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JAPAN DELIVERS FOR AIDA: AIDA Cruises took delivery of AIDAperla in Nagasaki, Japan from Mitshubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Pictured is Felix Eichhorn, President

AIDA Cruises and Shunichi Miyanaga, President and CEO MHI.

Technical Data AIDAperla:

Shipyard: .............Mitsubishi Heavy

Industries Ltd., Nagasaki

SHIPBUILDING

Commissioning: .......April 27, 2017

Length: .................................300 m

Width: ...................................37.6 m

Max. draft: ................................8 m

Gross tonnage: ............124,100 GT

Decks: .........................................18

Number of staterooms: ........1,643 ..........................................32 suites .............1,101 veranda staterooms ............198 oceanview staterooms ..................312 interior staterooms

Restaurants: ..............................12

Bars: ............................................18

Crew members: ................over 900

Photo: AIDA/MHI press 3 has evolved from Incat’s 112 the quest to rede? ne vessel design. Lif- service on June 1, 2017. “Molslinjen Stena Bulk while Golden Stena Weco is m catamaran range which ? rst entered eRaft Systems Australia for example, offer up to 30 sailings per day and tak- a joint venture between Stena Weco and commercial service in mid-2007. “The designed and gained regulatory approval ing the ferry typically saves customers Golden Agri Resources (GAR). With its design brief was simple. Ensure a con- for longer Marine Evacuation Systems around 400km of driving while being new of? ce in Dubai, Stena Bulk now sistent passenger experience and ? eet (MES). This allows the MES bays to be faster and more relaxing,” said Vice does business in six countries. In addi- commonality for Molslinjen, which al- moved one deck up into the passenger Chairman Søren Jespersen. tion to Dubai, it has of? ces in Houston, ready operate two Incat 112 meter cata- space, rather than on the tween (upper Copenhagen, Singapore and Shanghai

Stena Imagination marans, while delivering a minimum 10 car) deck on earlier vessels, resulting while its head of? ce is located in Go- percent fuel and emissions saving plus in a reduction in weight as well as more The MR tanker Stena Imagination was thenburg.

faster vehicle deck turnaround times,” overall space on the tween deck,” Bur- named in the Port Rashid Terminal in The Stena Imagination was built at said Tim Burnell, Incat. nell said. the heart of Dubai. According to Erik the Chinese shipyard GSI (Guangzhou

Building on the in-service experience Vehicle deck capacity offers space for Hånell, President & CEO of Stena Bulk Shipbuilding International) like all the of the Incat 112 meter, the concept was up to 411 cars, or up to 227 cars and and CEO of Stena Weco, “Naming the 13 IMOIIMAX tankers ordered by Stena redesigned from the keel up by Incat’s 610 meters of truck space. Aside from Stena Imagination in Dubai is very much Bulk – both delivered and under con- in-house naval architects, Revolution the many proactive design and operat- a strategic choice. Stena Bulk recently struction. The vessel is jointly owned on

Design. The result is the 109 meter cata- ing measures to reduce SOx, CO2, NOx opened an of? ce here together with Ste- a 50-50 basis by Stena Bulk and Indo- maran with a lightship weight saving of and particulate matter, another important na Weco and Golden Stena Weco. We nesian Golden Agri Resources (GAR). just over 100 metric tons. consideration was to install charging sta- already had a presence in the market in The Stena Imagination is operated by

The design re? nement has also pro- tions for electric vehicles, allowing mo- the region but wanted to get even closer Stena Weco and sails in the company’s duced an improvement to vessel trim. torists to charge their electric car as they to our customers. The naming ceremony global logistics system, which currently

Fuel, domestic fresh water and sullage travel across the Kattegat. gives us the opportunity to further rein- employs more than 60 vessels.

tanks have all been moved forward but “The 109 meter catamaran is Incat’s force our image and forge more contacts signi? cantly, by repositioning the engine response to increasing demand for qual- with customers, partners and suppliers in

Isuzu Maru rooms six frames further forward, the ity newbuild high speed craft that will the region.” On April 14, newly built coal carrier vessel bene? ts from improved speed and provide reliable year round service,” Stena’s tanker business already has Isuzu Maru was delivered at Oshima fuel consumption performance. Adding Burnell said. “We pioneered this mode a presence in the area with contacts in Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Saikai, Japan. a skeg to the keel has enhanced direc- of high speed transport in 1990 and our the neighboring region. For Stena Bulk The new vessel will be operated by tional stability. ferries have since operated over 2.5 and Stena Weco, which, with their NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK

On sea trials, Express 3 achieved a million hours in intensive commercial IMOIIMAX ? eet, are focusing increas- group company located in Singapore, speed of 43 knots with 600 metric tons service. By deconstructing already suc- ingly on trade in chemicals, Dubai is an for the transport of coal for JERA Trad- deadweight on board, exceeding con- cessful designs and operator experience important hub. Here, the oil industry is ing Singapore Pte. Ltd., a coal trading tractual speed and fuel consumption ex- Incat has produced a fast ferry that truly building several re? neries closer to the corporation owned by JERA Co., Inc. pectations. is of a new generation.” oil wells in the region. (67%) and EDF Trading Limited (33%). “Incat’s suppliers played their part in The new ferry will enter commercial Stena Weco is now wholly owned by JERA Co., Inc. The delivery and nam- 76 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • MAY 2017

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