Evergreen mourns passing of founder
JANUARY 21, 2016 — Evergreen Group reports that founder and Group Chairman Dr. Yung-Fa Chang passed away peacefully at the age of 90 in Taipei at 11:05 a.m. on January 20, 2016.
CoCo Yachts books two more Coastal Cruiser contracts
Peng Xing was the first customer for CoCo Yachts’ Coastal Cruiser 199 design. This time round it has ordered another Coastal Cruiser 199 and one Coastal Cruiser 300, both with an option for one further vessel .
Peng Xing decided to continue with the Coastal Cruiser series is based on its experiences with a fleet of five of these ferries.
“The 27.5% lower fuel consumption, compared with their other vessels, and very low noise levels in the wheelhouse, crew
accommodations and passengers salons, in combination with good sea keeping performance, appeared to be very convincing,” says CoCo Yachts.
The Coastal Cruiser 199 will be delivered to Peng Xing Shipping Company in January 2017, with the Coastal Cruiser 300 following in April 2017. Both will be deployed to run services in the Pearl River delta between Shenzhen – Zhuhai – Hong Kong – Macau P.R. China.
| COASTAL CRUISER 199 | COASTAL CRUISER 300 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length over all | 40.0 m | 42.3 m | |
| Beam over all | 9.3 m | 10.3 m | |
| Depth at mid ship | 3.4 m | 3.4 m | |
| Draft to baseline | 1.2 m | 1.3 m | |
| Economy passengers capacity | 159 @ 880 mm seat pitch | 232 @ 880 mm seat pitch | |
| Business passengers capacity | 30 @ 1000 mm seat pitch | 58 @ 1000 mm seat pitch | |
| VIP capacity | 10 | 10 | |
| Main engines | 2 x MTU 12V2000M7 | 22 x MTU 16V2000M72 | |
| Installed power | 2 x 1080 kW | 2x 1440 kW | |
| Waterjets | Rolls Royce S63-4 | Rolls Royce S71-4 | |
| Speed @ full load @ 95% MCR | 31.0 knots | 28.5 knots |
Wartsila to upgrade world’s largest residential ship
JANUARY 20, 2016 — The World, the largest residential ship on the seas, is to be retrofitted with a Wärtsilä Advanced Wastewater treatment system and a Wärtsilä Nacos Platinum system for navigation
Inmarsat opens new Singapore office
JANUARY 20, 2016 — Inmarsat today opened a new 1,700 sq. m (19,500 sq. ft) office in Toa Payoh, Central Region Singapore.The regional hub provides a new solutions lab, demonstration capabilities, training
MAN Diesel & Turbo: another China two stroke licensee
JANUARY 20, 2016 — At a ceremony in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, this week, engine builder Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (YCMP) signed a new license agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo
New LNG ship design promises 3-5% fuel savings
JANUARY 20, 2016 — In an effort to gain fuel efficiencies even better than those currently being delivered by shipbuilders, BG Group is developing an LNG ship hullform that, it says, promises
Damen’s in-port BWTS goes to sea
JANUARY 20, 2016 — Although Damen’s InvaSave ballast water treatment system is designed for use in port, a unit is currently at sea in an 800 TEU container vessel for shipboard testing
Ferry giant FRS takes majority in Clipper, eyes Cuba
JANUARY 19, 2016 — Flensburg, Germany, based ferry operator FRS (Förde Reederei Seetouristik mbH) has acquired a majority interest in Seattle, WA, based Clipper Navigation, Inc., whose Clipper Vacations operates the Victoria
Eastern launches MPFSV for Harvey Gulf
JANUARY 19, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently launched the M/V Harvey Stone (Hull 234) for Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC of New Orleans, LA, in a ceremony
IMO: Still short on BWM convention tonnage tally
JANUARY 19, 2016 — Back in November, it looked like IMO’s Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention looked like it had finally achieved the necessary ratifications to enter into force. Turns out it