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Yard & Access
Kampung Galangan Tana Beru: Panduan Lengkap Berbahasa Indonesia
Tana Beru adalah kampung di pesisir Kecamatan Bonto Bahari, Kabupaten Bulukumba, Sulawesi Selatan, tempat kapal kayu besar dikerjakan langsung di atas pasir pantai — tanpa hanggar…
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Heritage & People
The Apprenticeship Gap: Where the Next Generation of Shipwrights Went
Walk the shoreline at Tana Beru and count ages. That single observation tells you more about the future of this craft than any amount of heritage…
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Heritage & People
What UNESCO 2017 Changed and Did Not Change for Tana Beru
In 2017 the art of pinisi shipbuilding was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is a genuine recognition…
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Heritage & People
Butta Panrita Lopi: How Bulukumba Earned Its Title
Kabupaten Bulukumba, at the south-eastern tip of South Sulawesi, is known as Butta Panrita Lopi — the land of the master shipwrights. The title is not…
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Heritage & People
Panrita Lopi: Who the Master Shipwrights of Bulukumba Actually Are
Panrita lopi means, roughly, one who is expert in vessels — the master shipwright who holds authority over a build at Tana Beru. The role is…
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Ownership & Contracts
Liveaboard, Charter or Cargo: Three Business Cases for One Hull
A hull commissioned at Tana Beru can become a diving liveaboard, a private charter yacht or a working cargo vessel. They start from the same construction…
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Ownership & Contracts
From Tana Beru to Komodo: The Delivery Voyage Most Owners Never See
A hull launched at Tana Beru is not yet where it earns money. Between the yard and the Komodo or Flores cruising grounds lies a delivery…
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Ownership & Contracts
BKI, Flag and Pas Besar: Registering a Wooden Vessel in Indonesia
A vessel is not finished when it floats; it is finished when it has papers. For a traditionally built wooden hull the documentation route runs backwards…
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Ownership & Contracts
Stage Payments, Not Deposits: How Wooden Vessel Contracts Are Structured
A build at Tana Beru is funded as it proceeds. Material purchase follows payment, so the contract structure that works is a series of stage payments…
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Ownership & Contracts
Can a Foreigner Commission a Vessel at Tana Beru? The Honest Answer
Yes, and it happens regularly. Commissioning a hull is a commercial transaction and a foreign buyer can enter it. What trips people up is everything downstream:…
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Craft & Method
Hull Life: How Long a Wooden Phinisi Actually Lasts
A well-built hardwood hull, properly maintained, works for decades. A hull of the same construction, neglected between haul-outs, can need major plank replacement within a handful…
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Craft & Method
Dragging a 30-Metre Hull to the Sea: The Launch, Explained
There is no crane, no travel lift and no launch ramp at Tana Beru. A finished hull weighing many tonnes is moved to the sea across…
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Journal
Articles from the Tana Beru Shipyard Desk on visiting the yard, how hulls are built, owning a wooden vessel, and the heritage of Bulukumba.
