Harding has been awarded contracts for nine FF1200 freefall lifeboat systems complete with davits on Heerema Offshore Services BV’s Semi Submersible Crane Vessel Sleipnir. The vessel will be built by Sembcorp Marine at its flagship Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore, the company said in its press release.
Heerema’s Sleipnir is one of just a handful of large offshore projects currently running, along with the Johan Sverdrup Field Centre in Norway, where Harding is also a supplier.
The FF1200 is a 70-person freefall lifeboat designed to DNV OS E-406 standards, the most stringent in the industry, far exceeding SOLAS rules for freefall lifeboats. The boats will be perfectly matched with their LA1200H and LA1200HO skid launch davits, specially designed for the FF1200.
The Sleipnir contract will push Harding just over the 100 mark on delivered FF1200 lifeboats, securing its place as an industry favourite. Oddgeir Mælen believes it is no coincidence that Harding was selected to supply this latest Heerema project.
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Harding combines the original thinking and first-class products of the Davit Company, Fiskars, Noreq, Schat-Harding, Schat Watercraft, Waterman, Mills and Mulder & Rijke. This family of trusted brands enables Harding to offer fully integrated packages of lifeboats, davits, hooks, winches, cruise tenders, and rescue boats, backed up by the largest service network in the industry.Harding was established in 2013 when Schat-Harding and Noreq AS merged to form the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of lifesaving equipment.