Trade-A-Boat – April 2018

FIFTH AUSTAL

FOR TAHITI

Long-standing French

Polynesian client SNC

Aremiti (part of the

Groupe Degage), has

awardedAustala$30

millioncontracttodesign

andbuildanew49m

passenger ferry. It will

be the fifth vessel Austal

has delivered to French

Polynesia since 2002.

“This contract not

only continues a

successful relationship

between Austal and

SNC Aremiti, but further

confirms the company’s

leadership position in the

international high-speed

ferry market,” said Austal

CEO, David Singleton.

The design features

seating capacity for

620 passengers and

garage space for up to

30 motorbikes, small

vehicles and cargo. With

a top speed of 36kts it will

operateonthePapeete-

Moorea route.

Thevesselwillbe

designed in Australia

and construction will

takeplaceatAustal

Philippines, with delivery

scheduled for July 2019.

Barangaroo Fast Ferry, the

newest Sydney Harbour

operation of national travel

group SeaLink, put a new

catamaran into service over

summer.

SeaLink announced that it

had signed a contract to take

delivery of the 280-passenger

high-speed multipurpose

ferry in September last year

and that it “initially will be

located in Sydney, where it

will assist Hop-On Hop-

Off, Watsons Bay, Manly

Ferry and whale watching

services.”

Now namedNancy Wake,

the Incat Crowther vessel

was built by Aluminium

Marine and accommodates

198 passengers inside and

82 outside. Measuring 29.3m

in length overall and with

an 8m beam, it is the fourth

vessel of this design and

includes Incat Crowther’s

new generation propeller

tunnel that reduces draft

and offers a flat transom to

Aluminium Marine cat

for Barangaroo service

New South Wales

boatbuilder Steber

International has launched

its fourth and largest vessel

for the Fregate Island

Resort in the Seychelles

archipelago.

The Steber 5200 (52ft) will

be used for a variety of resort

activities covering extended

excursions, game fishing and

diving.

Features include two

sleeping cabins, two lounge

areas, galley, two bathrooms,

inflatable dinghy and crane.

Additional on-deck seating

is suitable for scenic tours

and guest transfers from the

mainland to Fregate Island

and return.

The 5200 will join the fleet

of three other vessels, the

first of which was delivered

back in 1999. In 2016,

Fregate Island took delivery

of a Steber 3800 (38ft) which

is being used to transfer

clients between the island

and mainland at present and

will now expand into other

resort activities.

Fourth Steber for Seychelles

resort

integrate with standard fixed

or active interceptor systems.

The designers say that fuel

consumption is also reduced.

The main deck features a

large open aft deck, with three

bathrooms. Large double doors

lead to the main cabin, where

137 passengers are seated.

There is a large kiosk/bar aft,

and amidships boarding doors.

Forward doors lead to a fully

enclosed foredeck, offering

operational flexibility.

Upstairs, the mid deck seats

61 inside and 36 outside. All

exterior seats on this deck are

protected from the sun by the

deck overhead. The roof deck

seats 48.

The vessel is fitted two

Yanmar 6AYM-WGT engines,

each producing 670kW. This

will enable the catamaran

to operate comfortably and

efficiently at 25kts at a modest

percentage of maximum

continuous rating (MCR), with

24kts achievable at full load

with 85 per cent MCR.

236 tradeaboat.com.au

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