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Ship Cleaning & Tank Cleaning Services in Dubai

From cargo tank preparation to hold cleaning and engine room degreasing, RNS Shipping plans cleaning scopes around the next cargo, the required inspection standard and the vessel’s port schedule. Slop handling, safety controls and documentation are agreed as part of the scope.

Discuss your requirement

Ship Cleaning & Tank Cleaning, built around your vessel.

Cleaning is preparation for what comes next: the next cargo, the next inspection or the next repair. RNS Shipping plans tank and hold cleaning around the required standard, the vessel’s schedule and the compliance controls that apply in UAE waters.

Cargo tank and hold cleaning

Send the previous cargo, next cargo or inspection standard, tank or hold numbers and any surveyor requirement. The method, chemicals, manning and drying time follow from those details. The acceptance standard should be agreed before washing begins.

Ballast, fuel and bilge cleaning

Ballast tank sediment removal supports inspection and repair. Fuel and lube oil tank cleaning is confined-space work requiring gas testing, permits and controlled sludge handling. Bilge and engine room cleaning prepares machinery spaces for inspection and reduces fire risk.

Slops, safety and documentation

Washings and residues must go to an approved reception facility with the correct records. Confirm collection, transfer and receipts as part of the cleaning scope, together with the permits, gas tests and safety arrangements required for the job.

Our service scope

  • Cargo Tank Cleaning

    Pre-wash, main wash, chemical treatment, drying and inspection preparation.

  • Cargo Hold Cleaning

    Hold preparation for grain, food-grade and general cargo standards.

  • Ballast Tank Cleaning

    Sediment removal and preparation for coating inspection or repair.

  • Fuel & Lube Oil Tanks

    Sludge removal, gas freeing and confined-space entry preparation.

  • Bilge & Engine Room Cleaning

    Degreasing, tank top cleaning and machinery space preparation.

  • Slop Handling & Documentation

    Approved waste reception coordination with records for the vessel.

Your questions, answered.

How long does tank cleaning take?

A simple like-for-like wash can take around 12 to 24 hours. Multi-tank cleaning to a wall-wash standard after a heavy cargo can take several days. Access, residue, coating and surveyor availability all affect the schedule.

Do you handle slop disposal?

Yes. RNS Shipping coordinates slop handling through approved reception arrangements and provides records for the vessel. Confirm the disposal scope in the quotation.

Can cleaning be coordinated with repairs?

Yes. Cleaning often reveals valve, coating or pump work. Coordinating cleaning and technical repair through one operations desk reduces the gap between scopes.

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