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Insurers sign up to cargo fire scheme

[ September 6, 2023   //   ]

Maritime insurers, the UK P&I Club and TT Club have signed up for Safetytech Accelerator‘s Cargo Fire & Loss Innovation Initiative (CFLII).

The Initiative, launched in February 2023, is a multi-year collaborative technology acceleration programme focused on reducing cargo fires and loss in maritime and its impact. It is already supported by Anchor Partners COSCO Shipping Lines, Evergreen Line, HMM, Lloyd’s Register, Maersk, the Offen Group, ONE and Seaspan,  – 50% of the total liner shipping market.

The programme will help expedite the uptake of technology and best practice by identifying specific opportunities, shaping joint requirements, identifying technology solutions, undertaking trials and developing best practices and recommendations. It has already started working on solution for early fire detection in cargo holds.

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