The dry dock is a dock that can be drained of water to allow the inspection and repair of a ship`s hull.
During the inauguration of the dry dock, Hormozgan Province`s Governor Ebrahim Azizi said that this project is aimed at repairing LNG carriers and very large crude carriers (VLCC).
"ISOICO was able to repair 80-ton ships till now, but currently it can also repair the 400-ton ships.
ISOICO is located in 37 kilometers west of Bandar-Abbas. It has been constructed with the purpose of designing, construction and repair of various types of vessels and offshore structures.
Iran`s first domestically manufactured ocean-going tanker, manufactured at ISOICO yard, has begun its maiden voyage in the Persian Gulf waters on February 24.
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