Second Seacat 33 Delivered

Having completed sea trials for Y2602 the vessel was delivered on the 26th December 2007. Full load trial condition at 100% MCR Y2602 achieved 27.96 knots.

Fourth 15m Aluminium Catamaran For Calypso Charters

Calypso Charters has just signed a contract for a new high speed 15m dive catamaran. This vessel will use the latest foil technology from Murray Burns and Dovell coupled with Seafury surface drives to give substantial increase in speed and fuel economy over conventional propulsion systems.

This is the fourth vessel New Wave Catamarans will build for Calypso Charters. Previous vessels were Eclipse (launched 2004), Eclipse (launched 2006) and Calypso (launched 2007). Repeat customers like Graham Jones show how successful these vessels are in operation as well as the owner's satisfaction with both the performance of the design and quality of the build.

New Wave launches a 24 Meter Dive Catamaran for Tusa Dive

"Tusa V", a 24 meter day dive boat was launched on Monday 27 Aug 2007 and has already started work in Cairns. It is powered by MTU Series 60s (496 kw @ 2300 rpm) providing super economical operation of around 80 liters per hour per engine at 20 - 21 knots cruising speed and over 26 knots top speed. This is 2 knots over the contract speed and the owners are very pleased with the vessel.

Click here to see more on Tusa V

Click here to find more about Tusa Dive

New 33 Metre Catamarans For Hong Kong China Route

August 2007- First Vessel Just Launched

 

CMCS have been commissioned to design new vessels for Wang Tak in Hong Kong.

The 33 metre aluminium ferry designs (2 units for the Hong Kong/Shenzen Run) are based on the proven 33 metre high speed cat launched in China early this year.

These are the CMCS deep-vee, hard chine hulls which are proving hard to match in both performance and fuel economy. The 40 metre version is currently being developed with tank testing due in October 2006.

Click on the image to the right to view the editorial in the magazine Work Boat World about Seacat 33 SZ.

 

GA plans for the 40m and 33m designs.

New 16 Meter Cruise vessel Cat Balou

The owners of the new Cat Balou have just taken delivery of their new cruise boat designed by Paul Birgan. This is a 16 meter cat powered by twin 300 hp Cummings achieving a max speed of 20 knots. The simple layout means maximum usability and a versatile vessel.

Cat Balou at handover on the Brisbane river.

Quick Cat II featured in the February-March edition of Imprint magazine

Innovative new design allows easier wheelchair access. Click here to view the article.

Click here to go to the Quick Cat webpage.

18 meter passenger ferry for Fantasea cruises.

Photos Taken 18/07/05

Construction of this 18.8 m commuter ferry structure for Fantasea Cruises has just been completed. Fit out and painting is now underway and she is due for launching early June. This vessel will operate in the Whitsundays in Queensland Australia. This aluminium passenger catamaran will be licence to carry 130 passengers in USL Code Class 1D. The vessel is powered by twin Deutz 430 hp Diesel engines and expected top speed over 25 knots.

Sea Speed Design sign Five-boat contract at the Asian Shipping and Work Boat Exhibition.

Queensland based designer Paul Birgan of Sea Speed Design created quite a stir at the recent Asian Shipping and Work Boat Exhibition in Singapore, with the signing of a five-vessel crew boat contract. The contract has been completed with two boats in service and three being delivered to Baku in Kazastan.

For more photos and info on the construction click here to go to the Bue Page

Photos taken 25/02/06 The Crew in Baku and the boat launched.

Photos taken 19/09/05 The first three crew boats on the deck of a cargo ship bound for eastern Europe .

First Boat Bue Tobol in its paces off Tangalooma

Photos taken 19/8/05 First boat Bue Tobol in sea trials off Tangalooma, Moreton Island. 30 knots top speed which is 2 knots over original specification. Bue Tobol comfortably cruises on 25 knots.

The high speed, low draft vessels will be designed by his team at Sea Speed, built by New Wave Catamarans and consists of four 18 meter Crew boats and a 12 meter Crew support Catamaran which will operate in east European waters.

Three of 18 meter vessels will be powered by a pair of Caterpillar C18 diesel engines through to a pair of Doen DJ220 water jets with the vessels having a cruising speed of 25 knots. The fourth 18 meter vessel will have a pair of Caterpillar 3412E engine giving the fourth vessel a top speed of 35 knots

The 12 meter Crew boat will be powered by a pair of Caterpillar C12 Diesel engines, also coupled to Doen DJ140 water jets and have a cruising speed of 25knots.

Construction on the first three of the 18 meter crew boats has already started with the first boat expected to be launched in late July and delivery of the entire fleet due before the end of 2005.

Reprinted from Korumedia