Send vessel data first and the conversation gets useful immediately. The desk cannot say anything meaningful about a haul-out, a refit or a build without dimensions, displacement and photographs — and it would rather say so than produce a number that has to be withdrawn later.
Yard enquiries
The desk works on Indonesian time. Messages sent overnight are answered the following working morning.
- WhatsApp: +628113823875
- Email: sales@komodoluxury.com
- Quotations: issued in USD after a written scope and a hull inspection.
What to include
| For | Send |
|---|---|
| Haul-out or slipway slot | LOA, beam, loaded and light draught, displacement, keel profile, underbody photographs, intended dates. |
| Refit or restoration | Build year, construction, last survey, known defects, how the vessel is used, what you want it to do next. |
| Hull repair | Photographs of the affected areas, what changed and when, whether the vessel is currently afloat. |
| Survey coordination | Whether it is pre-purchase or pre-refit, vessel location, and whether haul-out access has been agreed with the current owner. |
| Supervised new build | Concept, intended operating profile, target dimensions, timeline and budget range. |
How enquiries are handled
- Acknowledgement and questionsAnything missing from the vessel data is asked for immediately rather than assumed.
- Feasibility answerWhether the ground, the ways and the season suit the vessel and the scope — including a plain no where that is the truthful answer.
- Written scopeA line-item scope of work with a proposed tide and season window.
- QuotationIssued in USD against the scope, with the inspection stage priced separately where the hull has not yet been opened.
- Slot confirmationThe slipway window is held against the confirmed scope.
Location
The yard desk works on the Bira and Tanjung Bira foreshore in Bulukumba Regency, at the south-eastern tip of the South Sulawesi peninsula. Road access is from Makassar, typically a five to six hour transfer depending on conditions; sea approaches and anchorage notes for owners bringing a vessel in themselves are covered in the approach and logistics article.
Before you travel
There is rarely a reason to visit before a scope exists. Send data, get an assessment, and time any visit to a decision point — the haul, the opening inspection, or a milestone — where being physically present actually changes something.
What this desk does not handle
Vessel sales, charter bookings, crew placement and ongoing commercial management are not yard-desk functions. Those sit with separate entities under separate contracts, and enquiries about them are passed on rather than absorbed. Being clear about that boundary is part of how the ecosystem keeps contracts, fees and ledgers separate.
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Response times and working rhythm
The desk works Indonesian time. Messages arriving overnight are answered the following working morning, and enquiries that include vessel data are answered substantively rather than with a request for more information. During an active haul or a tide window, replies may be slower for a few hours — the priority in those periods is the hull on the beach.
For anything urgent concerning a vessel already in the yard, WhatsApp is the right channel and will reach someone quickly. For scoping conversations, drawings, surveys and documentation, email is better because the material stays together and can be referred back to months later.
Languages
Enquiries are handled in English and Indonesian. Scope documents are issued in English, and every scope line that matters is confirmed verbally in Indonesian with the people who will do the work — a deliberate step that prevents the most common category of misunderstanding on a foreshore where agreements are traditionally verbal.
What happens to your information
Vessel data, drawings and survey reports sent to the desk are used to scope and price the work and are not published, shared with third parties for marketing, or used as portfolio material without the owner’s agreement. This is why the yard record describes categories of work rather than naming vessels.
If you are still deciding
A first enquiry does not commit anyone to anything, and there is no obligation to have a scope worked out before making contact. Plenty of useful conversations start with nothing more than a build year, a rough size and a description of what the vessel is doing badly. What the desk needs in order to be useful is honesty about the vessel’s history — including the parts an owner suspects are bad news.
If the answer turns out to be that the work belongs at a different yard, in a different region, or simply in a different year, you will be told that. A desk that accepted every enquiry regardless of fit would be optimising for its own utilisation rather than for the hull, and the reasoning behind that position is set out in the Bira yard guide.