Kenya Marine Contractors

KMC operates the Comarco Base, a privately owned harbour fronting yard, which lies approximately 2 Km from Mombasa Town Centre, by way of Moi Avenue, Tangana Road and Mikanjuni Road. Access to these roads is via the Southern Gate and over a recently refurbished bridge capable of handling load in excess of 65mt. The Base comprises 10.75 acres of ope... n and covered storage space, office space and facilities, crawler cranes up to 150tonnes capacity, a marine engineering workshop and a 24hour Operations Centre, which combine to provide a facility unequalled on the East Coast of Africa. Secured by a perimeter fence and only accessible by land via two security gates each manned 24 hours a day by fully trained security personnel equipped with radio communications, panic buttons and VESP (Verification Entry Standard Procedures). Sea access is controlled by additional security personnel who patrol the jetty area. By night, KMC Base is fully illuminated by a series of light sensitive high wattage sodium floodlights to provide facility for 24 hour operations where required and to ensure that security is not compromised. A trained guard dog and their handler, together with two additional patrolmen complete the night security complement. KMC operates and offers the following facilities and services from this base: Administration Office :- all projects and movement of vessels across the field of operation are co-ordinate by the Management and Administration team from the Liwatoni base with reliable communication links to projects and vessels via a dedicated 24 hour radio room. Workshop:- operating a fully self-sufficient workshop geared toward plant, machinery and vessel servicing, repairs and maintenance on a 24 hour basis as required. Export Processing Zone (EPZ) :- The Comarco Base is a designated Export Processing Zone (EPZ), a facility which enables the customs and duty exempted importation and exportation of plant, equipment and materials, including, but not limited to, drilling rigs and associated plant, materials and ...Read More