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Rodriquez Cantieri Navali Wins $57M, 10-Boat Contract

Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA won an approximate $57 million contract to build seven 148-ft. (45-rn) dou- ble-ended Catamarans (type HC 18) and three 92-ft. (28-m) Catamarans (type MC 25) from Barcas S.A. in 16

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The contract was signed on

May 4. and construction of the boats will begin in June 2001, with delivery of the first vessels scheduled for approximately 12 months later.

These vessels, designed and engineered by

Rodriquez, are an extension of the CityCat range of catamarans and will serve the city of Rio de Janeiro www.maritimetoday.com and its suburbs.

The 148-ft. (45-m) HC 18, built entirely out of alu- minum, will connect downtown Rio with the city of

Niteroi. a Route of only three nm but carrying approx- imately 22 million passengers per year. To facilitate the loading and unloading of the passengers, the HC 18 is a double-ended design with a command bridge at either end and will be able to transport 900-seat- ed passengers with more than 300 stand- ing. The vessel will be powered by four

MTU 8V2000 M70 diesels, each connect- ed to a dedicated CP propeller that will provide a service speed of 18 knots.

The 92-ft. (28-m) MC 25, also built entirely out of aluminum, will serve the

Rio de Janeiro to Charitas route, which is a slightly longer route of about six nm and is not as busy as the one previously men- tioned. As a result, the vessels are there- fore slightly smaller with a capacity of 200 passengers but with a higher service speed of 25 knots. MC 25 is a "tradition- al" catamaran, i.e. not double-ended, and will be powered by two MTU 12V2000

M70 diesels.

Ettore Morace, sales & marketing manager of Rodriquez, after signing the contract said that "Rodriquez is a world- class shipyard with the technology and the know-how to be competitive against the leading shipyards from around the globe and can build advanced ships be they catamarans, monohulls or hydrofoils for any function such as military, com- mercial or pleasure."

As part of the ongoing investment at

Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA, the com- pany is in the midst of a major $43.9 mil- lion investment into the Research and

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