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Sølvtrans Live Fish Carrier

Kleven signed a contract with Sølvtrans, one of the world’s largest transporter of live ? sh, for the delivery of a live ? sh carrier vessel. It will be delivered from Myklebust Verft in Q3 2017. This is the second order from Sølvtrans on the NVC 387 design from Rolls-Royce. The 80 m long vessels will have a load capacity of 3200 cu. m. each, and its three tanks can take in up to approximately 500 tons of live ? sh in total.

34m Cat Ferries Being Built for Auckland

Incat Crowther reports that construction has ef? cient loaded service speed of 26 knots.

commenced at Q-West in Wanganui, New Zea- The vessel will be ? tted with a dry exhaust sys- land, on a pair of additional 34m catamaran pas- tem which, along with the engine room air outlets, senger ferries for Fullers Group Ltd. The new will exit high above the upper deck. This con? gu- boats will be sister ships to Te Kotuku which was ration, which reduces fumes and noise in passen- also built at Q-West and delivered in 2014. The ger areas, is typical of vessels in the Fullers ? eet.

vessels will carry 401 passengers and include the

Main Particulars addition of a sun deck.

Length o.a. ...................................111.6 ft. (34m)

The main deck features seats for 174, a large

Length w.l. ...............................110.9 ft. (33.8m) café, luggage racks and wide access doors. Also

Beam o.a. ...................................31.25 ft. (9.5m) ? tted will be two toilets (one of which is handi-

Draft (hull) ..........................................4 ft. (1.2m) cap-accessible) and racks for 14 bicycles.

Draft (prop) .....................................5.9 ft. / 1.8m

The upper deck features 76 exterior seats and 81

Depth ................................................10’ / 3.05m interior seats. An additional bar and pair of toilets

Construction ................Marine grade aluminium are also located on the upper deck.

Fuel Oil ............................................2113 gallons

The wheelhouse retains its successful asym-

Fresh Water .......................................793 gallons metric con? guration, designed in consideration of

Sullage ...............................................793 gallons the operational requirements. The frequently used

Passengers .....................................................401 starboard wing control station is enclosed for pro-

Crew ....................................................................5 tection from the elements, while the port side is

Speed (Service) ......................................26 knots dedicated to crew access via stairs to the foredeck,

Speed (Max) ...........................................30 knots which houses palletised cargo and a deck crane.

Main Engines .................2 x Cummins QSK50-M

While largely the same, one key difference in

Power ..........2 x 1342kW (1800hp) @ 1975rpm the new vessels are larger engines, carrying the

Propulsion ....................2 x Fixed-pitch propellers increased deadweight and offering improved

Generators ............2 x 100 kVA Cummins 6B-CP performance and ef? ciency. The vessels feature

Flag ..................................................New Zealand conventional ? xed pitch propellers and offer an

Class / Survey .................Maritime New Zealand 50 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • FEBRUARY 2016

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