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Issire 98/1 Januaiy/Febniar}' 1998

INTERNATIONAL

Managing Editor: Christina Haindl A s s i s t a n t Editor: Christopher Brown B A Hons Technical Contributors:

Alan Thorpe, George Marsh, Andy Smith Editorial Production Manager: Jenni Wood

Advertisement Manager: , Andrea Treat

Advertisement Production Manager: Hamish Dickie

Marketing Manager: Adelaide Proctor

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London, SW1X 8BQ. Telephone: +44 (0) 171 235 4622/4. Fax: +44 (0) 171 245 6959, e-mail: publications@rina.org,uk Advertisement Representatives: Australia, A s i a - P a c i f i c : Bryan Derrick 52/195 Beaconsfield Road, Middle Park, Victoria 3206, Australia. Telephone: +61 3 9686 8434. Fax: +61 3 9686 8435. . North A m e r i c a & C a n a d a : Robert Stevenson 721 Treasureboat Way, Sarasota, FL 34242, USA. Telephone: +1 941 346 2290, Fax: +1 941 346 2353. Italy: Ediconsult Internationale Piazza Fontane Marose 3, 16123 Genoa, Italy Telephone: +39 10 583 684. Fax: +39 10 566 578. Printed in Great Britain by: Pensord Press Ltd.

Front C o v e r

The 82m SuperStar Express is the first Auto E x p r e s s fast v e h i c l e / p a s s e n g e r c a t a m a r a n delivered to the south e a s t A s i a n region by Austal (see page 5).

News Review 2

Letters to tlie Editor 3

Fast Ferries

Austal's latest deliveries for Malaysia A new safety culture for fast ferries? Incat's innovative shore-based loading system

Silvia Ana: a successful first year

2000TDX M k I I hovercraft from Griffon News in brief 5 11 13 15 19 21 Tugs

A day in the life of a Voith Schneider escort tractor tug 23 Conferences and Exhibitions

News from the 19th International Workboat Show in New Orleans 27 Propulsion

Liquified natural gas as a fuel for ferries

News from Europort: Volvo Penta/Kamewa; Twin Disc; Giro Engineering; Caterpillar; Perkins Sabre

An interesting alternative to gas turbines from Australia

31 33 37

Design

Foil-assisted catamarans 39

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A trio of foil-assisted c a t a m a r a n s currently e n g a g e d in patrols and target towing for the S o u t h African Navy (see page 39).

A RIB type craft from S e a A r k , featuring a new s y s t e m of tubular tendering, one of the many v e s s e l s s h o w n at the International Workboat S h o w in New O r l e a n s (see page 27).

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Issue 98/02 March 1998

INTERNATIONAL

Editor:

Andy Smith

A s s i s t a n t Editor:

Christopher Brown BA Hons

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Jenni Wood

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Austal undoubtedly enjoys a s p e c i a l rela-tionship with C h i n a . On the o c c a s i o n of the 3rd C h i n a F a s t Ferry & C o m m e r c i a l Craft S h o w , S&B t a k e s a look at the b a c k g r o u n d to this s u c c e s s a n d offers a s s i s t a n c e to others wishing to take advantage of the country's 'open door' policy (see p a g e s 29-33)

News Review 2

Letter to the Editor 3

New Deliveries

New harbour tug for Poole Fisheries protection vessel for Jersey Flamburg tractors/Chilean trawler

5 7 11 Fast Craft

High speed official craft Canadian fast boat range US fast feny news

H M coastguard patrol boats/Special Forces RIB Wrong planing hull forms?

13 17 19 21 23 China

China show expands

Austal leads the way into China Smaller Chinese yards

29 31 32 Propulsion

Four announcements by Cummins 35 IVIaterials

SCRIMPS/Steel construction Icits 39 Ship & Boat International welcomes letters f r o m readers f o r publication. M a t e r i a l should be

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The 1S.25m harbour tug Herbert Ballam is the latest delivery from the B o l s o n yard in Poole, UK (see page 5).

T h i s 38knot c r e w boat w a s built in C a n a d a for the P a n a m a C a n a l C o m m i s s i o n ( s e e p a g e 17).

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Iris C a t a m a r a n ' s latest fast ferry features m o d -ular p a s s e n g e r compartments (see page 6).

The n e w Sailor V H F / D S C R T 4822 c o m b i n a -tion is just o n e of the n e w p r o d u c t s featured in the e l e c t r o n i c s u p - d a t e (see p a g e 33).

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Issue 98/04 May 1998

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A market still exists for traditional larch on oak

trawlers (see page 13). New from P a x m a n is the 1 8 V P 1 8 5 light-weight marine d i e s e l ( s e e p a g e 35).

The S e a w o r t h y 600 c a n provide one of the solutions to the new ro-ro safety requirements (see page 23).

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S e a b u s International have delivered this stylish ferry to a Yacht Club in the Philippines (see page 7).

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News R e v i e w ₂ New Deliveries Philippines fast f e r r y ₇ First A u t o Express enters service 8

Latest ice-breaker f r o m A k e r ₁₁

Workboats

A review o f some o f the latest examples 12

Singapore F o c u s 19

C A D / C A M

A f f o r d a b l e systems close the gap 25

News update 31 M a t e r i a l s

N e w stronger alloy 33

M a t e r i a l news 35 K e n R a y b o u l d - composite crusader 37

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This Raidco built pilot boat is now in s e r v i c e in West Africa. For information on this and other workboats, s e e page 12.

S i n g a p o r e Marine T e c h n o l o g i e s l a u n c h t h e last in a s e r i e s of 12 patrol b o a t s - s e e S i n g a p o r e F o c u s - p a g e 19.

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Ten 890s have b e e n ordered by El S a l v a d o r ' s civil police force from the S p a n i s h R o d m a n Polyships y a r d . Of t h e s e , s e v e n have now b e e n delivered and the final three are due in S e p t e m b e r (see page 27).

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Issue 98/07 September 1998

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Jenni W o o d

Andrea Treat

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Red Jet 3 malces Solent debut

Classroom vessel/Alaskan tour boat

Pacific tour boat

Fishing boats - for Cyprus, Norway and jersey

Thames defence craft/TriCat for Greece

Multi-purpose offshore support vessel from Holland

First Westamaran from Batservice/Greenland bound landing craft

Polynesian shuttles/US Navy survey vessel

Propulsion

Is LPG the acceptable alternative?

New engine from Scania/Queen's Award for Rushton, MJP progress

Sheathed fuel pipes prevent detentions

Waterjets - from Vospower and Hamilton

Latest CPP geaiVSchottel developments

Advanced propellers from Brunton's/Volvo Penta tie-ups

Technical P a p e r

Megayacht development

Two modified v e r s i o n s of N Q E A ' s 'River R u n n e r 150' l o w - w a s h c a t a m a r a n f e r r i e s h a v e b e e n delivered to B o r a B o r a Navettes on the F r e n c h P o l y n e s i a n island of B o r a B o r a ( s e e p a g e 23). 9 11 13 15 17 18 2 1 23 2S 3 1 33 35 36 37 K i t construction

New kits from British Steel/Thornycroft knock-down kits 39

CDM in Thailand/Steel-Kit new designs 40

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Issue 98/08 October 1998

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Built by the prolific Dutch Damen Shipyard,

Lamnatco Puffin is one of three identical

twin s c r e w sisters recently completed for Mobil's Nigerian oii fields. Three similar tugs w e r e built for Walvis International operating at the s a m e location. A yet more powerful version h a s left for Mexico and the Port of Aden h a s taken another two. For more information turn to page 29.

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Issue 98/09 November 1998

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News Review

Workboats

Novel oil response vessel/multi-purpose pollution craft for S. Africa 7

West Indies role for Halmatic's latest/tough Dubai,workboat 9

US fire and rescue boat enters service/latest Cyclone model launched 11

Propulsion

Latest news from the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg 13

Developments from Ulstein Propeller/range expansion from ZF 15"

Eurodyn gas turbine - still on schedule 17

Communications

Shrinl<:ing sea-going satcoms 19

Wider role for the new generation of mobile phones 25

World Fast Ferry Supplement

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Catainaran Ferries International

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Cougar Catamarans Australia

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FBM Marine

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Image Marine

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Incat Tasmania

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Iris Catamarans

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Kvaerner Fjellstrand

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NQEA Australia

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SBF Shipbuilders

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Schelde Shipbuilding

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Built in the U K by C y g n u s Marine Limited,

Kettupa is one of the new/ C y c l o n e 30

range of w o r k b o a t s . B a s e d on the already s u c c e s s f u l C y c l o n e 26 s e r i e s ,

Kettupa features a full-length Patrol MKIll

w h e e l h o u s e and c a n a c h i e v e a s p e e d of 26 knots. F o r further details s e e p a g e 11.

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