Maersk to equip its entire fleet with firefighting system

A.P. Moller – Maersk has decided to equip its entire fleet with HydroPen firefighting system, following supply agreement with VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.

The Danish container shipping company has opted for full-scale implementation of the HydroPen system, designed for direct firefighting in stacked containers onboard commercial vessels.

The contract represents the single largest HydroPen order for VIKING Life-Saving Equipment. The HydroPen is driven purely by water pressure through an attached...

https://container-news.com/maersk-to-equip-its-entire-fleet-with-firefighting-system/

Viking Marks Float Out Of Newest Ocean Ship “Viking Saturn”

Viking

Viking® today announced its newest ocean ship—the 930-guest Viking Saturn®—was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Scheduled to debut in April 2023, the Viking Saturn will spend her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and in Northern Europe.

Viking today announced its newest ocean ship—the 930-guest Viking Saturn—was “floated out,” marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/viking-marks-float-out-of-newest-ocean-ship-viking-saturn/

‘Viking Mississippi’ Touches Water In Louisiana

VIKING MISSISSIPPI

Viking® celebrated that the new 386-guest Viking Mississippi® was “floated out” in Louisiana, marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Set to debut in June 2022, the Viking Mississippi will sail Viking’s highly-anticipated voyages on the Lower and Upper Mississippi River, between New Orleans and St. Paul.

“It is a proud moment that this new ship has met an American waterway for the first time,” said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking. “Our guests have...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/viking-mississippi-touches-water-in-louisiana/

VIKING first to land ETSO approval for an integrated Emergency Breathing System (EBS) together with a helicopter lifejacket

VIKING first to land ETSO approval for an integrated Emergency Breathing System (EBS) together with a helicopter lifejacket

The VIKING YouSafe Crew Pro with the MEER LW EBS ETSO approved lifejacket and EBS system is a world first.

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the first aircrew lifejacket to secure approvals under latest European Aviation Safety Agency ETSO for an emergency breathing system.

The VIKING YouSafe Crew Pro (PV9366) lifejacket’s innovative Emergency Breathing System (EBS)...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/09/viking-first-to-land-etso-approval-for-an-integrated-emergency-breathing-system-ebs-together-with-a-helicopter-lifejacket/

BW Offshore Selects Viking To Satisfy Requirements For Large FPSO Bound For Australia

Freefall lifeboat

FPSO owner and operator BW Offshore has selected VIKING Norsafe Free-fall Lifeboats, Daughter Craft and Davits for a large FPSO project which will operate off northern Australia.

Primary means of evacuation will be three VIKING Norsafe GES-50 Mk. III Free-fall Lifeboats – each able to carry 70 people – with secondary launch and recovery achieved by corresponding HD-50 Davits.

Also part of the package is a VIKING Norsafe Munin-1000 Daughter Craft with capacity for 21 persons and a PLR-12005 Davit...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/bw-offshore-selects-viking-to-satisfy-requirements-for-large-fpso-bound-for-australia/

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