DNV GL awards MSC new container ship fire safety notation

The MSC Gülsün class vessels use the world's first on-deck firefighting monitors - fixed water cannons to slow and stop the spread of fire by cooling, which have a reach of more than 100 metres.

At DNV GL’s recent annual London press briefing, DNV GL – Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen announced the classification society had awarded a ground-breaking new class notation to mitigate fire risks on container ships to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. The notation has been implemented on the largest container ships in the world, the 23,000+ TEU MSC Gülsün class.