRICT SOUTHEAST ASIA DRYDOCKING CAPACITY
High freight rates and ongoing workforce limitations due to travel restrictions and Covid-19 measures are expected to result in Southeast Asia’s ship repair capacity falling by more than 25% compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to Nippon Paint Marine.
In 2019, a total of 516 vessels totalling 28mdwt drydocked at Singapore shipyards for paint jobs, but numbers dwindled to 296...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/04/se-asia-drydocking-capacity-to-drop-by-25/