Australian fast ferry specialist Austal has completed a 14 vessel fast ferry order for a Hong Kong-based customer, following the successfully delivery of the last four vessels.
Each of the 47.5m aluminium Cotaijets have been built by Venetian Marketing Services Ltd for operation between Hong Kong and Macau, servicing the entertainment, gaming, convention and hotel facilities on The Cotai Strip.
Combing speed, comfort and outstanding interior finishes, each vessel has the capacity to carry 413 passengers at a speed of 42 knots. Currently performing more than 60 sailings each day, the vessels provide a first-class along what is now the world’s largest route in terms of passenger numbers.
Since construction began in 2007, the speed of the project has demonstrated the advantages of Austal’s newly introduced Advanced Shipbuilding (ASB) design and construction techniques. The Coati Strip vessels represent the most extensive use of these techniques to date.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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