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November 2012www.marinelink.com 91Shenzhen Pengxing Orders Coastal Cruisers Coco Yachts announced a contract for the basic and detailed design for two fast ferries type Coastal Cruiser 200, vessels to be built by Afai Southern Shipyard in Guangzhou, China. Shenzhen PengxingShipping Co. chose the Coastal Cruiser200 and will use both to provide ferry services between Shenzhen ? Zhuhai ?Macau and Hong Kong, including several (Hong Kong) islands. Coastal Cruiser 200 is a new design, specially designed for comfortable highspeed trips in moderate seas with the low- est possible fuel consumption. Hull linesoptimization for both resistance and seakeeping has been done by CFD calcula- tion and model testing, and show an av- erage fuel efficiency improvement of 15%, according to data provided by the designer. The Coastal Cruiser 200 has the following principle particulars: CoCo Yachts has worked almost one year to develop the Coastal Cruiser range, and delivers a range of fast ferries be- tween 35 and 75 m that has been de-signed with the main focus on fuelefficiency, without compromising com- fort at sea. Email: [email protected] Launched to Transport Nuclear Waste In Sweden there will be a need forsafe transport of spent nuclear fuel andradioactive waste for many years to come. At the beginning of 2010, SKB's Board decided to build a new vessel to replace M/S Sigyn, which has been inoperation since 1982. On October 25,2012, SKB's new vessel, M/S Sigrid, was launched at the shipyard in Galati, Romania. Sigrid should arrive to its home port in Oskarshamn by summer2013. The new vessel is slightly larger than M/S Sigyn and able to carry 20%more cargo. Safety requirements are stringent as one may expect on a ship of this type, and Sigrid has, for exam- ple, a double hull, radiation protection,four engines and other multiple sys-tems. ?The launch marks an importantmilestone in the project. 20 monthsago, this vessel was nothing more than a drawing. Now she is a reality. The vessel is the result of hard work and good project management,? said Bo Sundman, Director of the Departmentof Operations at SKB.The vessel is designed and built by the Dutch-owned Damen Shipyards Group, which owns the shipyard in Galati, Romania.M/S Sigrid:Length o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99.5 m Breadth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.6 m Loading capacity (number of containers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 m Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 knots Main ParticularsLength, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40m Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.3m Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.4m Passenger capacity economy class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Passenger capacity business class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Passenger capacity in two (2) VIP rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Crew accommodation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Marine Diesel Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Two (2) MTU 12V2000M72 main engines Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 1080 kW @ 2250 rpm MR#11 (90-97) R:MR Template 11/5/2012 9:47 AM Page 91