Shiptech Marine Services
Shiptech Marine Services (Petraglia Indústria de Reparo Naval) is a marine and offshore maintenance and repair contractor based in Paranaguá, Brazil, active since 1992. Its work covers lifeboats, davits and launching appliances, firefighting and life-saving equipment inspection and certification, welding and steel/piping repairs, general mechanical and electrical services, electronics, engines and turbines, accommodation ladders and gangways, refrigeration and underwater services. The company holds ISO 9001 certification audited by RINA and states it operates throughout Brazil, with mobile teams serving nearby ports including Santos, São Francisco do Sul and Itajaí. Its head office and main workshop is a 550 m² covered facility in Paranaguá.
Shiptech Marine Services
Shiptech Marine Services is a Brazilian ship repair and maintenance contractor serving the marine and offshore segments. The business began in Paranaguá in 1992 under Pietro Petraglia, initially providing ship repair services to international standards, later expanding into fire extinguisher maintenance with INMETRO release and DNV classification. In 2010, Petraglia Indústria de Reparo Naval (Shiptech Marine Service) was formed by incorporating the equipment, technical team and know-how of the earlier Shiptech company. The firm states it holds ISO 9001 certification for its quality management system, regularly audited by RINA, and lists INBS, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, RINA and Panama among its certificates.
Services
- Lifeboats, davits and launching appliances: repairs, annual and five-yearly inspection of free-fall, open and totally enclosed lifeboats, rescue boats, davits and on-load release hooks per MSC.1/Circ.1206; hook replacement authorised and certified by Jiangyinshi BEIHAI, Qingdao BEIHAI and the Panama Maritime Authority
- Firefighting and safety items: inspection, maintenance and certification of extinguishers (all types), fixed CO2 systems, sprinkler and pressurised-water suppression systems, breathing air compressors and air quality, SCBA, EEBD, immersion suits, lifejackets, firefighting suits, liferafts, medical oxygen
- Welding, plate work and piping: structural repairs to main deck, ballast tanks, crane booms, cargo holds, hatch covers, shell plating, piping, auxiliary and diesel boilers; ABS-certified welders
- General mechanical: pumps, hydraulic units, oil/water separators, fresh water generators, brake lining renewal, crane load testing, windlass, propeller shaft, steering gear
- Electrical and electronics: rewinding of electric motors and generators, electrical panels and main switchboards, bearing and housing recovery; radio station, radar, gyro and magnetic compass, autopilot, AIS, sonar
- Engines and turbines: main and auxiliary engine, turbine and governor maintenance; reconditioning of piston crowns, liners, cylinder heads, connecting rods, exhaust valve guides and seats
- Accommodation ladders and gangways: inspection to IMO/SOLAS MSC.1/Circ.1331 and load testing with inflatable water bags
- Calibration of portable gas detectors and sounding tapes
- Fresh water and air quality analysis certificates per ANVISA RDC 72 (arts. 60/61)
- Refrigeration: domestic and provision refrigeration, air conditioning, compressor maintenance, halon recovery and disposal
- Underwater services
Facilities
- Head office and main workshop in Paranaguá, in a 550 m² covered shed
Location
- Rua Professor Cleto, 1579 – Leblon, Paranaguá, PR, Brazil
- Operates nationwide, with mobile response to Santos, São Francisco do Sul, Itajaí and other southern Brazilian ports; 24-hour contact line