Survival Technology services supplier Survitec has actually won an agreement to provide sophisticated fire-fighting systems to a set of 48,000 grt LNG dual-fuelled eco ferryboats incomplete at Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions( RMC) for Australian shipowner Spirit of Tasmania.
“This is a major order from a returning customer,” said Michal Peruga, General Manager, Survitec, Poland. “This contract win demonstrates our ability to go beyond simple equipment supply to being able to provide a complete bespoke fire safety solution for all areas of the ship, from bow to stern.”
Survitec’s scope of supply includes Novenco Fire Fighting (NFF) XFlow Water Mist systems for machinery spaces and accommodation areas; an NFF XFlow Deluge system for car decks; a dry powder fire suppression system for the ships’ LNG bunkering stations; a deep fat fryer fire extinguishing system and a CO2 system for the vessels’ galley ducts.
Peruga said: “Our NFF XFlow modern technology makes use of a mix of great water beads and also water haze. Consequently, the system can be turned on quickly, without the requirement to leave initially, which minimizes the threat of damages to equipment and also various other crucial installments. It makes the system extra effective for sure kinds of fires contrasted to high-pressure water haze systems, although both systems need to pass the very same examination.”
Finn Lende-Harung, Commercial Director of Fire Solutions at Survitec, said: “Dual fuel systems and alternative fuels are setting new standards for fire safety in the industry. Shipowners and builders are looking for suppliers capable of providing technical support to high-value projects throughout the entire life span of a vessel. We work hard not only to keep on top of the latest changes in legislation but also to offer through-life benefits that help with the total cost of ownership – from the design and construction phase through to operation and servicing.”
“Having effectively created, set up and also appointed the sophisticated fire-fighting systems aboard Y ara Birkeland, the globe’s very first totally electrical, self-governing containership, Survitec is rapid ending up being the eco ship home builder’s best fire systems selection vendor,” the company said.
“The success of that job noted an essential turning point for Survitec, putting us at the leading edge in the advancement of fire security modern technology for the future generation of eco lasting ships,” proceeded Lende-Harung
When provided in 2023 and also 2024, Spirit of Tasmania’s brand-new 212m lengthy ropaxes will certainly each have the ability to transport 1800 guests throughout the Bass Strait, on the business’s Geelong to Devonport, course which attaches the island state of Tasmania with landmass Australia.
The brand-new vessels will certainly change the Spirit of Tasmania I and also II, both constructed in Finland in 1998.
