The latest offshore
catamarans from Australian
designers Incat Crowther
have entered service.
Operated by major US
company Seacor Marine, the
CrewZer Class catamarans,
SEACOR PumaandSEACORPantherwere built in Spain
and can transfer personnel
and equipment to offshore
platforms at in excess of
40kts.
Following the operational
success of previous Incat
Crowther high-speed vesselsMore offshore
cats on the water
Fincantieri Australia released
a Request for Proposals
(RFP) to build three cruise
ship blocks in Adelaide,
with Australian steel,
commencing in the second
quarter of 2018.
ASC Shipbuilding, Adelaide
Ship Construction
International, MG
Engineering and Ottoway
Engineering were invited
(Whyalla) to provide
quotations. Fincantieri is
one of the world’s largest
shipbuilding groups and is
now operating in Australia
to tender for Australia’s next
major naval program – the
SEA 5000 Future Frigates
program. Fincantieri says
that by building these ship
sections in South Australia,
Australian industry “will
have the opportunity to
demonstrate its capabilities
and create a trusted
working relationship with
Fincantieri”.
Constructed by the
successful Australian
tenderer and Fincantieri’sshipbuilding workforce,
the cruise ship blocks
will be integrated into
Fincantieri cruise ships
under construction across
its network of 20 shipyards
across the world.
Chairman of Fincantieri
Australia, Dario Deste, said
that the purpose of this
initiative would be to start
up Fincantieri’s shipbuilding
operations in Adelaide,
and gain familiarity with
local partners leading into
the commencement of theFuture Frigates project.
“The size and strength of
our operations enables us to
invite Australian companies
to work on our global
projects. This is a unique
opportunity to strengthen
our relationships with
suppliers, partners and sub-
contractors and importantly
for the industry, opening up
an export market.” If selected
in the project, Fincantieri
says it will build all nine anti-
submarine warfare frigates
in Adelaide.PATROL
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Global Marine Design
has revealed the first
imagery of a new
construction project
being undertaken in its
home state of Western
Australia.
Using a MarineKit
supplied by GMD,
Henderson-based
Shoreline Marine
Fabrication is building a
26m patrol boat for an
unidentified customer.
As of October, all the
aluminium frames were
up and the decks on,
with superstructure
and bottom stringers
in. Plating of the
hull bottom had
commenced.designed for Seacor, the
company commissioned
Incat Crowther to develop
this next generation design
which features 30 per cent
more deadweight capacity
whilst offering equivalent
service speeds. They can
carry over 200 tonnes of deck
cargo.
Retaining the structure
and certifi cation for
150 passengers of their
predecessors, the new
vessels are fi tted out in a
more comfortable 76-seat
confi guration with an
overnight crew cabin.
Fitted with four Cummins
QSK95 main engines, each
producing 4000hp driving
Hamilton Jet HT-810
waterjets, they have a top
speed of 42kts. On-station
manoeuvring is enhanced
through a pair of retractable
bow thrusters.Italian shipbuilding giant to build in SA
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