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Rodriquez Cantieri

Delivers Brazilian Cat

Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brasil

SpA, the Brazilian yard of the

Rodriquez Group, delivered the all-alu- minum Zeus 1°, the first of 10 catama- rans under construction for Barcas SA

Shipping Company in Rio De Janeiro.

Zeus 1° is the first of three 89 ft. (29 m)

CityCats under construction, and it will operate on the Rio de Janeiro-Charitas route. Zeus 1° has a maximum capacity of 230 passengers and is powered by 2

MTU 16V 2000 M70 (1,050 kW each).

During the see trials it reached a cruising speed and maximum speed respectively of about 25 and 27.4 knots.

The other seven vessels (named

CityCat 52DE) 170.6 ft. (52 m), 18 knots and 900 seats and 300 standing passengers.

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Zeus 1° Main Particulars

Hull & Superstructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aluminium

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 ft. (29.2 m)

Length, b.p. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 ft. (25.6)

Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31.5 ft. (9.6 m)

Draft (loaded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.7 ft. (1.44 m)

Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

DWT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Displacement, fully loaded, tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RiNA

Performance

Speed, max . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 knots

Speed, cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 knots

Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x MTU 16V 2000 M70

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 1,050 kW at 2,100 rpm

Harvey Gulf Diversifies

Offshore Offerings

Harvey Gulf International Marine, an established leader in the Offshore Rig

Moving and Offshore Supply Vessel

Markets, has diversified into the

Offshore Vessel Construction Market.

The company signed a contract with

Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City,

Fla., for the construction of a new 265 x 58-ft. Dynamically Position Class 2,

Dive Support/Well Intervention Vessel.

M/V Harvey Discovery will be outfitted with a number of enhanced features, including: a Moon Pool; a 75 Ton Crane; a Stern A-Frame & 100 Ton Stern

Roller; a ROV and associated support equipment; a accommodations for 50 onboard personnel; a Gymnasium with

Cardio Vascular equipment; a Movie

Theater with Plasma Television Theater

Seating; Deck Winches for Construction and Subsea work; an Onboard Hospital; and Lockers & Change room for

Construction Crew.

It is designed and will be built with flexibility in mind, able to perform:

Subsea Construction & Diving Support;

Well Intervention Services; Flying Lead and Umbilical Installations; Trenching of Fiber-optic, power Cables & Flow- lines; ROV Surveys for Pipeline and

Cable routes, Touch-down Monitoring for Pipe laying and platform & pipeline inspections; Subsea Field Development which includes the installation of

Manifolds, Trees and jumpers.

M/V Harvey Discovery

Liquid Mud Capacity 9,000 Barrels

Dry Bulk Capacity 8,000 cu. ft.

Methanol Capacity 2,400 Barrels

Clear Deck Space 180 x 50 ft.

Deck Cargo Capacity 2,300 tons

Total DWT Capacity 3,500 tons

GlobalWatch AIS takes the guesswork out of vessel identification. It’s easy to interface it with your AIS-compatible

Electronic Chart System, and it clearly displays all sorts of critical navigational information. You’ll instantly see data like the name, MMSI, draft, length, and destination of all the ships in a radius of up to 30 miles. Even dynamic data such as a ship’s position, speed over ground and heading are shown. The information is real time because it’s refreshed constantly. GlobalWatch adds “intelligent”, dynamic data to your chart overlays.

It even offers simple text messaging on a computer-like keypad, instead of the cum- bersome 9-key phone pad found on other

AIS units.

Just think of the benefits. You can easily navigate through heavily-trafficked commercial ports. “See” around bends in rivers to avoid near misses or collisions. Identify the position of nearby vessels in dense, blinding fog.

GlobalWatch will radically change the way you view bridge electronics. And best of all, it’s built by a name you already know and trust – ACR.

YOUR ULTIMATE WAY OUT

ACR Electr onics, Inc. is r egister ed by UL to ISO 9001: 2000

A Chelton Group Company

ACR Electronics, Inc., 5757 Ravenswood Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, U.S.A.

For information call (954) 981-3333 • e-mail: [email protected] • www.acrelectronics.com

Two ships passing in the night are no longer nameless.

Mandated for commercial vessels; a must-have for luxury yachts

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