Energy Award for propeller buffing technique

Energy Award for propeller buffing technique

Hydrex, the Belgian underwater repair and maintenance specialist, has been awarded the prestigious Energy Globe Award for 2017 from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented to Hydrex CEO Boud van Rompay at the company’s Antwerp headquarters by Mrs...
New firestop for cable bundles

New firestop for cable bundles

Cable and pipe transit specialist Roxtec have introduced the GK Multi-cable fire collar, intended to meet demand for efficient firestops for entire cable bundles. “This fire collar is designed for use in entries with high cable density in decks and bulkheads in fire...
Scrubber outlets get glass-flake coating

Scrubber outlets get glass-flake coating

Subsea Industries’ glass-flake, non-toxic hard coating Ecospeed has been chosen to protect the exhaust scrubber outlets of three newbuild container vessels building at a yard in Zhoushan, China. A durable coating was required, with the ability to withstand the very...
Tank repairs completed underwater

Tank repairs completed underwater

Hydrex recently carried out a repair to a crack in the port side grey water tank of a 145m chemical tanker. The damage was permanently repaired by Hydrex technicians, using an insert, during the vessel’s routine port call in Amsterdam. The Hydrex team of...