Latest addition to Azam Marine fleet represents a contemporary development of the fleet’s fashion, introducing a reverse-bow hull configuration.
Hobart, Tasmania, shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine has handed over for supply the 53 meter passenger ferry Kilimanjaro VIII following sea trials. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 620-passenger vessel has been constructed for Tanzanian ferry operator Azam Marine. It has now been loaded in board a transport ship and is the operator’s eleventh Incat Crowther-designed vessel, eight of them constructed by Richardson Devine Marine.
The IMO HSC Code compliant vessel is bigger than its predecessor, Kilimanjaro VII, and is able to speeds in extra of 30 knots, powered by twin Cummins QSK95-M engines, every rated at 2,983 kW at 1,800 RPM, and twin Kongsberg Kamewa 80-S4 waterjets.
The important deck has an inner capability of 340 passenger as has a big kiosk space and 5 bogs. The mid-deck cabin seats 56 VIP passengers, 16 Royal Class passengers in absolutely lie-flat seats, a further 200 financial system passengers, and has 4 bogs. Aft of the person deck cabin, the vessel’s baggage room homes as much as 10 tonnes of baggage and cargo.
Kilimanjaro VIII has been designed for streamlined and environment friendly boarding utilizing Azam Marine’s signature parallel boarding system, with 5 ramps on either side loading passengers and cargo in segregated flows. The system will increase operational effectivity and security by guaranteeing passenger lessons and baggage trolleys stay separated throughout boarding.
“It’s great to see Kilimanjaro VIII perform so well on trials and lifted onto the ship for delivery,” mentioned Incat Crowther CEO Brett Crowther. “This project represents another milestone in our long and successful collaboration with Azam Marine and Richardson Devine Marine and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with Azam to evolve and expand their fleet. The delivery of Kilimanjaro VIII in Tanzania will re-affirm Azam Marine’s position as the country’s leading passenger ferry service.”
Kilimanjaro VIII marks a contemporary development of the Azam Marine fleet’s fashion, introducing a reverse-bow hull configuration.
