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Ship hull blasting & painting crawlers

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Magnetic crawlers blasting and painting ship hulls in drydock.

People ask for this as: “hull blasting robot”, “drydock painting robot”

Quick facts

Typical published range
No sourced price yet
Price receipts
None yet
Who does it
2 providers
Where
2 providers working worldwide; no local ones yet

Last updated · Cite this page

How it works

Robots used

  • Magnetic Crawler

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.
  • Hull cleaning with debris capture is required in more ports every year.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.

Price history

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What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Hull area to blast and coating removed
  2. Dry dock dates and containment rules
  3. Location (port, offshore, inland water)
  4. Water depth
  5. Asset type (hull, pipeline, dam, cage)
  6. Visibility and currents
  7. Deliverables (video, sonar, NDT)
  8. Class society requirements
  9. Vessel availability

Rules and regulation

Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules).

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

AKA Robotics

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Maker of WallHiker magnetic crawler robots for UHP water blasting of ship hulls and tanks.

  • Purchase
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

VertiDrive

🇳🇱 NL Serves global

Dutch maker of magnetic robot crawler platforms for hull blasting, hydroblasting and painting.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does ship hull blasting & painting crawlers cost?

We haven't found a published price for ship hull blasting & painting crawlers yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

Who offers ship hull blasting & painting crawlers near me?

We list 2 providers for ship hull blasting & painting crawlers. None of them states a specific service country yet. 2 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with hull area to blast and coating removed; dry dock dates and containment rules; location (port, offshore, inland water). The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Robotic ROV work can replace diver teams for many inspections — ask for both quotes.

Are there rules or permits?

Underwater work may need class society approval (DNV, ABS, Lloyd's), port authority permission and environmental permits (e.g., hull cleaning capture rules). More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Ship hull blasting & painting crawlers: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/vessel-blasting-crawler/. CC BY 4.0.

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  title = {Ship hull blasting \& painting crawlers: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/vessel-blasting-crawler/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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