Wilhelmsen Ships Services (WSS) is attending the 35th Australasian Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference (AOG) with an agenda of helping the offshore industry reduce costs, increase efficiencies and safeguard its people. The latter will be the focus for the launch of a brand new product, the Unitor Life Jacket, tailor-made for the demands of the harsh offshore environment.
WSS, the leading global provider of products and services to the shipping industry, has a track record of involvement with key regional projects, providing complex agency services and advanced products to a broad range of offshore and subsea contractors.
This established expertise, Philip Gatland, WSS Western Australia Manager, explains, can help sector players tackle the difficult conditions currently enveloping the industry:
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Market-leading services such as the Life Raft Exchange Programme (LRE) provide both cost and safety advantages, with WSS replacing out of date units with advanced, operational rafts on a rental basis. This alternative to traditional ownership means costs are reduced, maintenance concerns are eliminated and any weak links in the supply chain are avoided.

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On that subject, WSS, which will man its AOG stand with a team of both agency and product specialists, is also using the occasion to launch its Unitor Life Jacket.
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AOG runs from 24 - 26 February in Perth, Australia 漆褒勛圖厙 a region that is world famous for its recent oil and gas mega projects.
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