Recently we mobilized our diver/technician teams to vessels in Colombia and Australia to carry out stern tube seal replacements. In Cartagena the repair was carried out on a 294-meter tanker,…
The MY Savannah is an 84m luxury megayacht built in 2015 by Feadship, available for charter with a crew of 24 for up to twelve guests. She has the distinction…
In August one of our diver/technician teams carried out several repairs during one operation on a 288-meter tanker. Work on the propeller blades, net catcher, rope cutters, split ring and…
At the end of 2022 our diver/technician teams carried out a double underwater stern tube seal repair on a roro ship berthed in Port of Burnie, Tasmania. The ship was…
More and more ships are being fitted with scrubbers so that they can use cheaper, heavy fuel without violating regulations. But, there is a problem: inadequately protected mild steel is…
Routine scrubber overboard installation We replaced two corroded scrubber overboard pipes on a large container ship without interrupting or delaying the ship’s itinerary. An operation like this requires careful planning and…
Underwater bow thruster removal in Rotterdam We have been active in Rotterdam since Hydrex was founded 47 years ago. Having our dive support vessels stationed in Rotterdam enables a fast…
When a high-speed support ship arrived at a yard in Curaçao needing emergency repairs to hull plating, drydock unavailability created a new dimension to an otherwise standard repair job. A…
Hydrex Underwater Technology has registered an increase in the number of vessels experiencing propeller damage. Dave Bleyenberg, Hydrex Production Executive, explained: “While winter months usually result in an increase in…