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  • Goltens opens new marine service workshop in Batam, enhancing Southeast Asia operations.
  • Facility equipped with advanced tooling offers top-notch ship repair, retrofits, and conversions.
  • Strategically near Singapore, Batam workshop ensures reduced logistics and quicker turnaround.

Goltens Worldwide, the major independent provider of specialised repair and retrofit services to the marine and power industries, is proud to announce the grand opening of its new service workshop in Batam, Indonesia.

This expansion further strengthens Goltens’ presence in Southeast Asia and reinforces its commitment to delivering world-class engineering and service solutions to ship-owners and operators across the region. Strategically located near Singapore, Batam has rapidly grown into a key hub for ship repair, retrofits, and conversions.

Advanced tooling

Goltens’ new workshop is equipped with advanced tooling and staffed by highly skilled engineers 

Goltens’ new workshop is equipped with advanced tooling and staffed by highly skilled engineers and technicians, ensuring customers benefit from the same unmatched service quality that has made Goltens a trusted global partner for 85 years.

"This new facility in Batam represents a strategic move to support our customers as the Singapore market continues to change," said Sandeep Seth, CEO of Goltens Worldwide, adding "Shipowners can be confident that Goltens will continue to provide the highest quality service, now with enhanced capabilities and flexibility in Batam."

Commitment to Southeast Asia

He added that the investment underlines Goltens' long-term commitment to Southeast Asia and its dedication to ensuring vessels remain safe, efficient, and compliant with evolving regulations.

With the new facility, Goltens is well-positioned to support ship-owners operating in one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world. Customers will benefit from quicker turnaround times, reduced logistics costs, and seamless access to Goltens’ expertise, complex mechanical repairs and maintenance, and advanced decarbonisation technologies.

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