A routine dry docking at an Indonesian yard runs from roughly USD 25,000 for a small tug to USD 500,000+ for a mid-size tanker with steel and full coatings — and the spread inside each class is driven by steel quantity, coating scope and remeasure discipline, not by the dock itself. This guide breaks the invoice apart so you can budget before the quotation arrives.
Answer first: realistic USD ranges for docking by vessel class
Indonesian docking pricing is genuinely competitive by regional standards, but only disciplined scoping converts that advantage into a final invoice you predicted. The bands in this guide are desk planning figures drawn from tendering and supervising dockings across the national register: they assume a routine survey docking — haul or dock, hull treatment, tariff services, modest steel — at a commercially run yard. Heavy steel renewal, machinery emergencies or coating system rebuilds move any vessel to the top of its band or beyond. Use the bands to sanity-check quotations and set contingency, then let a scoped tender produce the real number.
Cost anatomy of a docking invoice
Dock dues & lay days
The price of occupying the dock: an entry/exit charge plus a daily rate scaled to vessel size and dock type. Graving docks cost more per day than slipways by multiples. Every day of indecision on growth work is paid at this rate — which is why scope freezes before docking, not during.
Standard tariff items (per-GT services)
The yard tariff sheet: high-pressure washing, scraping, anodes renewal, sea valve overhauls, plugs, staging, garbage and utilities — most priced per GT or per unit. Individually small, collectively 15–30% of a routine invoice. Tariff sheets differ enough between yards that normalising them is part of any serious tender comparison.
Steel renewal rates
Quoted per kilogram or per plate, with the rate depending on location and access — flat bottom plate costs the least, internals and tank tops cost more. The contractual lever is the remeasure rule: quantities beyond the tendered estimate must be priced at the tendered rate, verified by owner-side measurement before invoicing. Unsupervised remeasure is the single largest source of docking budget overrun in Indonesia.
Blasting & coating rates
Priced per square metre by preparation standard and paint system. The quotation splits into surface preparation, paint supply (often owner-nominated) and application. Climate discipline — humidity windows, recoat intervals, measured DFT — decides whether you bought a coating system or an appearance.
Owner-supplied vs yard-supplied
Paint, anodes and spares can often be owner-supplied at better prices than yard markup — balanced against warranty simplicity when the yard supplies what it applies. We model both routes in tender comparisons; the right answer varies by item and by yard.
Cost bands by vessel class
Indicative full-docking budgets, routine survey scope, 2026 planning figures in USD:
| Vessel class | Typical size | Routine docking band (USD) | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour / coastal tug | to 500 GT | 25,000–80,000 | 7–14 days |
| LCT / small landing craft | 500–1,500 GT | 50,000–140,000 | 10–18 days |
| General cargo / coaster | 1,500–5,000 GT | 90,000–250,000 | 12–21 days |
| Product tanker | 3,000–15,000 DWT | 150,000–500,000+ | 14–30 days |
| Passenger ferry / ro-ro | 1,000–5,000 GT | 120,000–350,000 | 14–25 days |
| Fishing vessel | to 500 GT | 20,000–70,000 | 7–14 days |
| Charter / liveaboard vessel | to 500 GT | 15,000–60,000 (slipway/airbag) | 7–14 days |
Bands assume routine scope at commercial yards drawn from the National Yard Register; heavy steel, shaft withdrawal complications or full coating rebuilds go beyond them. Dock-type selection itself — graving versus floating versus slipway — is covered in the dry dock & haul-out guide.
Where budgets blow out, and the supervision fix
Four overrun patterns repeat across Indonesian dockings. Remeasure inflation: steel and tariff quantities creep between tender and invoice — fixed by owner-side measurement at verification points. Growth-work pricing under duress: “found” items priced mid-dock at non-tendered rates — fixed by a written growth-work protocol with rates agreed at contract. Lay-day drift: waiting on decisions, parts or surveyors at full daily dues — fixed by scope freeze, long-lead ordering and survey liaison before docking. Coating shortcuts: preparation standards traded silently against schedule — fixed by hold points the yard cannot pass without owner sign-off. Supervision is priced in hundreds per day; each of these patterns costs thousands per incident. On a supervised docking the fee typically returns itself before the vessel refloats.
Request a cost estimate from the desk
Send vessel particulars (type, GT/DWT, LOA), last docking report if available, known steel or machinery items, and your target window. We return a scoped USD estimate against current yard tariffs, then — if you proceed — a normalised tender comparison from matched yards. Estimates are free; you pay when you engage tendering or supervision.
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Frequently asked questions
Berapa biaya docking kapal di Indonesia?
Untuk scope rutin: tug sampai 500 GT sekitar USD 25.000–80.000; LCT USD 50.000–140.000; kapal kargo 1.500–5.000 GT USD 90.000–250.000; tanker produk bisa melampaui USD 500.000 dengan pekerjaan baja dan coating penuh. Angka final ditentukan kuantitas baja, luas coating, dan disiplin remeasure — panduan proses berbahasa Indonesia ada di halaman docking kapal.
Is it cheaper to dry dock in Indonesia or Singapore?
For most sub-20,000 DWT commercial tonnage, Indonesian yards price materially lower on labour-heavy scope — steel, coatings, tariff services — while Singapore offers denser scheduling and specialist capabilities. Many operators split the difference: routine and steel-heavy dockings in Indonesia, exceptional specialist scopes elsewhere. Supervision closes most of the quality-variance argument.
How is docking priced per GT in Indonesian yards?
Yard tariff sheets price standard services — docking/undocking assistance, washing, staging, utilities — per gross ton or per unit, on top of daily dock dues. Steel and coatings are priced separately by kilogram and square metre. Comparing yards means normalising all three layers, not comparing headline totals.
How do I budget dry docking for a fleet in Indonesia?
Build a fleet docking calendar from class due dates, apply the class bands above per vessel, add 15–20% contingency governed by a growth-work protocol, and negotiate framework rates with two or three vetted yards for the repeat volume. We run this as a standing service for fleet operators.
What payment schedule do Indonesian shipyards expect?
Commonly a mobilisation payment on docking, progress payments against verified work, and a final settlement on redelivery — with retention against punch-list items negotiable at reputable yards. Payments should release against verified quantities, which is precisely what owner-side supervision verifies.
Are quotes fixed-price or remeasured after gauging?
Hybrid: dues and tariff items are effectively fixed; steel and coatings are estimated at tender and remeasured against actual quantities. The protection is contractual — tendered unit rates apply to remeasured quantities, and quantities are verified by the owner’s side before invoicing.