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JOINTTOP · Since 1997

Re-delivery, as we promised.

Since 1997, JOINTTOP has successfully completed over 2,300 drydockings, across ten-plus partner dockyards on the Chinese coast, giving Owners / Managers single-point access, uniform terms and the leverage of high-volume engagement.

JOINTTOP · Since 1997

The right dock slot, on the right location, for every vessel.

Backed by a dockyard network built in 30 years and covering every coastal region of China, JOINTTOP matches each vessel to the most suitable dock slot - as close as possible to her last discharging port to minimize deviation, and balanced against ship type, size, repair scope and yard workload.

JOINTTOP · Since 1997

JOINTTOP team, your local team on the ground - from arrival to re-delivery.

From the moment a vessel enters the yard until she sails out, JOINTTOP keeps a dedicated team on site 24/7 - backing the superintendent on quality, schedule and budget, applying deep technical know-how to Owner / Manager's requirements, and speaking up for their interests at every step.

JOINTTOP · Since 1997

Thirty years of dockings,
written down one by one.

More than 2,300 vessels since 1996 — bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, reefers and fishing vessels, for owners under sixteen flags.

30Years in ship repair1996 — 2026
2,300+PROJECTS DELIVERED
10+PARTNER YARDS

What Owner / Manager actually gets

Our commitments - all proven in real projects.

Over the past 30 years, JOINTTOP has remained committed to honesty and trustworthiness in working with a wide range of partners - shipowners, shipyards and all other stakeholders - toward shared growth through co-creation and mutual benefit.

01 - Schedule

On time, every time. A date you can plan around.

A late re-delivery costs more than the repair. So the progress will be tracked against the critical path every day, and resolve issues on site effectively & efficiently as they arise - giving you a re-delivery date you can plan your next voyage around.

02 - Accountability

One team from arrival to re-delivery - full traceability, no handover gaps.

More than 30 JOINTTOP site team are ready to support. The assigned team inspect the work scope when your vessel arrives, monitor progress on site every day, and sign off at completion - so every job is fully traceable, with no handover gaps between parties.

03 - Cost

Clear pricing. Live updates. Full control.

Clear and transparent pricing, updated daily as the work progresses - so you stay in control. Full cost visibility from entry to re-delivery.

04 - Communication

We Work the Way You Work

Every owner and manager runs projects differently - different approval levels, different reporting formats, different definitions of what counts as urgent. We plug into the way you already work. It starts with one point of contact who knows your vessels, your preferences and your working style inside out.

OUR SERVICES

One stop, full solution.

A specialist in China serving Owners and Managers worldwide, JOINTTOP delivers one-stop technical solutions covering everything a vessel needs - for both drydocking and operations - across deck and engine.

01

Drydocking & Repair

Intermediate & Special Surveys, hull treatment, steel renewal, tank coating, machinery overhaul and class survey attendance across the full network.

Since 1997
02

Conversion

Hull lengthening, single hull to double hull for tankers, general cargo to Ro-Ro, container ship to livestock carrier, and fishing vessel conversions - delivered with a proposed solution.

Since 1997
03

Environmental retrofit

Exhaust gas cleaning units and ballast water management systems. Engineering, procurement and installation management as one package.

EGCU & BWMS
04

Supply spare parts

Sourced from a 200+ supplier base with partner brands including ABB, Wärtsilä, Alfa Laval and Jotun etc., all technical supply could be engaged including while not limited to main and auxiliary engines / spared, propellers, anchors and chains, wires and ropes, etc. whatever needed onboard.

200+ suppliers
05

Shipbroking

Acting as brokers across the full vessel life cycle - newbuildings, resales, second-hand sales and purchases, and recycling - we give owners one point of contact for whatever their fleet needs.

newbuilding@jointtop.com

PROJECTS

Proven across 2,300+ Projects, and numbers speak for themselves.

Since 1997, JOINTTOP has completed more than 2,300 drydockings - nearly 100 per year - across all major vessel types and sizes calling at all our partner yards.

Vessel alongside after bottom plate repair, German owner project
Hull · Unexpected damage140 m² bottom damage

German owner praise on JOINTTOP drydocking mode

140 m² of steel damage was found on the bottom plate after vessel docking in. With efficient organizing by JOINTTOP team, vessel was undocked on time without any delay.

Bow of a container vessel in dry dock during steel and coating work
Steel; coating · Scope doubled2× scope, 0 days late

Owners' benefits are what JOINTTOP pursues.

Steel work and double-bottom tank coating ran to twice the original repair specification. JOINTTOP still finished on the agreed schedule.

First EGCU & BWMS retrofit project, completed
Retrofit · Scrubber & ballast water4 sister vessels

First EGCU & BWMS retrofit project, completed

Four sister ships completed with high satisfaction from the owner, with workscope covering Scrubber, BWMS, all COT zinc coating, as well as deck / hull / superstructure full blasting & coating.

OUR NETWORK

One coastline, nine repair bases.

A vessel is allocated by type, tonnage and trading route rather than by whichever yard happens to have a slot.

Map of the nine JOINTTOP repair bases along the Chinese coastline, from Dalian to Wenchong
DalianHead office
North China
Shanhaiguan
North China
Weihai
North China
Zhoushan
Mid China
Shanghai
Mid China
Nantong
Mid China
Zhenjiang
Mid China
Fujian
South China
Guangzhou
South China

Our partner yards are spanning all over Chinese coastlines.

CUSTOMERS

Based in China, serving owners and managers worldwide.

Over three decades, JOINTTOP has served owners and managers from every corner of the shipping world — from Europe to the Middle East, and across our home waters of Asia. Whenever and wherever needed, you will find JOINTTOP team that understands how you run your projects. Distance has never been the point; trust has. Today, vessels managed from offices worldwide all meet the same standard when they come to JOINTTOP.

JapanGermanyGreeceItalyDenmarkCroatiaTürkiyeUnited Arab EmiratesIndiaSouth KoreaVietnamThailandMalaysiaSingaporeArgentinaEthiopia
World map showing JOINTTOP customers in sixteen flag states

OUR SUPPLIERS

Partner brands including ABB, Siemens, Wärtsilä, Alfa Laval, Jotun and Shell

Quality system

ISO 9001, accredited since 2002.

QMS accredited by DNV-GL on 24 July 2002. Three generations of the standard certified since ISO 9001:2000, 2008 and 2015. After each redelivery the project is surveyed for customers' satisfaction, and the findings feed the future ones.

Our product
is to provide services for customers
Our value
is to create value for customers
Our responsibility
is to make customers satisfied
Our pursuit
is to earn customers' loyalty & trust
DNV-GL management system certificate, ISO 9001, issued to JOINTTOP Marine Engineering (Dalian)
DNV-GL certificate · ISO 9001
Certificate from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
RS certificate
Trustworthy Partner award from the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping
RS trustworthy partner award

MV Elduga under way after drydocking A very competent expert with deep understanding of ship structure, mechanism and repair methods. We should appreciate his sense of responsibility, seriousness and communication ability. He offered the utmost assistance to the crew during the quarantine.
Captain, MV EldugaDrydocking, 2020

Send us your repair specification. We will come back with a targeted proposal.

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