When Parts Aren’t Thereonboard an Aframax tanker Oct31, 2025Download The Challenge On an Aframax tanker, the fresh-water generator (FWG) was underperforming, forcing the vessel to rely on costly bunkered water and reducing voyage autonomy. The owner had already ordered replacement parts, but OEM supply-chain delays meant critical components would ... Read More

When Repairs Fail at shipyard in Turkey Sep24, 2025Download The Challenge During a vessel drydock at a leading shipyard in Turkey, the condition of the cooler’s plate pack was not identified early enough by the assigned contractor. By the time the failure was confirmed, several plates were already ... Read More

Emergency ME LO Cooler Restoration at Shanghai Anchorage Jun20, 2025Download Emergency ME LO Cooler Restoration The root cause was traced to an internal failure of the Main Lube Oil Cooler. With no port access and a high risk of engine damage, a time-critical onboard solution was required ... Read More

18-Month Fleetwide Optimization A Multi-Vessel Case Study Apr29, 2025Download From reactive repairs to strategic maintenance A global fleet operator approached MARITECH after facing persistent issues across their vessels’ plate heat exchangers. Rising maintenance costs, reduced thermal efficiency, and frequent failures were disrupting operations. The fleet’s mix ... Read More

When Cleaning is not enough From Recovered to Reliable Apr11, 2025Download The client experienced persistent issues with a critical onboard plate heat exchanger. Despite prior attempts at cleaning and re-gasketing, the unit continued to underperform, failing pressure tests and affecting system stability. Faced with a possible replacement scenario, ... Read More

Urgent DD Project in Turkey 12 Plate HeatExchager Overhauls within 14 Days Jan26, 2025Download In late December 2024, we were requested by a Turkish shipyard to efficiently overhaul 12 plate heat exchangers on a 7455 TEU containership, restore their functionality and ensure their optimal operational performance ... Read More

Passenger Vessel DD Project @ Major Greek Shipyard Jul11, 2024Download Maritech was requested to overhaul 2x Fresh Water Distillers units (with a capacity of 80m³/day each) on-board a 1.800 PAX passenger vessel, docked at a major Greek shipyard. Our service team reviewed the equipment’s specifications along with ... Read More

DD Dubai Project Chemical Tanker PHE Overhauling Jan24, 2024Download We were requested to overhaul all coolers of our customer’s 35K Chemical Tanker during her docking at Dubai Dry Docks World, with scope to remove/refit plate packs, renew gaskets and perform in situ press test for two Central ... Read More