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Minoan Flying Dolphins Buys Three New Ferries Minoan Flying Dolphins invested an estimated $89.3 million in ordering three new highspeed ferries from Austal. Each of the vessels will be deployed in the routes servicing the Cyclades and Sporades islands in the Aegean Sea. The ferries are scheduled for delivery in June 2000. At a cruising speed of 42 knots, the new ferry are designed to cut the travel time to the island of Santorini by 66 percent. It will have a capacity for 1,050 passengers and 200 cars. Jonathan Swift Features Nucleus2 Nav Equipment Irish Ferries first fast ferry, a 282-ft. (86-m) vessel built by Austal Ships and dubbed Jonathan Swift, recently entered service on the Dublin-Holyhead route. The ferry is outfitted with many advanced products and systems designed to ensure its operational effi- ciency and safety, including a pair of Nucleus2 6000 ARPA radar system, with S and X ban antenna and a Nucle- us2 5000 ECDIS with "duel fuel" ENC and faster chart display capability. Circle 6 on Reader Service Card PRS Orders LMS Equipment Litton Marine Systems received an Z E 1MMARBE INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT MARINE REGISTRY OF BELIZE contact: SABINA GONZALEZ SOUS Managing Director JOHN E. WAIGHT Deputy register IMMARBE Suite 204 Marina Towers. Newtown Barracks BELIZE CITY Belize Tel: 501-2-35026/35031/35047 Fax: 501-2-35048/35070 E-mail: immarbe@btl.net B E L I is open to all shipowners offering: Fast and Efficient Sen/ice Competitive Fees High Standard of Safety and Registration Security Worldwide Representation Dependable Common Law Legal System EXCELLENCE IS OUR STANDARD IN SHIP REGISTRATION Circle 239 on Reader Service Card Smith Berger Marine, Inc. The leader in deck hardware for over 60 years. Fairleads and Deck Sheaves are IN STOCK at the following locations: PACIFIC Rasmussen Equipment Co. - Seattle, WA NORTHWEST 1-800-227-7920 FAX 1-206-762-5003 CALIFORNIA Waterman Supply Co., Inc. - Wilmington, CA and TEXAS 1 -800-322-3131 FAX 1 -310-522-1043 GULF Rasmussen Equipment Co. - Belle Chasse, LA COAST 1-504-392-0442 FAX 1-504-392-0107 Call for competitive prices and immediate delivery on Smith Berger Fairleads and Deck Sheaves. Also call for: • Pedestal Roller Fairleads • Four Roller Fairleads • Flag Blocks • Chain Stoppers • Towing Pins Stern Rollers • Custom-engineered equipment to your specifications Smith Berger Marine, Inc. 7915 10th Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98108 1-888-726-1688 206-764-4650 Fax:206-764-4653 E-mail: sbm@smithberger.com BALANCED HEAD FAIRLEADS MODELS MD-610, MC-622 AND MD-665 Circle 287 on Reader Service Card order for an AMIRIS infrared imaging system and other electronics to be placed onboard a new 148 ft. (45 m), 300-passenger catamaran ferry under construction at the Pequot River Ship- works. The contract for Litton entails the supply of a C. Plath Navigat X MK 1 gyrocompass, navipilot HSC autopi- lot, as well as the AMIRIS infrared imaging system. Circle 7 on Reader Service Card Couplings For Demanding Fast Vessel Service Vulkan Rato-couplings are designed to offer the widest range of flexibilities to meet the requirements of different drivelines, from diesel-mechanical main and secondary drives for ship's propul- sion and power-take-off or power-take- in. The company has found success with its Rato-R line in many high-speed applications, both monohull and cata- maran configurations. Center to the couplings success is its flexibility in terms of application, as customized designs form a big part of couplings delivered from Vulkan. Circle 8 on Reader Service Card Austal Sells Ships Aluminum shipbuilder, Austal Ships has confirmed the sale of three Auto Express high speed, vehicle-passenger catamarans to Greek company, Minoan Flying Dolphins Maritime. Hamilton Jet Garners Array Of New Orders Alabama-based offshore operator, P.G. Charter Boats have ordered a new 164 ft. (50 m), high speed survey vessel driven by Hamilton water jets. The alu- minum craft, which resembles Gulf of Mexico crewboats, will be driven by triple Hamilton wateijets powered by MTU diesel engines through ZF gear- boxes. The propulsion system will be controlled by a dual station HamiltonJet MECS software configurable electronic control system. Designed by de Jong and Lebet of Jacksonville, Fla, the vessel will be con- structed at Freeport Shipbuilding. HamiltonJet will also supply a new six boat series of powered Inshore Patrol Launches to the Hong Kong Marine Police. Currently being built at the Cheoy Lee Shipyard in Hong Kong, each of the 42 ft. (12.8 m) craft will be driven by a twin shipset of Hamilton wateijets with an expected speed of 35 knots. This project extends HamiltonJet's long association with the Hong Kong Marine Police that began in 1982 when the company began installing waterjets in various series of Patrol Craft, which are still currently running. Circle 9 on Reader Service Card 40 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
