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Goltens Worldwide opens new service facility in Batam, Indonesia

Sep 02, 2025
Ribbon cutters: (From left) Chua Boon Chong, Managing Director of Goltens Singapore; Sandeep Seth, CEO of Goltens Worldwide; and Bayu Sukamto, Managing Director of Goltens Indonesia

Goltens Worldwide is proud to announce the grand opening of its new service workshop in Batam, Indonesia. This expansion further strengthens Goltens’ presence in Southeast Asia and reinforces its commitment to delivering world-class engineering and service solutions to shipowners and operators across the region.

Strategically located near Singapore, Batam has rapidly grown into a key hub for ship repair, retrofits, and conversions. Goltens’ new workshop is equipped with advanced tooling and staffed by highly skilled engineers and technicians, ensuring customers benefit from the same unmatched service quality that has made Goltens a trusted global partner for 85 years.

“This new facility in Batam represents a strategic move to support our customers as the Singapore market continues to change,” said Sandeep Seth, CEO of Goltens Worldwide. “Shipowners can be confident that Goltens will continue to provide the highest quality service, now with enhanced capabilities and flexibility in Batam.”

He added that the investment underlines Goltens' long-term commitment to Southeast Asia and its dedication to ensuring vessels remain safe, efficient, and compliant with evolving regulations.

Batam branch: Goltens' new service workshop in Batam further strengthens the company's reach in Southeast Asia

With the new facility, Goltens is well positioned to support shipowners operating in one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world. Customers will benefit from quicker turnaround times, reduced logistics costs, and seamless access to Goltens’ expertise, complex mechanical repairs and maintenance, and advanced decarbonization technologies.

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