The ferries are designed by Austal and will be built at their yard in Western Australia, with a very tight delivery schedule in 2007 and 2008. They will be called The Cotai Strip Waterjet fleet.<\/p>\n
Each of the ferries will carry up to 411 passengers. Accommodation will be on two decks, with overhead lockers for hand baggage and storage for heavier luggage. There will be on board hotel check-in to make life easier for visitors to the Cotai Strip and the new hotel that Venetian is to open this year.<\/p>\n
To provide these 47.5m catamarans with their 42 knot service speed, each vessel is to have four main engines rated at 2,320kW, coupled through gearboxes to four Rolls-Royce Kamewa 63 SII waterjets.<\/p>\n
These waters are home to some of the world’s most intensive fast ferry routes and Austal has already contributed 36 fast catamarans to the region, all propelled by Rolls-Royce waterjets.<\/p>\n
In addition to the ten vessels for Venetian, even more are to follow. Austal has won a contract to build two 47.5m catamarans for New World First Ferry Services (Macau) to operate between Macau and Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong. When they go into service in 2008 they will each provide comfortable transport for 418 passengers at more than 42 knots. They follow five earlier Austal catamarans for the same owner, and they are to be built at a shipyard in Tasmania that was recently acquired by Austal. Four Kamewa 63 SII waterjets will be fitted per vessel, each driven by its own diesel engine for a total installed power of 9,280kW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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