Eastern Province · SAJBI

Hull Cleaning at Jubail Port

In-water hull, propeller and survey work at Jubail Port — the loading port for the region's largest petrochemical complex.

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Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. Scoped reply, usually the same working day.

Cleanship Marine provides the full underwater scope at Jubail Port (SAJBI), Eastern Province — hull cleaning, propeller super polishing, bow and stern thruster work, class-approved in-water survey and UWILD. Every scope is carried out with the vessel afloat and on hire, at the berth or at the anchorage.

Jubail Commercial Port serves Saudi Arabia's petrochemical heartland, loading chemicals, polymers and sulphur alongside containers and project cargo. The tonnage is specialised and the port calls are governed end to end by terminal windows.

Working conditions at Jubail

Jubail is a purpose-built industrial port serving the largest petrochemical complex in the region, so access is controlled and the permit chain runs through the terminal and the Royal Commission as well as the port. That is a lead time, not a formality. The harbour is sheltered and alongside work is straightforward once cleared; the shamal governs the anchorage and summer heat governs anything done inside a tank.

Where we work: Chemical and liquid berths · General cargo quays · Outer anchorage
Vessels we see here: Chemical and product tankers · LPG carriers · Bulk carriers · General cargo and project vessels

Hull Cleaning scopes at Jubail

5 scopes, one team and one mobilisation. Most vessels calling here take more than one on the same attendance.

Planning the window at Jubail

The shamal governs the calendar at Jubail Port, through the winter months and again in early summer. The shamal is a wind and sea-state problem rather than a rain one: it builds short, steep seas across the shallow Gulf that stop anchorage work while berths stay usable. Because the harbour is sheltered, work here normally runs alongside or at a protected anchorage and can proceed in parallel with cargo operations rather than competing with them for the berth window.

Work is taken at the chemical and liquid berths, general cargo quays, outer anchorage, and which of those a vessel ends up at changes the dive plan more than the season does. Teams mobilise via Dammam (DMM), so give us the ETA as early as you have it — the travel is the flexible part, the approvals and the working window are not.

What we typically find at Jubail

Dry bulk handling here puts cargo dust into the water around the berths and anchorage. It settles on horizontal surfaces and packs into sea chest gratings and inlet openings, so inlet and grating clearance is routinely a larger part of the job at Jubail than owners budget for.

Shelter is a mixed blessing for a hull. The same calm that makes the port easy to work in is still water, and still water grows fouling faster than an exposed berth does.

How we deliver it at Jubail

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the coating specification and the window at Jubail. We come back with a defined scope, a crew size and a duration we will stand behind. Where the conditions here will not support what has been asked for, we say so at this stage rather than after mobilisation.
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Permits and approvals
Mawani and the Royal Commission for Jubail runs a statutory permit process here, so the lead time is real and the application goes in early rather than on arrival. Diving permission, terminal approval and any environmental clearance for in-water work are handled by us, not left with the agent to chase.
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Mobilisation to Jubail
Divers, compressors, brush carts and cameras mobilise via Dammam (DMM). Where a vessel is also calling at Dammam, one mobilisation is normally sized to cover both.
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Safety setup and the dive
The vessel is secured for diving — main engine, shaft and thrusters immobilised, sea suctions confirmed shut, permit agreed with the master. Teams work under surface supervision with continuous diver communications and video throughout.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering hull cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, coating and anode condition and anything found that you should know about. The findings are discussed with the vessel rather than emailed and forgotten.

Jubail Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: SAJBI
Port type: Major Port
State: Eastern Province
Country: Saudi Arabia
Water body: Arabian Gulf
Port authority: Mawani and the Royal Commission for Jubail
Main cargoes: Petrochemicals, Liquid chemicals, Sulphur, Containers, Project cargo and steel
Crew mobilisation: Dammam (DMM)
Services here: Hull Cleaning, Hold Cleaning and Tank Cleaning

Frequently asked — Jubail Port

Does Cleanship provide hull cleaning at Jubail Port?

Yes. We cover the full hull cleaning scope at Jubail Port (SAJBI), Eastern Province — underwater hull cleaning, propeller polishing, thruster cleaning & polishing, in-water class survey and UWILD. Teams mobilise via Dammam (DMM).

What is underwater visibility like at Jubail?

Visibility at Jubail Port is moderate, and it drops further around active bulk handling and after heavy rain, and the shamal sets the outer limits of the calendar. How the tide and sea state shape the dive plan is set out in full in the working-conditions section on this page.

Who approves hull cleaning work at Jubail?

Mawani and the Royal Commission for Jubail issues the port-side approval at Jubail Port, with terminal approval on top where the berth requires it. We arrange both, along with any environmental clearance for in-water cleaning, so it does not fall to the agent or the master.

Which vessels call at Jubail?

Chemical and product tankers, LPG carriers, Bulk carriers, General cargo and project vessels — Jubail Port is the loading port for the region's largest petrochemical complex, handling petrochemicals, liquid chemicals, sulphur, containers, project cargo and steel. Wetted area, coating specification and how long the vessel has been sitting are what size a hull job, so the same berth can produce very different attendances.

Can this be done without taking the vessel off hire at Jubail?

Yes — that is the point of it. Every scope listed here is carried out with the vessel afloat and working, at the berth, at the anchorage or on the passage out. Divers work with the vessel afloat at the berth or the anchorage, so there is no dry dock, no diversion and no off-hire.

Do you cover other ports near Jubail?

Yes. Dammam, Jeddah and Yanbu all sit within the same operating range for hull cleaning, and a single mobilisation is often sized to cover more than one vessel on the same trip. We work 65 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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