World Marine of Alabama, LLC is our major commercial ship repair facility with more than 4,400 feet of water frontage along the Mobile River and a channel maintained to a 44 foot depth. The facility has two floating dry docks; a Panamax and a 4,200 ton capacity, in addition to moorage for vessels up to 1,000 feet (304.8 m).
- Access: 26 nautical miles to open sea
- Total Area: 53 acres (21 ha)
- Water Frontage: 4,400 ft. (1,341 m)
- Water Depth: Channel maintained to 44 ft. (13.4 m)
- Vertical Height Restrictions: None
- Fabrication Area:
- Covered 100,000 sq. ft. (9,290 m2)
- Outside 300,000 sq. ft. (27,871 m2)
- Warehouse Area: Covered 50,000 sq. ft. (4,645 m2)
The facility maintains an ISO 9001:2008 accredited Quality Management System and has an exemplary safety performance record. World Marine’s Alabama Operation offers a range of services:
Vessel repair, overhaul, conversions and upgrades
- Installation of accommodation modules
- Installation and testing of cranes
- Installations of helo decks
- Repowering (machinery upgrades)
- Control system enhancements
- Bollard Pull Tests – up to 150 T
- CPP refurbishment plus upgrade
- Azimuth thruster inspections, servicing, overhauls and installations
