Vietnam to China Fast Ferry Link

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April 2005

North Vietnam’s Halong Bay, about 170 kilometers north of Hanoi, is famously beautiful as represented in art forms from ancient poetry to modern movies. The most common popular image is of a small boat drifting lazily through an azure sea amidst towering jade-forested limestone islets. With the launching of a high speed ferry service between Halong Bay and Feng Cheng ( Fangchenggang ) in China a very new maritime dimension will be introduced to the waters of the area.

The new catamaran vessel is under construction at the Tambac Shipyard in Haiphong Vietnam to a design by SeaSpeed Pty. Ltd of Australia and Paul Birgan with joint marketing by Mr. John Lim of Naval-Consult Pte Ltd, of Singapore. Designated the SeaCat29, the boat is 30x8.5-meters overall with a 2.79-meter molded depth. Her owner will be the Vietnam Shipbuilding Corporation (http://www.vinashin.com.vn/).

Propulsion will be provided by a pair of Cummins KTA50M2 main engines each generating 1875 HP (1399 kW) at 1950 RPM. The engines will turn in ZF gears with 1.833:1 reductions and coupled to model HM651 Hamilton jets. Electrical power will be provided by two 68.5 generator sets. Deck equipment is supplied by Hypac of Australia. (http://hypac.com.au/) Operating with a crew of eight the boat will carry up to 211 passengers. Tankage is provided for 3,000 liters of fuel and 100 liters of water. With a 31-knot design speed the catamaran is scheduled for delivery in August 2005.

For further information:

Mr John C.Y. Lim
Naval-Consult
Marine Designs and Supervision
8, Chia Ping Road, #06-12
Singapore 619973
Phone: +65 6264 7688
Fax: +65 6364 8685
Mobile: +65 9617 0795
E-mail: navcon@singnet.com.sg

Mr To Nghiem
Vietnam Shipbuilding Corporation
109 Quan thanh, Badinh, Hanoi
Phone: 84 (0) 4 733 9762 or
84 4 843 9816 / 8439806
E-mail: contact@vinashin.com.vn

Mr. Pham Van Chuan
Tambac Shipyard,
No.157 Ha Ly St., Hong Bang Dist.,
Hai Phong City, Vietnam
Phone: (84-31) 842775
E-mail: tambac@vinashin.com.vn

Daniel Vanniasingham
Marine Manager
Cummins Diesel Sales Corporation
8 Tanjong Penjuru 609019.
Singapore
Phone: +65 (6) 265 0155
Fax: +65 6 264 0664
Mobile: +65 6 963 73549
E-Mail: Daniel.Vanniasingham@Cummins.com

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