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NewsDivers in Epic Emergency Repair Journey
Divers and underwater welders from UMC''s Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating.
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NewsCorrosion protection for Rosyth caisson
As part of Babcock Marine’s upgrade of facilities at Scotland’s Rosyth Dockyard to prepare for assembly of the Royal Navy’s two new QE class aircraft carriers, the entrance to the yard’s No 1 Dock had to be substantially enlarged.
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NewsUMC offer new underwater stern seal afloat maintenance service
Underwater afloat ship repair and maintenance specialists UMC recently extended its range of services in the commercial, offshore and naval shipping markets by introducing an underwater stern seal replacement and repair service that avoids the need for ships to dry dock.
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NewsUMC awarded enabling contract for MoD
Underwater repair and maintenance specialists UMC International have been awarded an enabling contract with the Salvage & Marine Operations IPT/DCS for the provision of diving and ROV underwater survey services for the UK coastal and inland waters.
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NewsHexagonal Cofferdam Meets Spudcan Challenge
UMC International recently took up the challenge to create a dry working environment around the giant support feet (spudcans) of a jack-up oil rig so that repairs could be undertaken on the top surfaces of each foot.
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V.Ships Buys UMC
Southampton UK based underwater engineering company UMC International has been purchased by marine services provider V.Ships. UMC has diving teams servicing both the commercial marine and military sectors out of bases in Plymouth, Rotterdam, Dubai and Fujairah. UMC will retain its name and existing management. The new owners expect their ...
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NewsBravery Award for UMC Divers
Two UMC diving supervisors have been presented with a Naval Base Commanders commendation for an act of outstanding bravery following an incident at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard late last year.
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NewsUMC Goes Into Hull Cleaning
UMC International Plc have decided to launch a range of hull cleaning equipment based on the huge global interest shown in their Mini Pamper hull cleaning machine, which features technology adapted to underwater cleaning. Its advanced cleaning mechanism has scrub pressure control, allowing the diver to ensure only the required ...
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NewsUnderwater Shaft Sealing Averts Drydock
UMC International recently designed and applied an innovative underwater temporary shaft sealing system, which allowed the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) to successfully undertake afloat modifications to the design of the inboard shaft seal system fitted to the Royal Navy''s amphibious assault ship, HMS Ocean .
