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A.K. Suda Designed Crew/Supply

Boat Carries More for Less

A. K. Suda. Inc. was approached by LaForce

Shipyard of Bayou LaBatre, Ala. to design a crew/sup- ply boat that would be faster, carry more deck load and more passengers and still be delivered at an economi- cal price. The result is the 160 x 32-ft. (48.7 x 9.7-m) high-speed crew/supply boat that was recently deliv- ered by LaForce at their Alabama yard.

The 160-ft. vessel, powered by four CAT 3512 DITA engines at 1,575 hp each, reached speeds of 29 knots with light load and 28 knots with 100 LT of liquid cargo in recent sea trials. At 100 x 28 ft., the cargo deck offers 40 percent more deck space than other vessels this size and can carry 290 ST of cargo. Cargo weight is 540 lbs./sq. ft. Passenger seating totals 81 passengers and there is still comfortable berthing for 10 crewmen.

The vessel design provides what we believe is unprece- dented flexibility in loading. The entire dwt of 290 ST can be carried on the deck. The vessel design is based on the philosophy of its designer, A. K. Suda. Inc., in

Metairie. La. — to build the lightest and strongest ves- sels. In maintaining the USCG Subchapter T designa- tion. Suda designed the vessel without the use of deep tonnage frames or tonnage openings throughout the vessel, thus saving in the use of aluminum. Part of the saved aluminum weight was used to beef up areas of high stress. The savings in weight and the improve- ment in hull form have resulted in the high speed and heavy deck load.

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VT Halter Marine Signs To Build $47M Pasha PCTC

VT Halter Marine Inc., a subsidiary of Vision

Technologies Systems Inc.. has signed a $47 million contract with Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines to com- plete the construction of its car carrier, Jean Anne. VT

Halter Marine expects to complete and deliver the ves- sel in the fourth quarter of 2004. The vessel, which is the first Pure Car Truck Carrier (PCTC) to be built in the U.S., will be constructed for the Jones Act trade, and will operate between U.S. Coast ports and Hawaii.

Measuring 579 ft. (176.4 m) overall, with a beam of 102 ft. (31 m) and a design draft of 25 ft. (7.6 m). the 13,000 dwt PCTC has the capacity to transport more than 4.000 automobiles. Propulsion will be provided by a single propeller driven by a slow-speed diesel engine.

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VOSTA LMG, Damen To Build

Suction Hopper Dredge

In June 2002 The Waterway Dredging and

Construction Co. No. 1 in Vietnam ordered a 1,500 cu. m. trailing suction hopper dredge with LMG. With

VOSTA LMG acting as main contractor, the company will also supply the engineering and dredge component package. Damen Shipyards Cargo Vessels in

Hoogezand is building the dredge, which has a deliv- ery date in the 1Q '04. The Hopper Dredge will be mainly used for maintenance dredging. This will con- tribute and secure a safe navigation to main import and export harbours, especially for Hai Phong and Hon

Gai, however has most modern capabilities for capital dredging as well. The dredge features a state of the art dredge control and monitoring system. One drag head in combination with latest designed suc- tion pipe ensure best dredging performances.

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Main Particulars

Owner Waterway Dredging and

Construction

Shipyard Damen Shipyards

Class Germanischer Lloyd

Length, (o.a.)

Length, (b.p.)

Breadth, (molded)

Depth

Draft

DWT

Hopper load

Hopper capacity

Sailing speed

Accommodation 210 ft. (64 m) 197 ft. (60 m) 43 ft. (13 m) 21 ft. (6.3 m) 15 ft. (4.6 m) 1.916 tons 1.760 tons 1,500 cu. m. 10 knots 13 ® n "thrane & Thrane

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