Marine safety equipment specialist, Ocean Safety, is launching its new 14 and 16-person ISO 9650 Type 1 compliant commercial liferafts at Seawork, 13-15 June 2023. Seawork is Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, held in Mayflower Park in Southampton. With recent changes to the ISO 9650 regulations allowing for a maximum capacity of up […]
Seago has launched its new Cruiser Plus liferaft. Certified according to ISO 9650-1 Type 2, this latest version of the Sea Cruiser liferaft is designed for the leisure marine market and features a new boarding ramp installed in place of the weighed ladder. It comes packed in a newly designed valise or slimline canister, with […]
Ocean Safety has introduced a high-speed priority liferaft servicing scheme for vessel owners and fleet managers who have a tight timeframe to get liferafts serviced and returned. The new high-speed service is on offer at Ocean Safety’s UK locations in Southampton, Plymouth and Glasgow. Liferafts can be dropped in to one of the offices and […]
Palfinger has successfully completed its first major refurbishment job since the outbreak of Covid-19. Royal Caribbean Group awarded Palfinger the contract to service 18 lifeboats and 20 winches for Allure of the Seas, the first cruise ship to dry dock after the lockdown. The Spanish team, including an additional 11 from Palfinger US who flew […]
Survitec has rebranded its established liferaft rental and exchange service. The company says this is to meet the increasing market demand for service flexibility. The new look RaftXChange service brings together the company’s liferaft equipment rental and servicing scheme under one proposition with the ability to upgrade to the enhanced RaftXChange+ service. “The RaftXChange model provides […]