ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Weser Maritim, a ship repair company in Istanbul serving the Tuzla and Yalova shipyard regions, has announced the launch of a dedicated 24/7 emergency afloat repair and underwater intervention service for vessels transiting the Turkish Straits, waiting at anchorage, or alongside at regional terminals.

The new service, now active, establishes a permanent on-call repair capability rather than a scheduled one. Under the new model, Weser Maritim maintains standby repair teams, commercial diving personnel and pre-staged equipment ready for mobilisation at any hour, including weekends and public holidays. The company reports that the first response contact is answered directly by a technical coordinator rather than a general call desk, so that vessel operators receive a scope assessment and mobilisation estimate in a single conversation.

The decision follows a steady rise in short-notice repair enquiries received from operators whose vessels developed defects while already committed to a voyage through the Istanbul Strait. In these cases, the vessel is rarely in a position to wait for a scheduled shipyard window. The commercial consequence is off-hire time, and the operational consequence is a growing list of deferred defects carried into the next drydocking. Weser Maritim's new service is designed to close that gap by carrying out a defined category of work while the vessel remains afloat.

Services available under the 24/7 response model include underwater hull inspection and hull cleaning, underwater propeller polishing and propeller repair, rope guard and seal inspection, blanking and temporary sealing operations, thruster and rudder inspections, steel renewal and hull repair works, pipe and valve renewals, mechanical and ship engine repairs, electrical fault finding, and voyage repairs carried out at anchorage or alongside. Where a defect requires class attention, the company coordinates the intervention with the attending surveyor so that findings, repair method and documentation are handled in one sequence rather than in separate visits.

Weser Maritim confirmed that the launch does not replace its existing shipyard-based work. Drydocking, dry dock repairs, shipyard preparation and supervision, conversions, newbuilding support and technical supply continue to operate as before across the Tuzla and Yalova yards. The 24/7 service is an addition intended to serve vessels that need immediate attention and vessels whose operators want defects cleared before a planned dry dock, so that the shipyard period itself stays shorter and more predictable.

Geographic coverage runs across the Istanbul Strait and its anchorages, the Tuzla region, Yalova, and the surrounding terminals of the Marmara Sea. The company notes that the concentration of repair capability, diving support and technical supply in this corridor is one of the practical reasons Istanbul functions as a repair hub for vessels moving between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. A vessel that would otherwise divert or deviate to clear a defect can often have the work completed on its existing route.

Weser Maritim brings more than twenty years of experience in ship repair and maintenance in Istanbul to the new service. The company's work spans drydocking, port repairs, voyage repairs, underwater and diving services, ship engine services, propeller repairs and technical supply, delivered to operators of tankers, bulk carriers, container vessels, general cargo ships and offshore units.

The service also reflects a wider shift in how planned maintenance is being handled across the sector. In-water inspection and underwater repair have become routine tools for keeping a hull efficient between drydockings, not just emergency measures. A fouled hull increases fuel consumption and emissions on every subsequent voyage, so underwater cleaning and propeller polishing carried out at the right moment produce measurable savings well before the next scheduled docking. By making these interventions available at short notice, Weser Maritim intends to help operators treat hull performance as a continuous item rather than a once-every-few-years event.

Weser Maritim stated that the 24/7 model is supported by a standing safety and permit framework, with dive plans, risk assessments and toolbox procedures prepared in advance for the most common intervention types. This preparation is what allows a fast mobilisation without shortening the safety process, and it forms the core of how the company has structured the service.

Enquiries for emergency afloat repair, underwater services, drydocking and general ship repair in Istanbul are handled through the company's technical department.

About Weser Maritim

Weser Maritim is a ship repair and marine services company based in Istanbul, Turkey, operating across the Tuzla and Yalova shipyard regions and the Turkish Straits. The company provides ship repair and maintenance, drydocking and dry dock supervision, port and voyage repairs, underwater and diving services including underwater hull repair, underwater cleaning and propeller polishing, underwater inspections and surveys, ship engine services, propeller repairs, conversions, newbuilding support and technical supply. With more than twenty years of experience, Weser Maritim focuses on safety, quality and reducing vessel downtime, delivering customised repair solutions in shipyards, at ports and at anchorage.