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Royal Schelde And Catamaran

Lines I Contract For Fast Ferry

Royal Schelde of The Netherlands and Cata- maran Lines I Shipping Co. of Greece have signed a contract for the building of a Royal

Schelde CAT 70 HL high-speed passenger/car/ trailer ferry, with an option for one or two ves- sels. The first vessel is scheduled to operate on a route between Italy and Greece during the summer months and an alternative route in the winter months.

The CAT 70 HL can accommodate 620 passen- gers and has two car decks for 152 cars, or alternatively 115 cars and 360-ft. (110-m) lane length for trucks, or 90 cars and 524-ft. (160-m) of lane length for trailers/trucks. The vessel has a wide aft ramp, allowing it to be loaded and unloaded using a drive-round system. The range of the vessel at maximum loading speed and with 41 -ton fuel oil bun- kers is approxi- mately 300 nauti- cal miles, plus ten percent reserve capacity.

Royal Schelde is a yard with 125 years of experience building merchant, naval and high-speed vessels.

Catamaran Lines I Shipping Company is re- portedly the first Greek operator to conclude a contract for a large high-speed passenger/car/ truck ferry.

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Vessel particulars

Length 251.3 ft. (76.6 m)

Width 72.6 ft. (22.15 m)

Draft 9.8 ft. (3 m)

Maximum speed 36 knots

Vessel equipment

Main engines Caterpillar 3616 DITA

Waterjets (4) Lips, KaMeWa jiit&ti

Catamaran Lines I lor build at Royal Schelde.

NYC Council Approves High-Speed

Ferry Franchise

The New York City Council has granted a terminal lease and operating franchise to New

York Fast Ferry Services, Inc. for a high-speed ferry service between Staten Island and mid- town Manhattan. The term of the lease is 12 years with two five-year extension options. The new route will offer commuters a transit time of 18 minutes between the St. George ferry termi- nal in Staten Island and midtown on the west side of Manhattan.

Two 114-ft. (35-m) 350-passenger catamarans will operate the 8.6-nautical mile route starting in the summer of 1996, with a third vessel to follow in 1997. Powered by twin MTU diesel engines coupled to waterjets, the ferries will cruise at 35 knots. The vessels will be con- structed at the Derecktor yard in Mamaroneck,

N.Y.

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Fast Ferry Services, Inc.

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Ferry Association Takes Shape

In January, the American Association for the

Advancement of Marine Ferries (A3mF) formed to further the promotion and construction of slow/high-speed ferries operating in U.S. waters.

The ultimate goal of the association is the con- struction of ferries by U.S. yards. Prospective association members include shipyards, manu- facturers, suppliers, ferry owner/operators, de- signers, engineers, architects, civil construction contractors, environmental corporations, and other interests. Corporations range from larger companies such as Intermarine of Savannah,

Ga., to Sayville Ferry Service of Sayville, N.Y.

For more information, contactJames M. Acuna, president, at 15606 Powell Lane, Mitchellville,

Md 20716, tel/fax: (301) 249-5532.

WaveMaster Busy With Newbuildings

WaveMaster International recently delivered sister vessels, the 108.2-ft. (33-m) Langkawi II and Langkawi III, to the Duala Perlis Langkawi

Ferry Service on the west coast of Malaysia. The ferry service already operates a fleet of four

WaveMaster monohulls. The new ferries will each carry 200 passengers at a continuous speed of 32 knots, and each is propelled by two MTU 12V 396 main engines.

WaveMaster has also contracted to build the next vessel in the Sydney, Australia ferry fleet.

The $2.5 million vessel, a 114-ft. (35-m) catama- ran for 230 passengers, is due for delivery in July 1996.

Two 172-ft. (52.5-m) fast car ferries are under construction for operation in Greece — the larg- est vessels yet produced by the company, carry- ing up to 450 passengers and 46 vehicles at 34 knots. WaveMaster will equip these vessels with four MWM engines, as well as an active comput- erized wave control system developed in liaison with Maritime Dynamics International, as intro- duced in the award-winning ferry, SuperFlyte.

WaveMaster International is a Western Aus- tralian corporation, jointly controlled by the

Macro Corporation and Malaysian interests.

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