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pany. Designed for promising new mar- kets and named in continuation of a cen- tury-old tradition, the is an elegant pair- ing of future-savvy high technology and shipping history. The Hamburg-based shipping company Knöhr & Burchardt Nfl., which has been contracted for the feeder's commercial management, has named its entire fleet after Hamburg river and place names ending in "-bek". Circle 15 on Reader Service Card Triple Blessing for Crew Boat In some parts of Southeast Asia when a tree is to be carved into a dugout canoe, it is customary to invite the spirit to leave the tree before it is cut. Once the log has been crafted into a canoe, the spirit is invited back into the boat as its protector. Such blessing ceremonies are involved in the building and launching of boats around the world. But few offer such comprehensive blessings as was done this March in Singapore for a new 131.2 ft. (40-m) aluminum crew boat. In the multi-cultural environment of Singapore there are multiple religious traditions. To honor this reality, Strategic Marine organized a triple blessing for the keel laying ceremony of their latest vessel that included the rights of Christian, Muslim and Taoist reli- gions. Most of the aluminum for the boat was cut in Australia and shipped in containers to the company shipyard in Singapore for assembly. This results in a rapid and efficient construction schedule that saw much of the framing in place for the blessing. Strategic Marine Singapore Pte. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian parent company. The parent firm has delivered more than 150 high speed aluminum vessels with 40 percent of their production going to the interna- tional market. The vessel being blessed at the Singapore yard is the second to be built there to the same specs by Southerly Design of Australia. They fea- ture tankage for 55,000 liters of diesel fuel and 25,000 liters of fresh water. Accommodation is provided for ten crew and 80 passengers. The 89 sq. m. after deck has a 50-ton cargo capacity. The boat being blessed and scheduled for a November 2005 delivery will be powered by three V12 1350 hp (1007 kW) at 1950 rpm Cummins KTA38 M2 main engines turning into Twin Disc MG 6690SC with 2.47:1 reduction. Her sister ship, with all the same specs except for a V16 Cummins KTA50 M2 generating 1800 hp (1343 kW) at 1900 rpm as the center of the three engines, will deliver to Syarikat Borcos Shipping Sdn Bhd. this July. Circle 21 on Reader Service Card 22 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News 4 E M P & I L E P D F ! - 4 E M P & I L E P D F ! - Simplex-Compact ® Seals Made (only) in Germany Sales, Spares & Service in North America Simplex Americas LLC (only) (908) 237 9099 info@simplexamericas.com Circle 265 on Reader Service Card Circle 234 on Reader Service Card Circle 204 on Reader Service Card Taoist Han Beng Kuang performs a blessing on Strategic Marines latest 40-m crew boat building in Singapore. (left to right) Muslim representative Haji Ali, Strategic Marine (Singapore) GM Paul Rudd, Taoist Han Beng Kuang, Christian Peter Goh, Ron Anderson Director International for Strategic Marine and Strategic Marine Chairman Mark Newbold. MR MAY 2005 #3 (17-24).qxd 5/3/2005 4:38 PM Page 6
