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Art Anderson Associates

Designs Charter Fishing Vessel

Art Anderson Associates is designing a 36 ft. (11 m) Stolkraft fishing boat for use in Cuttyhunk, Maine. The Stolkraft hull form has been used in a variety of high-speed ferries, water taxis and workboats around the world. The vessel will be powered by twin Cummins 370 hp marine diesel engines, with Kodiak waterjets providing a service speed of 35 knots.

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ADI Launches Third Of Six

Minehunters On Schedule

ADI Ltd. celebrated its 10th birthday with the launch of Norman, the third of the six Huon Class minehunters it is building at Newcastle, for the Royal

Australian Navy. ADI, prime contractor of the $1 billion project, has already started working on the fourth and fifth ships, Gascoyne and Diamantina. The first Huon class ship, Huon, was deliv- ered on schedule to the Australian navy in March, the second of the class,

Hawkesbury has already begun sea trials and the last of the series, Yarra will hold its keel laying in June.

MES Delivers VLCC Takase To

NT Maritima S.A.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding

Co. Ltd. (MES) recently completed con- struction of a 25,000-dwt. VLCC,

Takase, at its Chiba Works and delivered the ship to the owner NT Maritima S.A. of Panama.

The vessel, boasting 17 cargo tanks and 10 ballast tanks, is the second dou- ble-hull VLCC built by MES adopting advanced technology for both energy and labor saving.

The cargo tanks can load three types of crude oil simultaneously, and three cargo oil pumps facilitate cargo oil han- dling for each type. For safety assur- ance, flammable gas indicators are installed in the ballast tanks and the pump room.

Main Particulars

Classification NK

Length, o.a 1,043 ft. (318 m)

Breadth 197 ft. (60 m)

Depth 99 ft. (30.3 m)

Draft 61 ft. (18.8 m)

DWT 258,096

GT 160,220

Tank capacity 340,025 cu./m

Main engine Mistui-MAN B&W

MCR 34,850 rps x 70 rpm

Complement 30

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Chip Carrier Hokuetsu

Endeavor Completed By Hitachi

Hitachi Zosen Corp. has built the 52,820-dwt chip carrier, Hokuetsu

Endeavor, at the Maizuru Works for

Milos Maritima S.A. of Panama. The ship has the Panamax size breadth with a ship length of over 656 ft. (200 m).

The vessel features the Hitachi Zosen-

MAN B&W 7S50MC (MKII) type diesel engine with low fuel consump- tion, and the Hitachi Zosen Super

Stream Duct, which is equipped at the stern to increase propulsion efficiency.

Main Particulars

Classification NK

Length, o.a 689 ft. (210 m)

Breadth 106 ft. (32.2 m)

Depth 75 ft. (22.9 m)

Draft 37 ft. (11.2m)

DWT 52,820 tons

GT 43,954 tons

Maine engine Hitachi-Zosen -MAN B&W

Speed 15.7 knots

IHI Completes Capesize

Bulker Shinrei

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Indus- tries Co. Ltd. (IHI) has completed con- struction of the 170,974-dwt bulk carri- er, Shinrei, for Cabot Maritime S.A., an affiliate of Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. at the Kure Shipyard. With a capacity of 170,000-dwt, the Dunkirkmax Capezise classified vessel has flexibility for entry into various ports worldwide.

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