Middle East Container Repair Company (MECRC)

Headquarters: P.O. Box 12345,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: 971-4-3452927/3452962
Fax: 971-4-3452941
Email: mecrc@emirates.net.ae
Contact: John E. Ash, General Mgr.

Services:

MECRC offers 24 hour-a- day, 7 days a week, repair service for steel, aluminum, GRP, open tops, specials & reefer containers. Other services include refurbishment, steam cleaning & washing. MECRC also specializes in reefer pre-trip inspections & reefer generator repair, service, & hire. One mobile service vehicle is available. Containers are bought, sold, overhauled/modified for local requirements including the oil industry. Containers are prepared for special cargoes (textiles, etc.). MECRC also maintains and re-supplies reefer ships' kits delivering when required to vessels during their calls. The company also sells twistlocks, lashings, & associated items. MECRC's three depots in UAE are the official repair, parts and warranty facilities for Carrier Transicold, Thermo King Corp: Seacold Technologies, Mitsubishi and Daikin.

Facility:

The depot covers an area of 23,000 m2, all paved, and has a 2900 m2 covered workshop. The depot is located inside Port Rashid, adjacent to the container terminal empty yards.

Equipment:

The depot is equipped with 1 empty container handler and 1 forklift with extended forks, 2 steam clean machines, 6 MIG welding machines, hydraulic straightening equipment, guillotine, press brake, 28 reefer points and other necessary tooling.

Repair capacity:

25-30 TEU per day.

Personnel:

20 employees, 2 IICL-certified inspectors.

Computer systems:

MECRC uses an IBM-compatible computer system for all depot operations plus accounting, with EDI capacity.

Branches:

MECRC (Jebel Ali)
P.O. Box (same as Port Rashid Depot)
Tel: 971-4-881-1685/1922
Fax: 971-4-881-1691
Email: mecrja@emirates.net.ae
Contact: John E. Ash, General Mgr.
Services: This depot opened in January 2001 and means that MECRC is located in both Dubai Port Authority Ports. The depot offers the same services as offered in the Port Rashid Depot.
Facility: The depot covers 40,000 m2, all paved, and has a covered workshop of 1,900 m2. The depot is located within the Port area, a few minutes from the container empty yards.
Equipment: 2 empty container handlers, 1 forklift fitted with container frames, 1 forklift with extended forks, 2 steam cleaners, 12 MIG welding machines, a guillotine, press brake, hydraulic straightening equipment, 64 reefer points and other necessary tooling. Refurbishing equipment includes 2 blast pots with steel grit recovery/cleaning equipment and a paint bay; both the blast and paint areas are separately enclosed bays. 2 mobile vehicles available for reefer site repairs in other UAE areas.
Repair capacity: 75-100 TEUs per day.
Personnel: 50 employees, 4 IICL-certified inspectors.
Computer system: Same as for headquarters.
Branch: in Abu Dhabi:

MECRC (Abu Dhabi branch)
P.O. Box 45801, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Tel: 971-2-6732434
Fax: 971-2-6732446
Email: mecad@emirates.net.ae
Contact: Mr. Leon Lamb, Branch Mgr.
Services: Same services offered as for headquarters (see above).
Facility: 30,000 m2, all paved, with a covered workshop 900 m2. Located inside Port Mina Zayed & adjacent to the container terminal empty yards.
Equipment: 2 empty container handlers, a steam cleaner, 6 MIG welding machines, a guillotine, a pressbrake and hydraulic straightening equipment, 6 reefer points, and other necessary tooling. Refurbishing equipment includes a blast room with a blast pot and airless spray equipment. 1 mobile vehicle available for reefer site repairs.
Repair capacity: 20-25 TEUs per day.
Personnel: 18 employees, 2 IICL-certified inspectors.
Computer system: Same as for headquarters.