Hydromax to extend services on NaK vessels

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY
AYP Holdings Inc. subsidiary Hydromax is seeking to extend its services to Nippon Kaiji Kyokai or the Class NK, a Japan-based company that maintains a huge line of vessels.
Richard Odion, operations manager of Hydromax, said they have already applied for an accreditation from NK on safety standards and are just awaiting its issuance.
He said they are expecting the accreditation to be awarded in the first week of March.
Established in 2008, Hydromax is engaged in providing world-class quality and efficient underwater survey and repair maintenance services on all types of vessels.
The company’s services include cable laying survey, hull cleaning, hull inspection, pier inspection, ports and harbor repair, salvaging, underwater CCTV survey and underwater welding.
Hydromax also boasts of the latest state-of-the-art equipment like tools and diving gears, and is well-known in the shipping industry of the region.
The firm is also certified by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in the United States,, Lloyds Register, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in Europe, Marina and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) making it at par with international standards.
Odion said once Hydromax secures the NK accreditation as service provider, they can start doing underwater surveys and cleaning on all NK vessels which, according to him, is a big market.
“It (accreditation) is a big factor for us,” Odion said.
He said surveyor from NK had conducted an actual inspection of the Hydromax facility early this month, checking on equipment and company documentation.
Hydromax currently maintains a good number of client shipping lines from all over the country.
Odion said some of their clients as from Cebu and Batangas in Luzon.