South Africa’s historic Robinson dry dock is back in business after a long-awaited upgrade, much to the relief of the local ship repair industry.
Industry
Relief for ship repair as 'unsafe' dry dock finally reopens in Cape Town
📍 Cape Town
Retrofitting
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Carsten Bullemer
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