DIVING SERVICES

Shipping

Professional underwater services for vessels, supporting inspections, repairs and maintenance in ports, anchor areas, shipyards and alongside quays.

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01.
What we do

Our capabilities

Our commercial diving teams provide a complete range of underwater vessel services, helping ship owners and operators maintain safety, performance and compliance while minimizing operational downtime.

MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

underwater repairs

emergency interventions

IN WATER SURVEY

according to class

DRY DOCKING ASSISTANCE

hull inspections

docking preparations

PROPELLER POLISHING

certified installation

according to Rupert scale

Approved by leading classification societies

02.
Where we work

Our worksites

Our diving teams operate wherever vessels require underwater support. Thanks to our fully mobile equipment, packed in dedicated flight cases, we can rapidly mobilise to ports, anchorages, inland waterways and dry docks worldwide.

PORTS & HARBOURS

Operating in commercial ports worldwide, providing fast-response underwater services for vessels alongside quays without disrupting port operations.

INLAND WATERWAYS

Supporting inland shipping with underwater inspections, repairs and maintenance at canals, rivers and inland terminals. Our mobile diving teams minimise downtime and keep vessels operational.

Anchorage areas

Performing underwater inspections and repairs directly at anchorage, allowing vessels to remain operational while avoiding unnecessary delays and dry docking where possible.

Dry docks

Supporting shipyards and vessel owners during dry docking with inspections, technical assistance and specialist diving services before, during and after docking operations.

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Rapid worldwide mobilisation

All diving equipment is packed in dedicated flight cases, enabling fast and efficient mobilisation by road, sea or air to projects worldwide.

02.
Where we work

Our worksites

Our diving teams operate wherever vessels require underwater support. Thanks to our fully mobile equipment, packed in dedicated flight cases, we can rapidly mobilise to ports, anchorages, inland waterways and dry docks worldwide.

PORTS & HARBOURS

Operating in commercial ports worldwide, providing fast-response underwater services for vessels alongside quays without disrupting port operations.

INLAND WATERWAYS

Supporting inland shipping with underwater inspections, repairs and maintenance at canals, rivers and inland terminals. Our mobile diving teams minimise downtime and keep vessels operational.

Anchorage areas

Performing underwater inspections and repairs directly at anchorage, allowing vessels to remain operational while avoiding unnecessary delays and dry docking where possible.

Dry docks

Supporting shipyards and vessel owners during dry docking with inspections, technical assistance and specialist diving services before, during and after docking operations.

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Rapid worldwide mobilisation

All diving equipment is packed in dedicated flight cases, enabling fast and efficient mobilisation by road, sea or air to projects worldwide.

03.
What we have delivered

Our project highlights

Discover a selection of completed vessel service projects that demonstrate our expertise in underwater inspections, propeller polishing, maintenance and repair for shipping worldwide.

BOW THRUSTER – successfull replacement

by Submar Web Admin | 20/02/2026 | Diving, DIVING SERVICES, News, Shipping | 0 Comments

SUBMAR has successfully completed the replacement of a bow thruster, restoring full maneuverability and performance to the vessel. Executed with precision and efficiency, the project reflects our commitment to delivering reliable, high-quality maritime solutions with...

SUBMAR Renews BV, ABS & AIO Certifications – Strengthening Our Path to ISO

by Submar Web Admin | 18/02/2026 | Diving, DIVING SERVICES, News, North Sea oil and gas rig decommissioning, Shipping | 0 Comments

SUBMAR Successfully Renewed BV, ABS and AIO Certifications At SUBMAR, quality, safety, and reliability are at the core of everything we do. We are therefore proud to announce that SUBMAR has once again been successfully recertified by Bureau Veritas (BV), American...

Supporting Dry Dock Operations – A Different Perspective

by Submar Web Admin | 23/10/2025 | Diving, DIVING SERVICES, OUR STAFF, Shipping | 0 Comments

At SUBMAR, we are regularly called upon to assist with placing vessels into dry dock. Normally, we see these ships only underwater, during inspections or maintenance work. But every now and then, we get a rare opportunity to see them completely out of the water—and...

New boat IZAR

by Submar Web Admin | 25/04/2023 | Construction&Civils, DIVING SERVICES, Dredging, News, Shipping | 0 Comments

Part of our investment programme was a new boat. Regularly, conducting diving operations from a small boat is a necessity or a requirement. Making a diver swim 100 metres first because the van can’t be set up is soon irresponsible. Time and again, in the risk...

Salvaging the M/V BLINERA

by Submar Web Admin | 10/02/2023 | Diving, DIVING SERVICES, News, Shipping | 0 Comments

We have been involved several times in salvaging "small" vessels such as yachts, sailboats, sloops, small pontoons. We arrived at the Mercator dock in Ostend on Tuesday 20 December 2022 to assist Ship Support Technics with the salvage of the M/V BLINERA. Daan...

Propeller Polishing Certificate. RENEWED!

by Submar Web Admin | 12/07/2022 | DIVING SERVICES, News, Shipping | 0 Comments

Six months have passed in no time at all. We have realised that Propeller Polishing is a technique that we absolutely do not want to miss anymore. A reduction of 3 to 5% in fuel consumption and a nice real contribution to the environment. Who wouldn't want to sign up...

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