HydroPen⢠system for container firefighting is adopted by a world leader in shipping and logistics
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VIKING Life-Saving Equipment will deploy HydroPen™ container firefighting innovation on 85 of the CMA CGM Group’s vessels.
Container firefighting duties across 85 CMA CGM ships have been assigned to the HydroPen™ system supplied exclusively by VIKING Life-Saving Equipment, in the latest large scale order for the innovative drilling and spraying solution. This contract demonstrates that, within 18 months of launch, the HydroPen system is becoming the preferred fire-fighting solution for the largest container ships at sea.
Where conventional fire-fighting solutions dowse containers on the outside, the HydroPen is attached to a standard hose as a combined drill and spray unit that penetrates the container door before extinguishing the fire with water, foam or CO2. Useable on or below deck, a crew member can operate the HydroPen via a telescopic device to fight fires high in the stack with a minimum of training.