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Development facilities as well as capital improvements at all the Rodriquez ship- yard facilities. Included in this effort is the formation of a new company and shipyard in Rio de Janeiro to be named

Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brazil.

This new company, a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Rodriquez Cantieri Navali

SpA, will be fully responsible for the construction of the ships for Barcas.

Additionally, this new yard will have the capabilities to build all vessels in the current Rodriquez portfolio and will serve the entire South American conti- nent.

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Main Particulars - HC18

Hull Aluminum

Superstructure Aluminu

Length, o.a 148 ft. (45 m)

Beam 48 ft. (14.7 m)

Draft, hull 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Total Passengers 900

DWT 125

Displacement, fully loaded 300 tons

Class R1NA

Speed, max, lightship 22 knots

Speed, cruise (fully loaded. 90% mar) 18 knots

Engines 4 MTU

Propellers CPP

Main Particulars • MC25

Hull Aluminum

Superstructure Aluminu

Length, o.a 92 ft. (28 m)

Beam 31.5 ft. (9.6 m)

Draft (loaded) 5 ft. (1.6 m)

Total Passengers 200

DWT 25

Displacement, fully loaded 98 tons

Class RINA

Speed, max 28 knots

Speed, cruise 5 knots

Engines 2 MTU

Propellers FPP

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