SAFETY

Groke Technologies, the Finnish technology company behind the Groke Pro Situational Awareness System, has introduced an important new solution designed to give ship managers shoreside an unparalleled view of the surrounding area of all the vessels in their fleet.

Welcome recommendations from the European Maritime Safety Agency on firefighting suit performance for electric fires should not be confused with SOLAS compliance requirements, says VIKING Life-Saving Equipment.

VIKING Life-saving Equipment has drawn on its experience as a leading supplier of professional-grade structural firefighting equipment to ensure that seafarers can have the same level of fire suit protection as their land-based counterparts.

A new fire safety study by global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has revealed that existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires.

NorthStandard and Orca AI have entered an exclusive partnership that will see the global marine insurer encourage its members to adopt Orca AI’s market-leading automated situational awareness solution.

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S delivered outstanding results across its product areas and markets in 2023.

ClassNK and Lovoy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with development and implementation of more user-friendly Safety Management Systems (SMS).

VIKAND, a global leader in maritime healthcare, has launched a proactive 24/7 healthcare program to help safeguard seafarers and protect the commercial viability of the shipping industry.