Page 70: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (May 1999)

NEW & NOTABLE

Flender Werft Hosts Launching; Delivers

Sister Vessel

Scheduled to arrive at the Hamburg-based shipping company Claus Peter Offen, Flender Werft launched its newest all-containership, P&O Nedlloyd Singapore.

The delivery of the Singapore's sister ship P&O Nedl- loyd Seoul also took place at the March 26th celebra- tion at the Lubeck, Germany-based shipyard.

The fourth and fifth containerships of the Flender 2100 type, both F-class newbuildings contain a stow- ing capacity for 14 tons — while consuming low levels of fuel at a speed of 20 knots. Surveyed under Ger- manschier Lloyd for the class notation GL 100 A5 E, the vessels are powered by four auxiliary diesel gener- ators totaling 3,670 kW, with a propulsion output of 12,240 kW.

Main Particulars

Flag German

Classification Germanischer Lloyd

Length 601 ft. (183.2 m)

Breadth 98 ft. (29.8 m)

Depth 51 ft. (15.6 m)

Draught 38 ft. (11.54 m)

Keppel Shipyard Ahead Of The Game In

Construction Of Offshore Vessel

Smedivg Asia reports that Keppel Shipyard is ahead of schedule on the completion of its Semi-Submersible

Self-Erecting Tender Rig (SSETR). Contracted last

February by Smedvig, the vessel is the first of its kind to be assembled at the Singapore-based shipyard.

Built under survey by the American Bureau of Ship- ping, with confirmation to the International Maritime

Organization (IMO), the semi-submersible hull allows lifting operations onto platforms up to 90 ft. (27.4 m), above mean sea level, as well as exceptional motion . stability and rig-ups from drilling position.

Chevron Celebrates New Tanker

Chevron christened its newest 308,500 dwt ton ship,

J. Bennett Johnson. Named for the company's director, the vessel was inaugurated in Koje, Korea by Johnson's wife, Mary Gunn and is number two in a series of four new double hull very large crude carriers (VLCC's) under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries, located at its Koje Island shipyard. Carrying approxi- mately 2.2 billion barrels, the VLCC will serve as a transporter of crude oil from the Middle East to

Chevron's U.S. Gulf coast and West coast refineries.

Port of Lisbon Secures Nautica 90 Workboats

Based on a deep vee hull with a long, raking bow, two Nautica 90 RIBs were recently delivered to the

Port of Lisbon. The first of its kind to be built with a standard production design, Nautica 90 has also been modified with a wider chine with squared off bow just below deck level. Engines include twin 320 hp Yanmar diesels. Measuring 39 ft. (11.8 m), the RIBs can attain a top speed of 35 knots. Communications equipment includes a Raytheon radar and loud hailer as well as

Twin Sailor VHF radios and White Star magnetic com- pass.

Main Particulars - Nautica 90

Flag Portugal

Length, o.a 39 ft. (11.8 m)

Length, b.p 13 ft. (4 m)

Engines Yanmar diesels

Gearbox Twin Disc V-drive

Top speed 35 knots (approximately)

Fuel capacity 320 gallons

Radar Raytheon

Loud hailer Raytheo

Radio Twin Sailor VHF

Compass White Star

Navatek Relaunches Passenger Vessel

Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Navatek Ships has relaunched the 45-knot Westmaran Foilcat 2900. With a passenger capacity of 149, the vessel was originally developed by a Norwegian company focusing on high- speed hydrofoils.

The revived Foilcat was designed with U.S. technol- ogy in mind and will be constructed as such combining the highest properties of a slender hull catamaran with speed capabilities of a hydrofoil craft equipped with fully submerged foils.

The history behind the beginning of the Foilcat began in 1992, when the commercial service vessel ran between Sweden and Denmark, until Navatek picked up the rights to the ship in 1997 from its original builder, Westamarin.

Circle 89 on Reader Service Card

Main Particulars

Classification DnV

Flag U.S.

Length, b.p 96 ft. (29.2 m)

Breadth (molded) 27.6 ft. (8.36 m)

GT 243

Draft 12 ft. (3.65 m)

Speed 45 knots

Main engine MTU diesel

Auxiliary engines Mitsubishi

Propellers Ulstein

Generators KVA

Fin stabilizers Dynamica

Anti-heeling system Simrad Robertson

Engine controls Ulstei

VHF radio Sailor

SSB radio Skanti

Radar Furuno

Compass Krohn Nor

Autopilot Robertson

Liferafts Viking

Adriana M Delivered to Ustica Lines

Intended for a run between Naples and Trapani,

Egadi Islands, the Adriana M was recently brought to

Italian based Ustica Lines. Manufactured by Rodriquez

Cantieri Navali SpA, the Hydrofoil, hull number 265 began regular service this March.

Circle 90 on Reader Service Card

Main Particulars

Classification RINA

Flag Italian

Length, o.a 102 ft. (31.2 m)

Waterline 87 ft. (26.4 m)

Beam 44 ft. (13.27 m)

Hull depth 13 ft. (3.9 m)

Main engines MTU 16V 396

Max. output 2,000 kW at 2,000 rpm

Water jet Kamewa

Cruise speed 42 knots

Passengers 240

Operation Seastreak America

Offers Speedy Commute

Since its acquisition of Express Navigation, SeaCon- tainers Ltd. has incorpo- rated a new name —

Seastreak America.

Boasting a new livery,

Seastreak's first new ves- sel — commuter passen- ger ferry Express II was recently released from drydocking.

Designed by Vignelli

Associates, the Express II will provide service between Wall Street's

Pier 11 to the Jersey

Shore locale of Atlantic

Highlands as well as

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