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MARINE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATED French spare parts & material service centre Supply of new and second hand equipment Reconditioned spare parts service class certificate on request • Main/auxilliary engines and parts * Turbo chargers • Generating sets * Purifiers * Pumps * Anchors and chains engines and deck * Life-boats/life-rafts/gangways equipment * Safety equipment • Navigation and deck equipment ZODIAC LIFERAFTS HIGHEST QUALITY AT THE BEST PRICE (25 person davit launched model) ZODIAC... THE U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFERAFT TO CHOOSE Available in size configurations to suit your needs ZODIAC liferafts bring you technology for a safer future. For the name of your nearest dealer, please contact ZODIAC OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. P.O. Box 400 Stevensville, MD 21666 410-643-4141 Ext. 3009 & 3010 FAX: 410-643-7269 20 bis Bd. de LAUNAY, 44100 NANTES France Phone: (33) 40.73.61.76 Fax: (33) 40.69.68.73 Tlx: 710307 Circle 272 on Reader Service Card Yard.... Hitachi Zosen Type.... Fast ferry Name .. Shoko Hitachi Zosen delivered the Shoko, a 103-ft. (31.5-m) foil-as- sisted catamaran, to Ishizaki Steamship Co. Ltd. The vessel is the fifth of seven of the SuperJet-30 type ordered from Hitachi Zosen by various owners, and the second spe- cifically for Ishizaki Steamship Co. The Shoko is equipped with a computerized rolling control device in its hydrofoils. The Shoko is a hybrid-type vessel, with twin hulls equipped with sub- merged hydrofoils fore and aft. The vessel's weight is supported both by the buoyancy of the two hulls and the lift of the two hydrofoils. The vessel is driven by two diesel en- gines and two waterjet drives from Niigata Engineering, which drive the vessel to a maximum speed of about 38 knots. MARINE SYSTEMS AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY SPECIALIST CUSTOM PRODUCT LINE LOUVERS AND DAMPERS METAL BUILDINGS GENERATOR ENCLOSURES SPECIALTY TANKS CHEMICAL FILTRATION UNITS EXPLOSION PROOF HVAC SYSTEMS PRESSURIZATION UNITS CONTROL PANELS AND ENCLOSURES SHEETMETAL FABRICATION METAL SHIP LETTERS (PLASMA CUT) ENGRAVING (PLASTIC A LIGHT CAGE METAL) MODIFICATION OF HVAC EQUIPMENT (FOR NEMA CLASSIFIED HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS) Technical Assistance Yard.... Austal Type.... Fast ferry Austal Ships delivered three of the fastest ferries ever built in Aus- tralia for owners in the People's Republic of China. Each of the vessels was built at a capital value of approximately $7.15 million. The West Australian aluminum shipbuilder incorporated gas tur- bines into all three, and the catama- rans represent the fastest the yard has delivered, each with a speed of 39.5 knots when fully loaded and carrying 355 passengers. The identical 131.2-ft. (40-m) fer- ries Shun Jing, Lian Gang Hu and Yi Xian Hu were built respectively for the Shun Gang Passenger Trans- portation Corp., the Panyu (Hong Kong) Passenger Cargo Transpor- tation Jointly Owned Co. Ltd., and the Zhong Shan-Hong Kong Pas- senger Shipping Co-op Co. Ltd. They operate on regular services from Hong Kong to the mainland China ports of Rong Qi, Guang Zhou and Zhong Shan. The vessels are all powered by Textron Lycoming TF40 gas tur- bines. JOHNSTON BROTHERS ENTERPRISES, INC. Yard .... A. Fai Engineers Type.... Ferry Name .. Wuzhou Designed by Advanced Multi- Hull Designs, the Wuzhou was built by Hong Kong yard A. Fai Engineers and Shiprepairers. The 79-ft. (24-m) vessel was delivered to the Wuzhou Guangxi Navigation Co. for service in China. It is the second high- speed vessel to be ordered by the company, is buil t of marine grade aluminum and designed to DNV High Speed and Light Craft rules. The vessel is driven by a pair of Isotta Fraschini ID 36SS 12V high-speed diesel engines driv- ing five-blade, fixed-pitch pro- pellers through ZF BW 460 re- duction gearboxes. Wuzhou Equipment Designer Advanced Multi-Hull Designs Engines Isotta Fraschini Gears ZF 40 Circle 248 on Reader Service Card Circle 257 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
