Sea SA service to resume following catamaran delivery
Southern Australian operator, Sea SA, is finally back up and running, as the new 56m catamaran, Aurora V, was delivered from Drydocks World Indonesia in February. The service was suspended in October 2009 because replacement vessel, Seaway, was not ready for operation
Jonathan Swift, Irish Ferries’ high speed ferry, is to have Solasolv anti-glare roller screens installed on its bridge windows. Solar Solve Marine will fit three
following the sale of Sea Spirit in August 2009. Aurora V will carry 300 passengers and 85 cars across the Spencer Gulf, reducing drive-time between the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas by two and a half hours. Design features include a stabiliser system for a smoother ride and
sunscreens on board the 800-passenger vessel. The screens reject up to 92 per cent of glare to reduce eye-strain so the bridge equipment displays are
a spray canopy to prevent salt spray from reaching vehicles parked on the foredeck. Aurora V also includes a range of environmentally sustainable features including solar panels and wind turbines, while the design minimises the effect of sunlight to reduce air conditioning loads.
Solar Solve puts Irish Ferries’ fast craft in the shade
easier to read and human errors are less likely to occur. Jonathan Swift was delivered by Austal in 1999 and serves a route between Holyhead and Dublin. PST
One Incat Crowther design is launched as another is contracted
Q-west Boatbuilders in Wanganui, New Zealand, has launched the 24m catamaran, Titiroa, for Real Journeys. The New Zealand-based operator will put the Incat Crowther- designed ferry into service on Lake Manipouri in the country’s South Island. The delivery journey
entailed sailing Titiroa to Bluff, on the southern tip of the island, removing the roof and transporting the vessel to the lake by truck. The vessel was designed and built with the removal of the roof and upper deck side structure in mind. Titiroa is the fourth Incat Crowther-designed vessel to be built for Real Journeys, following on from Fiordland Flyer, Patea Explorer and Luminosa. The vessel features a pair
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of MTU 12V 2000 M70 main engines. In trials, the catamaran achieved its service speed of 25 knots fully loaded at 66 per cent MCR, as well as exceeding 30 knots in a light load condition. Elsewhere, Incat Crowther
was contracted to design another catamaran, a 32m ferry for Lomprayah. This will be the designer’s sixth vessel for the Thailand-based operator, and
it will be constructed by fellow Thai company, Seacrest Marine. Accommodating 461 passengers, the vessel will feature a plumb stem hullform, which is designed to deliver good fuel economy and seakeeping. A pair of 16V 2000 M72 main
engines, each producing 1,440kW, will easily push the vessel to a service speed of 25 knots, with propulsion by propellers.
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