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Dry-docking entails a substantial
investment and helps generate direct,
indirect and induced economic
impacts and benefits in and around
the shipyards Costa Cruises makes
regular use of. The complexity of the
work entails the need for multi-year
service contracts, which not only
facilitate the planning of the associated
investments, but also guarantee the
availability of the dry-docks and
port facilities required to carry out
maintenance operations. In 2015,
13.3% of the fleet members were
dry-docked. Planned maintenance
was carried out on the Costa Atlantica
and Costa Fortuna in shipyards in
Shanghai and Marseille. The work
performed – including the technical
operations and the servicing and
replacement of furnishings – entailed
a total investment of approximately
31 million euros.
Introduction of low impact
fire-fighting systems
As part of the dry-docking operations on the Costa neoRiviera,
3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid
was introduced
on board for use as a highly efficient fire suppression material
in 10 shipboard spaces containing critical facilities that must
remain powered up and functioning at all times (propulsion
systems, electric distribution boards, incinerators etc.). This clean
extinguishing agent has outstanding environmental and safety
properties with a 5-day atmospheric lifetime, a GWP (global
warming potential) of 1 and zero ozone depletion potential. This
fluid is a sustainable HFC alternative that works quickly, cleanly
and efficiently to help stop a fire before it starts; it has low toxicity
and provides a very wide margin of human safety.
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DRY-DOCKING