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Gladding-Hearn Delivers to

Colombian Navy

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos

Corporation, delivered the fi rst of six

Chesapeake Class pilot boats for coastal and offshore patrol operations and port security, provided by the Colombian

Department of the Navy. Designed by

C. Raymond Hunt & Associates, the all- aluminum deep-V hull measures 56.6 x 17.7 ft. with a 17.8-ft. beam and 3-ft. draft, with a top speed of 27 knots. The launch is powered by twin MAN R6- 800CRM diesel engines, each delivering 800 bhp at 2,300 rpm. The engines turn

Ultra Jet UJ-452 water jets through ZF 360 gears. The boat is equipped with a 16kW Alaska Diesel genset. d’Amico Launches Four

New “Eco-Ship” Vessels

The d’Amico Group launched four new “Eco-Ship” vessels in Ulsan, Korea, de- signed in collaboration with Hyundai

Mipo Dockyard. The four new units will be added to the fl eet of tankers belonging to d’Amico Tankers Ltd., 100% owned by d’Amico International Shipping. The “Eco Tankers” project envisioned by d’Amico Group will be innovative in its scope, allowing the vessels to obtain an average saving of six tons of fuel per day (for vessels with a full load and a con- stant speed of 14 knots) and the conse- quent 20% reduction of CO2 emissions. “We are proud to open the year with the launch of the fi rst four vessels built in collaboration with the Hyundai Mipo

Dockyard,” said Paolo d’Amico, Presi- dent of the d’Amico Group. “This col- laboration has enabled the creation of what we may defi ne the latest generation of eco-ship vessels, that will allow us to further increase our competitiveness and leadership in the international shipping industry. The plan for new launches does not end here, during 2014 the group will launch other new vessels also in the dry cargo business area.”

The four new RINA classifi ed vessels, each measuring 183 x 32 m, represent a cumulative investment of $127m and will be named Cielo di Gaeta, Cielo di

New York, High Freedom and High Dis- covery. d’Amico Group, in partner- ship with Hyundai Mipo

Dockyard, launched four new “Eco Ships”

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