Haliç Shipyard completed maintenance on 45 vessels this year, with four more scheduled, aiming to boost production capacity and efficiency.
At Haliç Shipyard, 45 ships have undergone maintenance in one year. In addition to ferries and vessels belonging to İBB, BOTAŞ, the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, the Ministry of Justice, GESTAŞ, and private enterprises, four more ships will be taken for maintenance before the end of the year. İBB City Lines General Manager Sinem Dedetaş stated that their goal is to increase the production capacity and efficiency of the 565-year-old historical Haliç Shipyard, saying, 'We are reminding and polishing the Haliç Shipyard and its brand. While preserving our historical heritage at our shipyard, we are also striving for sustainable progress.'
In the past year, a total of 45 ships have been brought into the İBB City Lines Haliç Shipyard, the world's oldest operating shipyard, for dry dock, deck, and machinery work. At the shipyard, a total of 10 ships from İBB and its subsidiaries, 4 from BOTAŞ, 3 from the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, 2 from private enterprises, and one each from the Ministry of Justice and GESTAŞ underwent maintenance and repair, including 24 ferries. The shipyard, which constantly has 3 dry docks filled, will take in 4 more ships for maintenance before the year ends, as per the awarded tender.
“Production capacity and efficiency will increase”
Emphasizing that their main goal regarding Haliç Shipyard is to increase production capacity and management efficiency, İBB City Lines General Manager Sinem Dedetaş noted that they are working to restore the shipyard's reputation. Dedetaş stated:
“Our main goal regarding our shipyard, which has a 565-year history and tradition, is to increase production capacity and management efficiency. Alongside this, we aim to restore the value and reputation it deserves. We are reminding and polishing the Haliç Shipyard and its brand. Our President, Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, provides all kinds of support for the shipyard to operate with a production-focused approach, sharing our excitement. While preserving our historical heritage at our shipyard, we are also striving for sustainable progress. Our own ships are our priority. We intervene quickly and on time with our ships. Therefore, the number of faulty ships in service has decreased from 3 per day to as low as 1.7.”
They returned home for maintenance
Haliç Shipyard Manager Sinan Erdinç emphasized that they have revitalized the idle experience and accumulation of Haliç Shipyard, stating, “The shipyard already had great experience and accumulation. It was just idle. We are doing high-standard and very special work. Some of the ships that have come to our shipyard in the past year were produced here in previous years; Lapseki, Tuzla, and Anadolu Feneri are some of them. Therefore, the ships made here have returned to their nests for maintenance.”
They came from Çanakkale and İzmir
At the shipyard, BOTAŞ's vessels, Kırıkkale, Marmara Ereğlisi, Namık Kemal Aydın, and Yapracık; the General Directorate of Coastal Safety's tugboats, Nazım Tur, Kurtarma 3, and Kurtarma 4; the Ministry of Justice's Tuzla; TURYAP's Anadolu Feneri; and Dentur Avrasya's Turgut Yüksel ship underwent maintenance.
Most recently, GESTAŞ's Lapseki car ferry from Çanakkale entered the shipyard for major maintenance. GESTAŞ's 3 ships and İzdeniz's 1 ship from İzmir will also be taken for maintenance at the shipyard before the year ends.
Source: SeaNews Türkiye
