Seagoing defibrillator sales boom as ships comply with new UN rules
MARTEK Marine, based near Sheffield in northern England, said there has been a big increase in the sales in its of sea-going defibrillators, up 475 per cent on 2012, with over four months of the year remaining.
This is the result of new United Nations regulations, promulgated by its agencies the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), who have enacted the Maritime Labour Convention's (MLC) which requires defibrillators on every ship.
Martek Marine sales include an order for 100 defibrillators for Swire's entire China Navigation fleet. Other customers include Bernhard Schulte Management, Chemikalien Seatransport and Topaz Energy & Marine.
Said Martek product Ian Couldwell: "It is extremely encouraging to see the positive response to MLC 2006. Of course these changes are required under law but regulation like MLC puts these often overlooked safety devices and procedures into the thoughts of shipping management."
The requirement for medical aids will see substantial increases by MLC 2006.
MARTEK Marine, based near Sheffield in northern England, said there has been a big increase in the sales in its of sea-going defibrillators, up 475 per cent on 2012, with over four months of the year remaining.
This is the result of new United Nations regulations, promulgated by its agencies the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), who have enacted the Maritime Labour Convention's (MLC) which requires defibrillators on every ship.
Martek Marine sales include an order for 100 defibrillators for Swire's entire China Navigation fleet. Other customers include Bernhard Schulte Management, Chemikalien Seatransport and Topaz Energy & Marine.
Said Martek product Ian Couldwell: "It is extremely encouraging to see the positive response to MLC 2006. Of course these changes are required under law but regulation like MLC puts these often overlooked safety devices and procedures into the thoughts of shipping management."
The requirement for medical aids will see substantial increases by MLC 2006.