Fujairah · AEFJR

Hull Cleaning at Fujairah Port

In-water hull, propeller and survey work at Fujairah Port — the world's second-largest bunkering anchorage.

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Tell us the vessel, the port and the window. Scoped reply, usually the same working day.

Cleanship Marine provides the full underwater scope at Fujairah Port (AEFJR), Fujairah — hull cleaning, propeller super polishing, bow and stern thruster work, class-approved in-water survey and UWILD. Every scope is carried out with the vessel afloat and on hire, at the berth or at the anchorage.

Fujairah is the world's second-largest bunkering port and the UAE's only major port outside the Strait of Hormuz, working crude and product storage, bunkers, containers and general cargo. The standing anchorage population of tankers waiting for bunkers or orders is the single largest concentration of idle tonnage on the coverage list.

Working conditions at Fujairah

Fujairah is defined by its anchorage. One of the largest bunkering anchorages in the world sits off the port, and vessels lie there for days at a time — which is both why so much in-water work happens here and why so much of it is needed. Gulf of Oman water is deeper and clearer than inside the Gulf, so survey video is genuinely usable, but the anchorage is exposed to Arabian Sea swell and the June and October-November cyclone windows govern the working calendar.

Where we work: Fujairah anchorage · Oil terminal berths · Container and general cargo berths
Vessels we see here: Crude and product tankers, VLCC to coastal · Bunker barges and tankers · Container ships · Offshore support vessels

Hull Cleaning scopes at Fujairah

5 scopes, one team and one mobilisation. Most vessels calling here take more than one on the same attendance.

Planning the window at Fujairah

The Arabian Sea swell governs the calendar at Fujairah Port, with the sharpest risk around June and again in October and November. This coast sits outside the Strait of Hormuz and takes Indian Ocean weather directly, so the anchorage is the exposed part of the operation while alongside work carries on. Work here is done with the vessel riding to her anchor, so the dive plan is built around sea state and swell rather than a berth slot, and the team stands by for a workable window rather than a scheduled one.

Work is taken at the Fujairah anchorage, oil terminal berths, container and general cargo berths, and which of those a vessel ends up at changes the dive plan more than the season does. Teams mobilise via Fujairah (FJR) or Dubai (DXB), so give us the ETA as early as you have it — the travel is the flexible part, the approvals and the working window are not.

What we typically find at Fujairah

Dry bulk handling here puts cargo dust into the water around the berths and anchorage. It settles on horizontal surfaces and packs into sea chest gratings and inlet openings, so inlet and grating clearance is routinely a larger part of the job at Fujairah than owners budget for.

Vessels here sit at anchor for long periods, and a stationary hull in warm water is the ideal fouling substrate. The heaviest growth we lift at this port is almost always off a vessel that has been waiting rather than working.

How we deliver it at Fujairah

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Scope and vessel details
Tell us the vessel, her particulars, the coating specification and the window at Fujairah. We come back with a defined scope, a crew size and a duration we will stand behind. Where the conditions here will not support what has been asked for, we say so at this stage rather than after mobilisation.
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Permits and approvals
Diving permission is obtained from Port of Fujairah Authority, along with terminal approval where the berth requires it and any environmental clearance for in-water work. This is handled by us, not left with the agent to chase.
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Mobilisation to Fujairah
Divers, compressors, brush carts and cameras mobilise via Fujairah (FJR) or Dubai (DXB). Where a vessel is also calling at Khor Fakkan, one mobilisation is normally sized to cover both.
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Safety setup and the dive
The vessel is secured for diving — main engine, shaft and thrusters immobilised, sea suctions confirmed shut, permit agreed with the master. Teams work under surface supervision with continuous diver communications and video throughout.
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Report and handover
A completion report covering hull cleaning is issued with before-and-after imagery, coating and anode condition and anything found that you should know about. The findings are discussed with the vessel rather than emailed and forgotten.

Fujairah Port at a glance

UN/LOCODE: AEFJR
Port type: State Port
Emirate: Fujairah
Country: United Arab Emirates
Water body: Gulf of Oman
Port authority: Port of Fujairah Authority
Main cargoes: Bunkers, Crude and refined products, Containers, General cargo, Aggregates
Crew mobilisation: Fujairah (FJR) / Dubai (DXB)
Services here: Hull Cleaning, Hold Cleaning and Tank Cleaning

Frequently asked — Fujairah Port

Does Cleanship provide hull cleaning at Fujairah Port?

Yes. We cover the full hull cleaning scope at Fujairah Port (AEFJR), Fujairah — underwater hull cleaning, propeller polishing, thruster cleaning & polishing, in-water class survey and uwild. Teams mobilise via Fujairah (FJR) or Dubai (DXB).

What is underwater visibility like at Fujairah?

Visibility at Fujairah Port is generally workable outside the monsoon, though cargo dust from lighterage reduces it sharply near an active transfer, and the Arabian Sea swell sets the outer limits of the calendar. How the tide and sea state shape the dive plan is set out in full in the working-conditions section on this page.

Who approves hull cleaning work at Fujairah?

Port of Fujairah Authority issues the port-side approval at Fujairah Port, with terminal approval on top where the berth requires it. We arrange both, along with any environmental clearance for in-water cleaning, so it does not fall to the agent or the master.

Which vessels call at Fujairah?

Crude and product tankers, VLCC to coastal, Bunker barges and tankers, Container ships, Offshore support vessels — Fujairah Port is the world's second-largest bunkering anchorage, handling bunkers, crude and refined products, containers, general cargo, aggregates. Those are the profiles we see most, and the scope is sized to the vessel rather than to a standard package.

Can this be done without taking the vessel off hire at Fujairah?

Yes — that is the point of it. Every scope listed here is carried out with the vessel afloat and working, at the berth, at the anchorage or on the passage out. Divers work with the vessel afloat at the berth or the anchorage, so there is no dry dock, no diversion and no off-hire.

Do you cover other ports near Fujairah?

Yes. Khor Fakkan, Mina Saqr and Sharjah all sit within the same operating range for hull cleaning, and a single mobilisation is often sized to cover more than one vessel on the same trip. We work 46 ports on the coverage list for this line.

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