An item reported that the 14.000 floating dry dock built for account of the government was moored in the basin of the Dutch naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies and now temporarily exploited by the naval establishment. A decision of the exploitation by a private company was awaited. It was now possible to dock all ships of the Dutch squadron. At the establishment was a new 1.500 tons pontoon dock under construction to replace the existing old 5.000 tons dock.
