Axopar 37 tops US boat sales for second year running
Axopar 37 secures top US sales position again, highlighting sustained demand and long-term appeal in a competitive market.
The 203-passenger VIKING LifeCraft – a motorised inflatable vessel with a passenger chute system and advanced battery-electric propulsion – was recently selected to protect KiwiRail’s new 1900-passenger hybrid-electric ferries, with Torqeedo supplying the high-thrust electric propulsion system for the survival craft.
Niels Fraende, VIKING’s Vice-President of Sales for Cruise & LifeCraft, said: ‘With four LifeCraft in each system, we save space on board and can evacuate more than 800 people within 30 minutes. The LifeCraft eliminates dangerous lifeboat drills and can also be used to perform search and rescue operations if another vessel in the area requires support, boosting passenger and crew safety in the Cook Strait as a whole.’




Axopar 37 secures top US sales position again, highlighting sustained demand and long-term appeal in a competitive market.


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