Partial tank lining failures such as blistering, rust, and deep pits are challenging to repair. Full refurbishment is time-consuming and extremely costly. Neglecting maintenance poses a threat to both substrate protection and cargo safety, while partial repairs without proper workmanship often result in premature coating failures such as detachment.To reduce maintenance periods and significantly lower costs, IMS carefully surveys and precisely identifies repair areas of lining systems, leveraging years of repair experience, IMS has successfully developed a comprehensive maintenance plan for the partial coating failures of lining systems that greatly reduces both maintenance periods and costs.Five years ago, IMS provided and supervised partial paint repairs for the cargo tanks of a world-renowned shipowner. Recent inspection results indicate that the condition remains good, with no significant failures detected. The shipowner incurred very limited costs while ensuring the cargo tanks, which have been in service for 10 years, remain in excellent condition.

IIMS has once again gained the favor of a renowned shipowner from the Middle East. Under IMS’s supervision and guidance, the first chemical tanker successfully completed a tank lining upgrade for all 31 cargo tanks at Yiu Lian Dockyards (Shenzhen) Limited. Due to IMS’s outstanding on-site control during the project, the shipowner has decided to entrust IMS with upcoming dry docking (DD) projects for two chemical tankers starting in July, which will include hull treatment supervision and partial refurbishment supervision of the cargo tank coatings.

Sandblasting and paint upgrade for all cargo holds of the two bulk carriers, Amazon and Artemis I, have been successfully completed within a total repair period of 28 days. This achievement received high praise from Mr. Roland Ledger, the Technical General Manager of European shipowner Transocean Maritime Agencies.

Since December 2023 until March 2024, IMS has been continuously engaged by the esteemed shipowner Hafnia as their coating superintendent. During this period, IMS successfully supervised external hull painting refurbishments/upgrades for four chemical tankers in China and Thailand.