SYM Naval provides ship repair services for merchant vessels, cruise ships and port-service fleets worldwide. Our teams combine technical expertise, structured processes and global reach to deliver fast, reliable and cost-effective interventions across all operational scenarios.
From emergency assistance to complex dry docking projects and vessel conversions, we ensure ships remain operational, compliant and ready for service. With strategic bases in Barcelona, the Dominican Republic and Panama, supported by worldwide riding squads available 24/7, we support shipowners along the main global trade routes.
We execute dry docking operations at our shipyard in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, transferring vessels to a technical hardstanding for maintenance. For projects requiring traditional dry docks, we coordinate operations in partner shipyards worldwide.
When dry docking isn't an option, we perform immediate repairs in port or at anchorage. Our certified teams execute rapid interventions to resolve critical issues, keeping your vessel strictly on schedule.
SYM Naval deploys specialized riding squads worldwide to perform maintenance while underway. We restore mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems during the voyage, ensuring zero interruption to your commercial operations.
We develop tailor-made conversion projects for merchant and cruise vessels. From eco-efficient retrofits to structural modifications, we adapt your ship to meet new operational challenges and strict regulatory requirements.
At SYM Naval, every project is designed to minimise downtime and ensure strict operational continuity. We combine proprietary shipyard facilities with multidisciplinary technical teams to deliver rapid, certified interventions that keep vessels fully operational across global trade routes.
From complex steel renewal to precision mechanical works, every intervention is executed under rigorous engineering standards to guarantee long-term reliability.
Our technicians and welders are class-approved, and we work under the supervision of classification societies such as DNV, ABS, Lloyd’s Register, Bureau Veritas, RINA and ClassNK, according to the requirements of each job. We apply safety procedures (HSE) and quality control (QA/QC) with documented traceability, and carry out non-destructive testing when the scope of work requires it.
Our teams carry out repair and maintenance work on the hull, structures and onboard systems. The scope of each intervention determines whether it is carried out afloat, during navigation or in dry dock.
Steel renewal and structural repairs in steel and aluminium, in accordance with class specifications.
Technical information on hull and structural repairs.
Repair of steel, copper-nickel (CuNi) and aluminium piping lines.
Technical information on onboard piping repair and maintenance.
Maintenance and repair work on the vessel’s propulsion systems and mechanical equipment.
Diagnosis and repair of onboard electrical and electronic systems.
Technical information on naval electrical engineering.
Repair of hydraulic systems, in port or during navigation depending on the scope of work.
Surface preparation, coating application and afloat cleaning work.
SYM Naval provides ship repair services for vessels transiting the Panama Canal. From our permanent operational base, we carry out technical interventions directly at anchorage, avoiding deviations, reducing waiting times and resolving issues within transit windows.
The work includes steel, piping and electrical repairs, as well as surface preparation and coatings.
SYM Naval provides ship repair services for vessels transiting the Panama Canal. From our permanent operational base, we carry out technical interventions directly at anchorage, avoiding deviations, reducing waiting times and resolving issues within transit windows.
The work includes steel, piping and electrical repairs, as well as surface preparation and coatings.
Our base near Barcelona supports ship repairs and conversions across Southern Europe and the Mediterranean, providing direct assistance for merchant and cruise vessels. We have our own berth in the port of Vilanova i la Geltrú for afloat repairs and technical stops.
From Dominican Republic, we deliver fast-response repairs and maintenance for vessels operating in the Caribbean and Central America, ensuring reliability across regional trade routes. Our Boca Chica shipyard has a 20,000 m² technical hardstand for dry docking and operations, with dry docking capacity for vessels up to 130 m LOA and an outfitting berth for vessels up to 170 m.
Our Panama base provides specialised afloat assistance for vessels transiting the Panama Canal, one of the busiest and most strategic maritime corridors in the world.
Steel, piping, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic work can be carried out afloat. Feasibility depends on the scope of the repair, access to the components and the working conditions. Our teams assess the vessel’s needs to define how the intervention is carried out.
Our article on afloat repair or dry docking explains the criteria for choosing each option.
At our shipyard in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, with dry docking capacity for vessels up to 130 m LOA. For projects that require a conventional dry dock, we act as technical partner in selected shipyards in Europe and Latin America.
When the scope and conditions of the intervention allow it, our riding squads can board at a port of call agreed with the shipowner and work on board while the vessel continues its voyage. At the Panama Canal, we carry out repairs at anchorage while vessels wait to transit.
The vessel type and main dimensions, its location or next port of call, a description of the damage or the work list, and the time available for the intervention. Photographs, technical documentation and the applicable class and flag requirements are also useful.