Emergency Line Boring & Marine Ramp Repair
When a massive vessel like the Stena Foreteller suffers a mechanical failure, every single hour of downtime can cost thousands. Hickman Engineering was engaged to perform urgent repairs when the vessel’s main Ro-Ro ramp sustained severe damage. Our marine engineering team deployed immediately to execute a complex mechanical overhaul, ensuring the ship did not fall foul to prolonged and costly shipping delays.
Bespoke Fabrication & Structural Repairs
Commercial vessel ramps endure immense daily stress, and standard fixes are rarely sufficient. Rather than waiting weeks for international replacement parts, our mobile engineers took immediate action to restore the ramp’s structural integrity. We successfully straightened the existing deformed units on-site and utilised our extensive fabrication expertise to design and manufacture brand-new, heavy-duty wedges and robust pivot brackets engineered specifically to withstand heavy maritime use.
Precision In-Situ Line Boring
The most critical phase of this major marine refit was guaranteeing the flawless operation of the newly fabricated components. Using our advanced mobile machining equipment, our specialists executed highly accurate in-situ line boring directly through the ramp’s infrastructure. This exacting process ensured that our newly manufactured pins aligned perfectly within the pivot brackets, restoring the main ramp to full, safe working order without building in any mechanical weakness, and getting the Stena Foreteller rapidly back to sea.
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