Safety
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VIKAND Partners with TUI Cruises
Healthcare service provider, VIKAND has partnered with TUI Cruises to provide specialist biomedical services for 11 cruise ships. VIKAND's role will be to source and maintain the fleet’s biomedical equipment, as well as provide capex forecasts and lifecycle management. “I [Read more...]
NCLH extends fire protection system service agreement
Last month, Finnish-based fire protection system supplier, Marioff extended its patented BluEdge service agreement with Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH). This agreement calls for the provision of preventive maintenance services for its patented HI-FOG water mist fire protection systems [Read more...]
Adora Cruises appoints VIKAND healthcare partner
Global healthcare specialist VIKAND has been appointed on board healthcare provider for Chinese newcomer, Adora Cruises. This move will result in each of Adora’s ships having a robust healthcare system in place for both passengers and crew, including [Read more...]
Outdated ENC led to cruise ship striking terminal
Over reliance on an electronic chart, miscommunication and an outdated navigational chart were all factors in a cruise ship damaging a terminal pier last year near Sitka, Alaska, (pictured) the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in [Read more...]
VIKING addresses electric vehicle fires
As part of its focus on marine fire safety, VIKING has agreed to distribute Bridgehill’s fire blankets and the Rosenbauer battery extinguisher system (BEST) to maritime customers worldwide. The agreements are the outcome of a project focusing on [Read more...]
Havila opts for Survitec’s safety system
Survival technology solutions provider, Survitec has introduced a new interactive safety management solution. Dubbed a safety management and rapid response technology interface (SMARR-TI), uses a graphical monitoring interface to integrate fire detection and fire suppression systems within a [Read more...]
Emergency response service for superyachts and cruise ships
DNV’s patented Emergency Response Service (ERS) helps owners and yacht and cruise ship Masters to improve their risk management strategies and ensure that they are fully prepared and supported during any emergency situation. Owners can be more emotional [Read more...]
IMO looks at ropax fire safety concerns
At the 107th session of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 107), held in London, from 31st May to 9th June, 2023, the threat of fires on board ro-ros and ropax was addressed. The number of fire incidents [Read more...]
KiwiRail opts for VIKING LifeCraft for new ferries
VIKING’s patented LifeCraft’s system is to be installed on KiwiRail’s first series of newbuildings. The life saving system will serve as the main evacuation solution on board the new diesel hybrid-electric Interislander ferries, which will be operated by [Read more...]
RMT calls for talks to end Scotland’s ferry crisis
Scotland’s largest ferry union, RMT, has written to Kevin Stewart MSP, the new Scottish Transport Minister, to demand an urgent meeting over the increasingly fragile resilience of the ferry services. This follows the latest safety incident involving what [Read more...]