Boarding Teams
Boarding Teams Available 24/7 Worldwide
With over 40 years of maritime engineering expertise, KIMI delivers 24/7 worldwide on-site mechanical services through highly skilled marine riding teams. Our certified engineers and technicians are rapidly mobilized to execute engine overhauls, maintenance, and critical repairs across all vessel types and engine configurations. Supported by our in-house technical department, we provide real-time engineering support, diagnostics, precision measurements, and continuous reporting, ensuring accurate decision-making during execution. This integrated, engineering-driven approach guarantees high-quality workmanship, minimized downtime, and reliable vessel operation, maintaining full compliance with OEM standards and operational requirements worldwide.
Customer Benefits
Fast Global Response
Proven Expertise in MAN B&W, Wartsila, Yanmar, Ruston & Pielstick engines
Expert Troubleshooting & Reliable Repairs
What Our Riding Teams Deliver
- Full-scope 2-stroke & 4-stroke engine services: inspection, troubleshooting, minor & major overhauls, and complete reconditioning
- Failure response & damage recovery following breakdowns, incidents, or abnormal operation, including root-cause analysis
- Crankshaft services: inspection, NDT, in-situ machining, repair, or replacement in compliance with OEM tolerances
- Deployment of specialized portable equipment for in-situ machining, line boring, grinding, alignment, and controlled heat treatment
- Fuel injection systems: pumps and injectors overhaul, calibration, testing, and timing optimization
- Auxiliary & propulsion systems: overhaul and repair of rudders, stern tube systems, bearings, coolers, compressors, reduction gears, deck machinery, and cargo pumps
- Steam turbines & rotating equipment: field inspection, maintenance, and functional verification
- Precision measurements & alignment services: laser alignment, dimensional control, and condition monitoring
- Engineering documentation & reporting: damage assessment, repair methodology, class-compliant procedures, and daily progress reports
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KIMI’s boarding teams provide comprehensive onboard engineering services, including machinery inspections, troubleshooting, emergency repairs, precision measurements, alignment, laser cladding, in-situ machining, reduction gearbox repairs, propulsion system repairs, and complete overhauls of both 2-stroke and 4-stroke marine diesel engines.
KIMI’s riding teams have extensive hands-on experience with a wide range of 4-stroke marine engines, including models such as:
- MAN 23/30
- MAN 28/32
- HIMSEN 21/32
- Daihatsu DK-22
- Daihatsu DK-28
Our expertise also extends to many other major engine makers and models, ensuring reliable support across different vessel types and operational requirements worldwide.
With more than 40 years of marine engineering experience, KIMI provides highly skilled boarding teams capable of supporting both 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines, propulsion systems, and auxiliary machinery worldwide. Combined with advanced repair technologies, portable machining equipment, and 24/7 availability, we deliver fast, reliable, and cost-effective onboard solutions that minimize vessel downtime.