Liferaft stations as exchange programme

More liferaft stations as exchange programme reaches 10,000 milestone at Wilhelmsen Ships Service. The green light has been given to Wilhelmsen Ships Service for four new liferaft servicing stations, in Hong Kong, Sweden and two in Spain.

The manufacturers’ approvals that these stations have received reflects the continuing success of the company’s Liferaft Exchange Programme around the world.

Since Wilhelmsen Ships Service launched its Liferaft Exchange Programme one year ago, the programme has made approximately 10,000 liferaft exchanges and continues to expand.

The concept, which exchanges service-due liferafts and life-saving appliances for operational ones, takes better control of costs and reduces the chance of getting caught out by unforeseen service dates and costly weak links in the supply chain. The solution was developed as a result of customer requests and is a step forward in increasing the customer’s operational efficiency.

The liferaft rental concept has caught on so rapidly that Wilhelmsen Ships Service is placing an increasing amount of resources into the programme to keep pace with demand.

“As a result of our global liferaft station network expansion and the focus that Wilhelmsen Ships Service has centred on the benefits of the exchange system we have now reached 10,000 exchanges and continue to expand our service coverage to meet further increase in these numbers in the future,” comments Dave Evans, Product Marketing Manager Life Saving & Survival at Wilhelmsen Ships Service. “It proves that the market finds our innovative solution efficient and financially attractive.”

The most recently approved liferaft stations - in Algerciras, Gibraltar, Gothenburg and Hong Kong - bring the total number of approved liferaft exchange ports from which Wilhelmsen Ships Service operates to 30.

By gaining approvals for its liferaft service stations Wilhelmsen Ships Service satisfies IMO requirements and the company is authorised to operate as an approved service and repair station for its Unitor range of inflatable liferafts.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service, the world’s leading maritime service network, offers Unitor liferafts both for sale and as part of the Wilhelmsen Ships Service rental programme.

Wilhelmsen Ships Service supplies Unitor marine products, technical services, ships agency services and maritime logistics.

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