Middle East Container Repair Company (LLC)

The Company was established in 1981 after his Highness the Ruler of Dubai gave his permission for a container repair facility in Port Rashid, Dubai. In 1994 MECRC opened its second workshop in Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi and in early 2001 opened its third workshop in Jebel Ali, Dubai. The Company is owned by a combination of prominent businessmen, principal shipping agents and an international shipping line.

Since first opening in 1981 the Company has built on its original skills and the facilities that can be offered to clients. An example of this is the fact that MECRC was the first Company in the Middle East to have IICL certified inspectors. Numerous persons having passed since 1990 and at the present time we have 6 employees who are IICL certified, some for the second time.

All container inspections and repairs are carried out to International Standards and materials used are to the industry specifications, e.g. Corten / SPA - H specification steel for body parts and wood treated to meet Australian T.C.T. requirements.

In Port Rashid and Jebel Ali Ports the Inspection Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in order to process customer containers quickly. Inspectors are trained to IICL, Union and the other standards required by the various Shipping Lines.

For reefer service we have been appointed the local Depots for Carrier Transicold, Themo King Corp; Mitsubishi, Daikin and Seacold. P.T.I.s, Pre-cools, and cleaning as well as all normal repairs are carried out in the workshops. Re-foaming of reefer insulation is also carried out in the structural workshops. There are 4 mobile units to attend to reefer repairs throughout the UAE.

The Company has mechanics to service, maintain and repair both its' own hire fleet and customer reefer gensets.

Apart from competitive rates for high standard repairs, other advantages we have are, we utilize the waiting time of the container in the Port to carry out customer requirements and save possible future down time. Also, because we are located adjacent or close to the Container Terminals, transport costs are nil, or at least minimized. In addition to this, MECRC do not normally charge for lifts, either in or out.

For container handling the Company has four Empty Container Handlers fitted with hydraulic spreaders and 3 forklifts with wide carriages and extra long forks.

Twistlocks and lashing equipment are also held in stock and in addition fabrication and modifications of containers are also carried out for the local market.

Container movements are monitored daily by computer and our accounts and operations are also computerized and all services and facilities offered to clients are the same or similar in each workshop.