Modern cruise ships are engineered to maneuver themselves into tight ports without relying on expensive tugboats, using a clever combination of bow thrusters, twin propellers, and independent rudders.

Last month a Hydrex team replaced the bow thruster of a 191-meter roro ship during the vessel’s stop in Rotterdam. Using one of the company’s workboats, the diver/technicians carried out the operation ...

A month after a Hydrex diver/technicians removed the bow thruster of a 300-meter container vessel a team once again mobilized to Italy. They reinstalled the overhauled unit underwater with the use of ...