Underwater Operations

GMS Shipping is a worldwide company, which provides a full package of diving services & dry ship repairs in 24+ countries globally and agency services in more than 4 countries. Over 560 companies all over the world have chosen GMS to perform services for their fleet, bringing the number of successful operations to a total of 5400+ so far.

Our highly trained personnel, with the technical expertise and many years of experience in the field of underwater services and dry ship repairs, combined with modern technology equipment, guarantees excellent results, always on schedule. All our teams have received approvals by all Classification Societies while all operations are approved by socities.

GMS is committed to: Provide high-quality services that perfectly meet the requirements, needs, and expectations of our customers.

  • Operations in accordance with applicable regulations.
  • Safe operation of underwater services.
  • Execution of services always on schedule.
  • Integrity and professionalism.
  • Continuous improvement and innovation of service.
  • Continuous education and motivation of staff.
Underwater services are extended to
  • Underwater maintenance tasks such as full hull cleaning, propeller polishing, fitting and replacement of anodes, u/w search and recovery of anchor chain (cable), sea chests cleaning, sea chests gratings cleaning, temporary plugging of sea chests (waterproofing), maintenance of bow thrusters.
  • Underwater inspection (in-water survey) with video, photography and measurements, clearance measurements of rudder pintles and tail-end shaft wear down measurements. Survey of coastal structures and underwater constructions.
  • Underwater repairs such as cutting, welding, waterproofing, propeller repairs, propeller cutting (cropping), repair of rudders, replacement of rope cutter, repair of bow thrusters.
  • Specialized underwater maintenance of submarine and coastal structures, installation of pipelines and cables, pipe inspections. Construction and maintenance of ports. Shipwreck: salvage (refloating), cutting, and removal.