We had another busy month applying COMPA Repairs technology. The latest repair was conducted during the vessel’s stay in Antwerp port, without creating any delays for a shipping company. Leaking main sea water pipe with a ⌀ 2,5cm crack needed fast and durable repair solution. To reinforce the pipe and achieve watertightness, our experts applied […]
Author Archives: Ivana Baždarić
08
Apr
Apr
Our highly experienced COMPA team performed an extensive repair on-board a Ro-Ro vessel during a four-day voyage from Germany to Belgium. Multiple damage locations were identified on the double bottom deck caused by cargo operations. Heavy fuel and ballast were found to be leaking on top of the deck. COMPA engineers made the detailed plan, […]
17
Feb
Feb
A leakage was identified on the weld of the sea water cooling pipeline. The T-junction pipe was repaired using a composite patch technology by our highly experienced team. The applied COMPA patch successfully reinstated the watertightness of the whole T-junction. The pipe endured a pressure test of 5 bars. The passenger ship was ready to […]
21
Jan
Jan
Another sea water pipe repair was completed using COMPA Repairs service. The purpose of the repair was to prevent a leakage in the engine room caused by three corrosive holes on the sea water pipe T-junction. The holes on the pipe were sealed and the composite patch was applied using the hand lay-up technique. Ro-Ro/Passenger […]
03
Dec
Dec
Respecting all precautions related to the COVID-19 situation, the COMPA repair team responded to the client’s emergency call. According to the detailed repair plan made by our engineers, COMPA technicians reinforced damaged doubler plates on the double bottom above the ballast and oil tanks. The repair was completed within 12 hours in between phases of cargo […]
26
Oct
Oct
We completed yet another repair in just four hours while Ro-Ro/Passenger ship was in the port in south Italy. Well trained technicians applied composite patch technology and successfully stopped the leakage on a cracked HFO bulkhead. The ship managed to continue its usual operations without any setbacks. For more information and insight into other COMPA Repair cases, […]
12
Oct
Oct
Second phase of the C2GO EU project is completed – COMPA qualification plan has been approved and we are more than ready for the final evaluation.
11
Sep
Sep
Our scientific article has been chosen for a special edition of Maritime Journal – Journal of Maritime and Transportation Sciences, No. 3 2020., published by the Association for the Study and Development of Maritime Studies and the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka. The published article „Study of Tube And Tank Specimens Repaired Using […]
13
Jul
Jul
Qualification tests were performed after DNV-GL issued the Statement of Feasibility for pipe and tank repairs for COMPA Repairs technology. COMPA team performed blister resistance tests according to standard ISO 24817:2017. There were 7 pipe specimens with damage in a form of the hole with the 15 mm in diameter. COMPA patches, containing 8 layers […]
19
Jun
Jun
The repair was carried out on the mechanically damaged mast of a sailboat in Kaštela, Croatia.The mast made of carbon fibre, with the approximate cross-section dimensions of 175×106, was repaired according to the calculations made by the eCOMPA software. A 400 mm patch applied using vacuum bagging technique covered the damage and successfully prolonged the […]