Sector profile
Inland Shipping
Fast assistance for barge operators across the Benelux waterway network, from damage survey to on-site repair.
- Disciplines
- 3
- Operating companies
- 2
- Related scopes
- 2
- Work type
- Planned & urgent
01Sector Context
What This Sector Requires
Inland operators run on tight margins and tighter schedules. A diving team's value is usually a same-day answer: what is the damage, can the vessel sail, and what documentation does the insurer need.
- Operating Marker
- Lock and canal access
- Operating Marker
- Fast mobilisation
02Client Requirements
Typical Requirements
Short-notice damage assessment
Propulsion clearance
Leak investigation and temporary sealing
Documentation for insurers
03Working Approach
How We Work In This Sector
01
Mobile diving units along the waterway network
02
Traffic and current coordination with the waterway authority
03
Findings reported the same day where possible
Written Method Statement
Work Around Operations
Video-Documented Findings
One Contracting Framework
04Capabilities
Relevant Disciplines
Capability
Inland Shipping Support
Support for barges, terminals and inland fleets: damage assessment, propulsion works and clearance of obstructions.
Capability
Salvage & Emergency Response
Casualty assistance, refloating, recovery of objects and wreck removal, coordinated with owners, authorities and insurers.
Capability
Civil Underwater Works
Construction, maintenance and repair of quay walls, locks, weirs and foundations, including underwater concrete and steel works.
06Projects
Related Scopes
Shipping
Barge Propulsion Clearance And Damage Assessment
Clearance of fouled propulsion and assessment of contact damage so the operator could decide on continuation.
Salvage
Obstruction Clearance In A Lock Chamber
Location and removal of an obstruction preventing normal lock operation, executed with the waterway authority.
Contact
Discuss a scope in inland shipping
Send us the structure, vessel or incident and we will confirm the right operating company, method and working window.
Emergency response · 24/7 desk
Vessel incidents, obstructions, damage and urgent underwater repair. Mobilisation depends on incident, location and resources — we do not publish a guaranteed response time.
+32 472 67 44 21Emergency procedure