HydroPen drills via container door after that infuses firefighting spray
V.Ships Hamburg is to secure over 40 of its ships versus container fires with a cutting-edge system from Viking Life-Saving Equipment called HydroPen.
The disconcerting surge in the variety of container fires has actually brought ask for immediate activity from the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), with stakeholders prompted to urge IMO to reinforce fire security and also evaluation firefighting tools onboard existing ships. Fighting a fire high up in the pile from the deck is frequently inefficient, with containers dowsed outside while products inside remain to shed. As ship dimensions have actually raised, so have pile elevations.
The HydroPen system is based upon a boring and also splashing equipment that permits deck team to combat fires effectively high up in the pile. Developed by Rosenby Engineering and also dispersed specifically by Viking, the HydroPen system is connected to existing ship tubes and also increased by a solitary team participant utilizing a telescopic lift. Powered by water stress alone, the HydroPen drills via the container door prior to switching over to spray setting to snuff out the fire with water, foam or C02.
“For V.Ships, new technologies that support safety excellence are always welcome, while keeping customers ahead of the competition through innovation is one of our core values,” claims Franck Kayser, Group Managing Director, V.Ships Ship Management “HydroPen is an easy to use but ground-breaking system that addresses a specific industry concern. Its adoption fleetwide aligns with our ‘safety first’ commitment.”
The V.Ships Hamburg vessels will certainly each be secured by one HydroPen located astern and also an additional in the direction of the acquiesce allow quick feedback.
“Securing an order of this magnitude from one of the leading ship management companies in the world is a major vindication of the work behind bringing the HydroPen system to market,” claims Lasse Boesen, Product Manager Trade,Viking “Several of the most recent container fires have occurred on very large ships. These ships can only call at a limited number of ports, making it critical that container fires are dealt with on board. The feedback that we are getting on HydroPen is that the system’s true value comes from its being so easy to use.”
“We continuously seek to offer the very latest technologies to our maritime customers and in the HydroPen we believe we have a solution that will quickly become a ‘must-have’ to address a serious and widespread issue,” claims Benny Carlsen,Viking Senior Vice President The HydroPen has actually currently seen solution, after a pilot system was utilized to snuff out a genuine fire at sea, he includes.
