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New requirements for certified equipment maintenance have come into force which must be satisfied by the davits installed on board every ship at sea. When 2030 rolls around, end of decade shipping quizzes will doubtless feature a question on the impact of greener marine fuels from January 1, 2020 but seafarers at the sharp end […]
Boat handling systems from Vestdavit are highly complex systems that are designed to work and perform under harsh conditions and last for a long-life span. Our customers, in many cases, consider the boat handling system and the ability to launch and recover small boats a crucial part of their operations. It is therefore utmost important […]
Among the key pillars supporting Vestdavit’s growth and success are our service partner relationships, where priorities focus on ensuring OEM-spare parts supply and high quality training for the engineering professionals we entrust with servicing our davits. In fact, our service partners are vital to our global coverage and our ability to serve fleets on the move. […]
Well known for resilience and reliability in operation, Vestdavit’s H-frame davits have made a fresh impression, after design refinements to the HNC-11000 unit result in the adoption of the ‘2-in-1’ (single and dual point) davit solution on board the Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui. HMNZS Manawanui is a multi-role offshore support vessel which […]
An order to supply the davits for three new Norwegian Coast Guard vessels represents a commercial highlight for this or any other year, but Vestdavit’s latest contract calls not only for an additional deck-mounted transfer system for rapid deployment but for systems equipped for polar conditions. Vard Group is currently part-way through the P6615 project […]
-By William Goodall I have been a member of the team at Vestdavit for less than a year. During that time, I have come to realize that the word that most accurately sums up our approach is innovation. Nowhere is this more apparent than in our PLD series of davits which, in under 12 months, […]
3-6 December: Vestdavit is bound for Shanghai in December to take part in MARINTEC 2019, the largest commercial maritime event of 2019. Staged in conjunction with the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SSNAME), Marintec China attracts some 65,000 visitors to pass through the doors of the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. We […]
Responding to our expanding U.S. market presence, staff numbers at Vestdavit Inc. continue to grow, and we were delighted to welcome Paul Basta as Service Technician, who joined our After Sales team in June 2019, Based in Edmonds, WA, 15 miles north of Seattle. Paul’s appointment reflects our expanding U.S. market presence, in support of […]
Boat launch and recovery specialist Vestdavit has secured an order to supply three new Norwegian Coast Guard vessels with davits equipped for polar conditions, in a project which also calls for installation of a deck-mounted transfer system for rapid deployment. The ships are being built by Vard Group within the P6615 project to replace Nordkapp-class […]
Vestdavit’s strong presence in France now extends to the French overseas department of Réunion, following a davit delivery to the authorities patrolling, surveying and managing lighthouse and beacons on and around the Indian Ocean island. The Mauritian project also involves the first delivery of a PLD-4000, a 4-ton version of the latest ‘docking davit’ from […]
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