Wilhelmsen Ships Service secures Liferaft Exchange contract with MMS
The worlds leading maritime service network Wilhelmsen Ships Service has won a major contract to supply its Unitor brand of around 200 life rafts to 47 vessels of the MMS fleet. The life rafts are being supplied to the Japan-based company as part of Wilhelmsen Ships Services Liferaft Exchange Programme.
The liferaft exchange programme, a system of exchanging service-due life rafts on the dockside to avoid the delays of servicing, has grown rapidly in popularity across the globe. The agreement with MMS is the latest in a series of contracts which has seen many major ship managers preferring to take up the flexible option of this exchange scheme.
The Managing Director of MMS Co. Ltd said his staff had previously been having problems arranging the servicing of liferafts for car carriers and tankers due to their short stay in port. However, he expects Wilhelmsen Ships Services liferaft service network and unique alert system to resolve the problem and allow his staff to concentrate on their daily core business.
We are very proud that MMS chose our liferaft exchange programme, commented Dick Long, Wilhelmsen Ships Services Account Manager in Japan. MMS is a ship owner and ship manager and their vessels are trading worldwide, he continued. We believe that our global network can offer a considerable range of services to MMS vessels in the future.
Source: Wilhelmsen Ships Service
