JANUARY 27, 2016 — Fincantieri reports that it has signed a number of framework agreements with Iranian companies. It says these “preliminary understandings are prior to the accomplishment of several contracts worth
JANUARY 27, 2016 — The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has awarded licenses for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of ships to Pavilion Gas and a joint bid between Keppel Offshore
JANUARY 26, 2016 — Jensen Maritime, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Seattle, WA, based naval architecture and marine engineering company, is to provide detailed design and production engineering services for the two, 100 passenger,
JANUARY 25, 2016 — Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) reports that its Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore has delivered its first rig of the year. The unit, the Halul, a KFELS
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 |
JANUARY 19, 2016 — Jim Long has been hired as the new Chief Executive Officer of Tampa, FL, based Hendry Marine Industries, Inc. and Gulf Marine Repair Corporation, one of the Southeast’s
JANUARY 18, 2016 — Norwegian ship owner Sølvtrans has exercised an option that will see shipbuilder Kleven’s Myklebust shipyard deliver a second live fish carrier vessel in September 2017, following delivery of
JANUARY 17, 2016 — Finland’s Meyer Turku Oy has floated out Mein Schiff 5, the first ship to be contracted and totally built totally by the shipyard since coming under the ownership
JANUARY 16, 2016 — Shipbuilder Austal celebrated the christening of Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Carson City (EPF 7) with a ceremony this morning at its Mobile, AL, shipyard. USNS Carson City is
JANUARY 15, 2016 — Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA today announced the sale of the PSV Far Scandia and says it will take a booked loss of around NOK 8 million (about $900,000)
