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In the Yard

New Ship & Boat designs, contracts & deliveries

Swire Adds Newbuild MV Changsa

ABS/Silver Eagle Global

Silver Eagle Orders SEDUs

The American Bureau of Ship- ping (ABS) will class a series of Self-Elevating Drilling Units (SEDU) for Silver Eagle Global of

Manama, Bahrain. Construction will be based on the Levingston/

MiNO Enhanced 430WC-4 de- sign, and the initial contract calls for two vessels with an option for

Swire an additional two vessels, with

As COVID-19 coverage dominates the of the region’s customers. To that end, the

PetroVietnam Marine Shipyard world’s news cycle, it’s a pleasure to report modern-eco, 30,400DWT/ 2400TEU ships (PVMS) winning the bid to build on a new ship delivery, Swire Shipping’s frst were designed and built with key features and the vessels. PVMS will build the 2400TEU newbuild vessel, MV Changsha. benefts including: vessels in its Vung Tau, Vietnam

The vessel was built at CSSC Huangpu Wen- • High capacity (1,860TEU @ 14t) on a shipyard, which is located about chong Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., and will be de- ship measuring 186 x 32.2 m.

100 km from Hoe Chi Minh City. ployed on Swire Shipping’s South East Asia • 3 x 45 mt uprated cranes with the ability

The 400,000 sq. m. yard offers to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands to complete 90t tandem lifts.

structural, piping mechanical, service. MV Changsha is part of a wider • Non-containerized cargo capability.

blasting/painting workshops order book of eight feeder container ves- • Pontoon, weather tight hatch covers along with a large open fabrica- sels (four 2,400 TEU vessels and four 2,750 reinforced to uniform load of 5t/m2 tion and assembly area. Silver

TEU vessels) scheduled for delivery in 2020, to enable heavy loads on deck.

Eagle Global is associated with purpose designed to accommodate the needs

Rawabi Holding of Saudi Arabia.

RoPax Ferry for Bruny Island

RoPax Ferry Main Particulars

The double-ended Ro-Pax ferry Nairana has the operation, including design and on-site

Length, o.a. 147.7 ft. been launched for service to Bruny Island in ftment. Nairana is powered by four Scania

Beam Overall 44 ft.

Draft (hull) 5.2 ft.

Tasmania. Built to a Incat Crowther 44 de- DI13 070M main engines, each producing

Depth 11.5 ft.

sign, the ferry was commissioned by Sealink 200 kW. Positioned in each of the four cor-

Fuel Oil 2,642 gal.

Travel Group and built by Richardson Devine ners of the vessel, these engines are directly

Fresh Water 1,321 gal.

Marine in Hobart. The ferry is confgured to coupled to Schottel SRP 100 azimuthing

Sullage carry 36 cars and 192 passengers. Three of the drives. 1,321 gal.

vehicle lanes are unrestricted in height, with As well as offering maneuverability, the azi-

Passengers 192 the central two lanes carrying a total 90 lane muthing drives provide propulsion effciency

Cars 36 meters of trucks. It is also certifed to carry with all four delivering thrust in the direction

Main Engines 4 x Scania dangerous goods. of vessel travel. If required, the vessel can

Power 4 x 200kW @ 1800rpm

Incat Crowther said it worked with Sea- operate on two pods during off peak periods.

Propulsion 4 x Schottel SRP100 FP link to customize the vessel to the operator’s A second sister-vessel is under construction at

Generators 2 x Izuzu 40 ekW docks, as part of a wholistic approach to Richardson Devine Marine.

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