ENECON Blog and Articles

This 11,000 square foot deck on a Spanish Naval vessel was suffering from severe corrosion as a result of exposure to salt water and chemicals. This vessel is used to transport equipment, such as tanks and other heavy vehicles, and is ... Read More...

Everyone knows the saying, “If it aint broke, don’t fix it”. This type of mentality will save money in the short term, but can allow for larger complications to arise in the future. That is why most facilities and operations will have a schedule for ... Read More...

Ships need to operate efficiently at all times. One part of the ship that is paramount for efficiency is the propeller shaft. If a shaft is worn, pitted or corroded it may not operate correctly. This causes the ship to have less power, increase ... Read More...

Salt water environments are harsh and unforgiving. Without attentive maintenance, corrosion would be prevalent aboard this US Navy aircraft carrier. These powder-coated doors were rescued by Read More...

ENECON recently completed a project on a Military Sealift Command ship. The ship is a RO/RO (roll on/roll off), 954 feet long and a beam (width) of 106 feet. It is triple screw and has a displacement of 61,680 tons.

Once dry-docked, the rudder was removed along with the associated hardware ... Read More...

Drip. Drip. Drip. Quarter-sized holes.

Ship decks have aqueous firefighting foam (AFFF) stations that are used for fire fighting. The foam is, however, corrosive and can make holes in the decks. Right beneath those holes tends to be important rooms or tanks. They certainly wouldn’t want something dripping onto a person or equipment.

The holes are expensive to weld. ... Read More...

Bringing people onto a Navy base to see an example of work we had done was a big deal. There are levels of permission and time considerations. The Navy was so proud of the control room floor we repaired for them that they both made it easy to bring people to see it and took their time to show our prospective clients around.

Our contacts at the Navy were very specific about what ... Read More...