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\ u The Oileain Arann's electronic equipment was supplied and installed by Racal Marine Ireland. New 350-Ton Passenger Ferry Features Racal Electronics, Caterpillar Propulsion OILEAIN ARANN Equipment List Main engines Caterpillar Radar Racal-Decca Secondary radar Icom Color video plotter Ico GPS Trimble Echosounder JMC Gyro compass Robertson Autopilot Robertso Watch receiver Simrad EPIRB Lokata Public address system ABBNera Cellphone system Motorola BOATS AND BARGES The new passenger and cargo ferry, Oileain Arann, built by McTay's of Merseyside and deliv- ered to O'Brien Shipping in Decem- ber 1992, features a complete elec- tronics fit from Racal Marine Ire- land, Ltd. The vessel, which will replace the Naomh Eanna on the 30-mile route between Galway and the Aran Is- lands, is powered by two Caterpil- lar, 1,445 hp engines, and is fitted with a bowthruster and high-lift rudders. A Racal-Decca Bridge Master pri- mary radar heads a comprehensive electronics package of 17 different products from a variety of manufac- turers. The equipment has been supplied and installed by Racal Ma- rine Ireland and covers all aspects of the vessel's operations, from navi- gation and communication to pas- senger entertainment. A sampling of the other electron- ics onboard includes: Icom MR40 secondary radar and VP21 color video plotter; Trimble GPS Naviga- tor; Sailor RT2048 VHF radiotele- phones; Marcom 6000 handheld VHF's; Skanti TRP 7000 HF radio- telephone; JMC echosounder; Robertson RGC50 gyro compass and AP45 autopilot; Simrad 2182 watch receiver; ABB Nera public address system and 120-watt, four-track passenger entertainment stereo sys- tem; and Motorola cellphone sys- tem for passenger use. The 130-foot ferry can carry 200 passengers in two main areas, as well as 140 tons of cargo in its single hold, while offering additional fa- cilities for vehicle transport and re- frigerated goods. The Oileain Arann has an 11-ton hydraulic fixed-jib deck crane. The boat also has cattle pens on deck which are capable of accommodating up to 60 animals. Norway's Kvaerner Receives $29.9 Million Cypriot Ship Order Norway's Kvaerner A/S reported that its Warnemunde, Germany- based shipyard of Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH, received an order val- ued at 200 million Norwegian Kro- ner ($29,880,000) to build a containership for an unnamed Cyp- riot shipping company. Construction of the 19,000-dwt vessel will begin in August 1993 and is scheduled for completion in June 1994. Kvaerner's Warnemunde yard specializes in building container ves- sels of this type. The former state- owned shipyard has a capacity fo six containerships a year and currently has orders for 11, according to the Norwegian group. You name it: we're building it, now. Double hull Shuttle Tankers for heavy duty in the North Sea The Shipbuilders of Sp lin 42 Our current orderbook includes seven 125.000 DWT shuttle tankers, and the conversion of a conventional crude carrier into a shuttle tanker. All of them with the hull strength needed for continuous round-the-year operations in the extremely harsh conditions of the North Sea. Vessels have dynamic positioning, certified heliports, conventional or diesel electric propulsion, conventional bow loading or direct bottom loading. Maritime Reporter/Engineering News 11 UiT
