Interview with LASH FIRE partner FIKE on intelligent fire detection

Interview with LASH FIRE partner FIKE on intelligent fire detection

An interview with Rick Jeffress, Business Development Director at FIKE Corporation has been published in the latest issue of the Triton magazine. FIKE is a LASH FIRE partner specializing in video analytics for the detection of atmospheric oil mist, smoke, flame and...
LASHFIRE featured in The Swedish Club magazine Triton

LASHFIRE featured in The Swedish Club magazine Triton

“Fires on vehicle decks are another major challenge. Detection of fire or smoke is difficult on the internal vehicle decks of RoPax or vehicle carriers due to the large volume and high ceilings of the spaces.” – introduced Triton magazine a short...
LASH FIRE tests severity of most common fire commodities

LASH FIRE tests severity of most common fire commodities

A series of fire tests were conducted under LASH FIRE’s WP10 from the end of March to beginning of April 2020 at the RISE fire test laboratory in Borås, Sweden.  The objective of the tests was to compare the fire suppressibility of...
LASH FIRE launches Maritime Advisory Groups (MAG’s)

LASH FIRE launches Maritime Advisory Groups (MAG’s)

The joint kick-off of the LASH FIRE Maritime Advisory Groups (MAG’s) consisting of the Maritime Operators Advisory Group (MOAG) and a (Maritime Authorities Advisory Group (MAAG) took place in London on the 5th March 2020, with 26 participants representing 12 flag...
Fire drill at MS Pearl Seaways DFDS

Fire drill at MS Pearl Seaways DFDS

10 members of the Lash Fire consortium joined a fire drill at the ro-pax vessel MS Pearl Seaways on 17th January 2020 during its stop in Oslo, Norway. Captain Jonny Andreasen welcomed the participants on board for the fire drill workshop which took place at car deck...
Visit to Ark Futura

Visit to Ark Futura

To get an impression of what kind of fire detection and extinguishing systems are on board of older vessels, a Lash Fire team visited Ark Futura. This Ro-Ro Cargo was built 1996 in Italy and has a mixed European crew. On board, the visitors had the opportunity to...