Baird Maritime focuses on some of the latest vessel deliveries and other noteworthy developments in the global maritime emergency services sector. The featured vessels are from a broad range of types fulfilling multiple roles, from police patrol craft in Spain and New Zealand to rescue boats in Australia and Croatia.
The lineup of reviewed vessels also includes unique examples such as a Swedish-operated high-speed firefighting craft, an unmanned rescue vehicle for the Spanish Navy, and two general-use workboats that will support relief efforts in Central Africa.
Continue to visit these pages over the coming days to stay updated on the ever-expanding emergency services sector.
– "The tests clearly illustrated that the overall risk of carrying battery-electric vehicles should be considered equivalent or lower than carrying internal combustion engine vehicles."
– by Johan Roos, Director of Regulatory Affairs for Interferry
– "So far in 2023, organised crime groups have reaped fortunes by facilitating the passage of about 45,000 IMs by inflatable craft – or usually decrepit wooden vessels – with the prime IM crossing season yet to begin."
– by Trevor Hollingsbee, former UK Royal Navy officer and Baird Maritime's resident maritime security expert and columnist
– "The industry is locked in a cycle of the same type of incident occurring over and over, and nobody is taking action to prevent recurrence until there is a fatality or a serious material loss."
– by Hieronymus Bosch, Baird Maritime's anonymous insider in the world of offshore oil and gas operations
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