UK based Solar Solve Marine has received an order from its Australian distributor to supply 18 custom SOLASOLV roller screens and 44 ROLASOLV fabric roller blinds for Hull 075.
The vessel is a 35 meter passenger catamaran being built by Incat in Hobart, Tasmania for MBNA Thames Clippers Line Ltd in the UK. Once delivered, the vessel will provide rapid passenger services on the River Thames on various routes. It is a DNV-GL Type Approved catamaran capable of carrying up to 150 passengers at high speeds.
Solar Solve have specialized in providing sun and glare protection to the marine and offshore industry for almost 30 years and the company is celebrating its 40th anniversary in business this year (1975 – 2015). The SOLASOLV brand of anti-glare screen is installed at the windows of all types of ships, rigs and cranes worldwide. Regarded as essential safety equipment, the screens effectively reject up to 87 percent of heat and up to 93 percent of glare from the sun, significantly reducing eye-strain and fatigue, and improving outward visibility. SOLASAFE screens are guaranteed for seven years and the only screens in the world to be Type Approved by DNV-GL, Lloyds’ and ABS.
ROLASOLV fabric roller blinds are installed at public area windows to provide shading or blackout conditions during the day. They are Type Approved by DNV-GL and comply with the mandatory IMO FTPC Part 7 A.563(14) Resolution.