DryDock Magazine recently interviewed Harun (Aaron) Duzgoren (CCO), and Kevin Peters (Director, Technical Sales & Environmental Services) about a significant 100+ tonne rudder repair operation carried out afloat on a fully laden mainline container vessel.

Salner Contracting solves serious problems: Assisting a large fully laden Post-Panamax container vessel with steering issues. Salner Contracting works with port authorities, class, and manufacturers to provide class-approved in-water float out removal, repair, and refit of a 110 mt rudder. Find out how our underwater inspection and survey services deliver practical, cost-effective solutions to a complex offshore problem. Salner Contracting works with port authorities, class, and manufacturers to provide class-approved in-water rudder float out removal, repair, and refit of a 110 mt rudder. Helping owners safely reduce their risk exposure and related costs that would include diversions, delays, and downtime.

During cargo operations, a submerged pile pierced through the hull. Salner Contracting worked together with owner and class to develop repair plan that included the design and installation of an engineered cofferdam.

The installation of complete SOx scrubber systems is entirely possible without taking the vessel out of the water. Salner Contracting' involvement is focused on precision cutting of the hull penetrations for the sea chest openings and overboard spool pipe installation below the waterline.

3 months out of dry dock, galvanic corrosion caused heavy cavitation/ erosion damage on PORT and STBD side rudders.

3 month out of dry dock, galvanic corrosion caused heavy cavitation/erosion damage on PORT and STBD side rudders.

Salner Contracting can restore your propeller blades as a permanent repair, to OEM design geometry by cold static loading with our underwater propeller blade press.

Design flaws together with poor workmanship caused the bilge keel to fracture during operation in several locations. Salner Contracting worked together with the owner and Class to perform permanent underwater wet weld repair on the fractures, without interrupting the production.

The client indicated that the tailshaft had shifted aft approximately 200 mm when the ship’s crew was doing maintenance on the shaft coupling. It resulted in the aft water seal losing contact with the liner, causing large amounts of water ingress into the stern tube.

The benefits of removing a damaged bow thruster afloat are many. The customer was able to prevent further damage to the bearings and gears caused by the presence of seawater in the gear housing and the procedures allows the units to be overhauled prior to the vessels next dry-dock—or, they can be re-installed afloat by Salner Contracting, which would help to eliminate the need for additional tug cost.

The project was executed with two Salner Contracting teams working around the clock. While the vessel trimming process was in motion, the team onboard the vessel began to drain the oil from the thruster while the dive team began removing the bow thruster tunnel gratings to gain full access to the bow thruster.

The client was in need of a turn-key—class approved—permanent repair. This included a single contractor that would manage the internal technical repair team, commercial diver team, prefabrication of the new spool pieces with flanges, final application of the 5-year warranty POLYFLAKE protective coating to 3000 microns on the new spool pipes, and achieving final class approval for the full repair procedure.

Salner Contracting successfully repairs hull fracture in the way of the bilge keel. Trust our expertise for reliable and efficient hull repairs. Learn more today.

Successful completion of afloat rudder stock seal replacement by Salner Contracting. Trust our expertise for reliable and efficient seal replacements.

Salner Contracting restores the heavily corroded rudder to optimal condition. Trust our expertise for effective and reliable rudder restoration services. Learn more today.

Salner Contracting started its underwater repair process by establishing load-rated rigging points above the propeller using 4F Class A wet welding procedures to allow safe new replacement propeller blade transfer of the propeller blades.

Salner Contracting Halifax quickly resolved an oil leak crisis on a remote Canadian ferry with careful night repairs, revealing a deteriorated weld issue.

Salner Contracting Solution's impressive biofouling cleaning operation on a massive FLNG vessel in Busan. Explore the difficulties and creative approaches.

Salner Contracting fixed a special shaft seal issue on a loaded bulk carrier, stopping oil loss and water entry. Stern seal repair in Romania, Nov '17.

As part of the cruise industry’s focus on the environment, a vessel operating in the South Pacific developed a minor problem with both of its shaft seals. Read how Salner Contracting stepped in to provide a solution.

Salner Contracting' propeller repair services in Canada, Panama, Uruguay, Singapore, and El Salvador. Explore our expert Diver's methods and tools.

A deep-sea bulk carrier fully loaded with goods had become immobilized due to a failure of the aft shaft bearing. In the past, not much could be done to help a vessel in this situation. With no way to transit on its own power and loaded with a perishable cargo, an economical solution needed to be developed quickly. Read more.

Salner Contracting performs high-capacity underwater repairs worldwide. Discover the innovative techniques and use of TransHab for underwater seal replacement.