Bali Shipyard

Bali is one of the busiest working coastlines in Indonesia. Charter yachts, dive boats, fast ferries, day boats and private motor yachts all need somewhere to lift, scrape, weld, paint and re-launch — and they need it inside a window that does not eat the season. The problem is rarely a shortage of capability. It is that capability is scattered across separate hardstands, slipways and workshops with different lift limits, different draft on approach, and different levels of documentation.

This desk exists to close that gap. We hold the capability map, we write the scope in language a yard can price, and we stand on the hardstand while the work happens.

What we coordinate

Why vessel operators bring work to Bali

Bali sits at the western end of the Nusa Tenggara cruising chain. A boat that works Komodo, Sumbawa, Lombok or the Gili islands can reach Bali in a delivery leg rather than a repositioning voyage, which matters when the yard window is measured in days of lost charter. Bali also has the deepest concentration of trades on the eastern side of Java: fabricators, marine electricians, upholsterers, refrigeration technicians and paint crews who work on boats often enough to know what a marine finish should look like.

The trade-off is congestion. Lift slots at the busier facilities fill fast before the dry-season charter run, and a vessel that turns up without a booking can lose a week waiting on a travel lift. Planning the window is half the job, which is why we treat scheduling as part of the scope rather than an afterthought.

How a job runs

Stage	What happens	What you receive
1. Particulars	LOA, beam, draft, displacement, hull material, propulsion, and the work list as you see it.	A first read on feasible yards and realistic windows.
2. Survey	Attendance on board or in the water; photographs, moisture readings, thickness readings where relevant.	A condition note that separates must-do from should-do.
3. Scope	The work list is written into priced items with hold points.	A written scope and a USD estimate.
4. Placement	Yard or contractor is selected against lift capacity, draft, and trade availability.	Confirmed slot, lift plan, and access arrangements.
5. Execution	Supervision on the hardstand, variation control, photo record per stage.	Progress reporting against the scope.
6. Handover	Re-launch, systems check, sea trial where the scope calls for it.	A closing file with photographs and completed items.

What we do not do

We do not build new hulls on this desk, we do not sell boats on this desk, and we do not present ourselves as the operator of any third-party facility. New-build construction and vessel sale sit with other parts of the group and are contracted separately. If your enquiry is really a construction enquiry, we will say so and route it rather than dress it up as a refit.

We also do not publish invented price lists. Yard pricing in Bali moves with lift availability, coating system, and how much of the work is discovered once the hull is clean. What we publish instead is the capability guide, which tells you what actually constrains a job, and the project portfolio, which shows the shape of work this desk handles.

Getting started

Send vessel particulars and a work list — even a rough one. If the boat is already damaged, send photographs and the position. If you are planning a season, send the dates you cannot move. For owners who want the boat looked after year-round rather than job by job, ongoing technical oversight is available through the integrated vessel management desk. Shoreside logistics, crew movements and provisioning in Bali can be arranged through Bali vessel concierge support.