Trade-A-Boat 496 2017

NEW AFMA

CHAIR

The Australian Fisheries

Management Authority

(AFMA) has welcomed

HelenKrogerasthenew

chair of its commission.

AFMA’s Deputy Chair,

Catherine Cooper, said

she and other AFMA

commissioners and

staff were looking

forward to working with

Ms Kroger over the next

five years.

“Ms Kroger brings a

wealth of knowledge

and leadership into

the role from holding

leadership positions in

the public, private, and

not-for-profit sectors,

andalsoasaformer

federal Senator for

Victoria,” Cooper said.

Cooper and AFMA

CEO Dr James Findlay

both thanked outgoing

chair Norman Moore for

his contribution.

FredHollows, the first of

Sydney’s six new Incat

Tasmania-built Inner

Harbour Ferries, has now

entered service.

The ferries were

designed to look similar

to the First Fleet ferries

but feature a wide

walkaround upper deck,

Wi-Fi, luggage and bicycle

storage, and smartphone

charging stations, plus

improved accessibility

for wheelchair-bound

passengers.

The 36.38m LOA

aluminium cats have

a 10.39m beam and

maximum draft of 1.74m.

Designed by Revolution

Design for NSCV 1D

certification and Lloyd’s

SSC Catamaran Passenger

G2 requirements,

propulsion comprises

749kW Yanmar 6AYEM-GT

marine diesels, Twin Disc

Quickshift MGX6599SC

gearbox and Veem

five-blade propellers.

Full displacement speed

is 26kt, and design

deadweight is 39.5 tonnes.

SeaLink Travel Group has

announced new ferry

operations in NSW and WA.

In Sydney, SeaLink’s

Captain Cook Cruises will

expand operations after the

state government granted

permission to operate a new

ferry service to and from the

International Convention

Centre (ICC) wharf and

Circular Quay. The ferry will

operate daily from early

morning to evening between

the ICC, Barangaroo and

Circular Quay.

SeaLink MD Jeff Ellison

said: “Further route options

[are] under consideration.

It will provide a simple

transport solution for ICC

delegates and visitors.”

KOTUG has expanded its

offshore support business

through the acquisition of

Coral Knight, which will

be bareboat-chartered

to Australian Maritime

Systems Limited (AMS)

for emergency towage and

to maintain the aids to

navigation network on the

Great Barrier Reef.

The vessel will operate out

of Cairns, and will provide

level 1 and 2 emergency

response, with a dedicated

24/7 vessel and crew for

emergency towage and first-

strike emergency response,

in addition to navigation

maintenance.

KOTUG provides towage

for Shell’s Prelude FLNG,

and towage assistance at the

ConocoPhillips Bayu Undan

FSO, with a fourth Infield

Support Vessel being built.

Vessels are owned by

KOTUG and operated by

a joint venture between

KOTUG and TK Australia.

SeaLink Ferries

New 60-passenger

catamarans operating at

high frequency will provide

the transport.

The announcement

came after NSW transport

minister Andrew Constance

announced commercial ferry

operators will be allowed

to provide direct services

to ICC Wharf and between

Manly and Barangaroo

without a passenger service

contract with Transport for

NSW. This also prompted

SeaLink to create a fast

Manly to Barangaroo service,

using two vessels, including

the 400-passenger jet ferry

Capricornian Sunrise, from

Gladstone.

The similar Capricornian

Sunset is being redeployed

to WA, for a Rottnest Island

service where SeaLink sees

potential for growth.

It will operate from

Fremantle and tie in

with existing Swan River

operations, enabling transfer

from Perth CBD to Rottnest.

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