Maybe with a latest fireplace on board a automobile transporter ship (the Mitsui OSK Strains owned and operated vessel sank subsequently) in thoughts, Hyundai Glovis mentioned it had strengthened a personalized response system on board in preparation for fires that will happen throughout sea transportation of accomplished autos.
Hyundai Glovis mentioned it will place particular gear for extinguishing fires in autos, comparable to a hearth cowl and water mist lance, on working automobile carriers.
The hearth cowl locations a specifically coated fabric on a burning car to forestall oxygen influx, extinguishing the hearth and blocking warmth and smoke.
The auto provider and logistics specialist claims the hearth cowl is efficient in stopping the hearth from being transferred to the following car even when the autos on board are densely loaded.
The water mist lance with metallic body is a hearth extinguisher utilizing pipes and nozzles which might immediately spray water on areas the place a hearth has damaged out. A tube a couple of metre lengthy will be inserted into the automobile to spray water near the ground.
Hyundai Glovis mentioned it was taking varied measures to forestall fires in automobile carriers.
CCTV is put in on every deck of the cargo bay to enabled the situation of the loaded autos to be checked usually and warmth and smoke detectors are put in to detects fires of their early levels.
A crew guide for stopping accidents and responding to emergency conditions has been ready, requiring response coaching at the very least twice a 12 months.
Hyundai Glovis makes use of 90 ships. Final 12 months, it transported about 250,000 electrical autos and claimed 45% of world electrical car sea freight.
It mentioned in a press release: “We now have established a system to know the altering pattern of the auto business and to preemptively meet the wants of shippers. We’ll proceed to steer the worldwide market by introducing differentiated capabilities.”
The Felcity Ace, crusing from Emden, Germany to the US east coast in February 2022, was carrying 3,965 Volkswagen Group vehicles, together with Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley fashions plus some VW ID4 EVs. Cargo caught fireplace within the Atlantic and the crew had been rescued by helicopter, leaving the ship adrift.
In accordance with media experiences, the Azorean harbour grasp informed Reuters lithium-ion batteries in electrical vehicles had ignited and the hearth may solely be extinguished with particular gear. It was not established if an EV had precipitated the hearth.
Salvors boarded the drifting ship and extinguished the hearth however the ship later capsized instantly and sank earlier than it could possibly be secured and towed to a port.
