Opinion: The Matter of Biofouling

Opinion: The Matter of Biofouling

by Hydrex Recently there has been a lot of discussion about biofouling. A word coined to describe marine life attached to ship hulls, it is seen as a ship speed breaker, a destructive factor to hull coatings and a cause of alien invasive species. To call it fouling is...
Underwater repairs on rudder completed in Dubai

Underwater repairs on rudder completed in Dubai

Underwater company Hydrex was contacted by the owner of a 193-meter roro ship to secure both rudders of the vessel while  the OEM performed repairs on the rudders from inside the engine room. A team of the company’s divers mobilized to Jebel Ali, Dubai to perform the...
Opinion: The Parts dilemma – OEM or Pirates?

Opinion: The Parts dilemma – OEM or Pirates?

An interview with Paul Kohle, Director, Sales and Sales Support, Asset Management Services at Wärtsilä Keeping up with latest part designs a challenge for non-OEM suppliers For vessel equipment repairs, there is usually a choice to be made between Original Equipment...