OSV drydocking options have been limited to traditional locations such as the Maua-Jurong shipyard in Niteroi in Guanabara Bay.

Options for bigger vessels, such as pipelay support vessels, have been limited to the same region at locations such as the Brazilian Navy dock and the Enave-Renave facility.

Away from Rio de Janeiro, there are some limited options for repairing OSVs, including a Navy dock in the northern Brazilian city of Belem, and limited options in Natal and Salvador, in north-eastern Brazil.

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