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Mahachai Dockyard: Freezers for Southern Waters

In late May of 2000, the Malachai

Dockyard was crowded with 16 boats under construction, measuring any- where from 66 to 125 ft. (20 to 38 m).

Located on the Gulf of Thailand in the province of Samutsakom, the yard is a leading builder of steel fishing boats.

In late June 2001, there was much more space in the yard with two boats recently launched and being fitted out while two others, one a Bangkok restau- rant boat, were under construction. The two boats in the water were similar to many of those being built last year. One, a 600 hp Cummins KTA19-powered 108 x 23 x 14 ft. (33 x 7 x 4.2-rn) fish carrier was fitted with six insulated holds for carrying iced fish from north- ern Indonesian waters. With a total capacity for 180 tons of fish, this boat is capable of making the six-day round trip from Thailand to Indonesia with additional days there to collect fish and returning with fresh product.

For the distant southern Indonesian waters it is necessary to freeze fish in order to deliver them to Thailand. To this end, an increasing number of freez- er trawlers are being built in Thai yards.

One of the boats being fitted out at the

Mahachai Dockyard was a 95 x 23 x 11 ft. (29 x 7 x 3.5-m) freezer trawler with three holds including one for freezing and two for storage. The boat has a 150- ton capacity. Although smaller than the fish carrier, this boat is equipped with a larger 12-cylinder KTA38-M0 Cum- mins engine rated at 850-hp at 1,800 rpm to provide trawling power.

Still under construction was another freezer trawler. This one with the same 12-cylinder Cummins but designated

KTA38-M1 and rated for 1,000 hp at 1,800 rpm. At 125 x 26 x 15 ft. (38 x 8 x 4.5 m) the boat has four freezer holds with a total capacity of 400 tons of fish.

The hull features a bulbous bow and rolling chocks. When fishing south

Indonesian waters with a crew of 30, it will make a typical voyage of four years, returning only for overhaul.

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Federico Garcia Lorca, a 377-ft. (115- m) TMV 115 monohull fast ferry, was delivered to its new owners, Balearia

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