{"id":1643,"date":"2024-12-06T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2024-12-06T20:00:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:00:44","slug":"ocean-master-fast-ferry-delivered-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=1643","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia\u2019s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/new-rottnest-island-ferry-starts-construction\/\">commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard.<\/a> The vessel, the <em>Ocean Master<\/em>, is now en route to Perth, Western Australia, with the target of entering service before Christmas, delivering a world-class customer experience during the peak tourism season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"mkdpD1JQi2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/new-rottnest-island-ferry-starts-construction\/\">New Rottnest Island ferry starts construction<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cNew Rottnest Island ferry starts construction\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/new-rottnest-island-ferry-starts-construction\/embed\/#?secret=GYSZyG4pE6#?secret=mkdpD1JQi2\" data-secret=\"mkdpD1JQi2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe entire Austal team demonstrated an outstanding commitment to excellence throughout the construction of <em>Ocean Master<\/em>. Their \u2018can-do\u2019 attitude and willingness to ensure we received a high-quality vessel on time was remarkable,\u201d said James Mulholland, managing director of Rottnest Fast Ferries parent company, Pinnacle Travel Group. \u201cProject management was exceptional, with clear communication, detailed planning and timely execution at every stage. The team was open to our suggestions and went above and beyond to implement our requests, ensuring the vessel met our unique operational requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a capacity of 400 passengers and five crew across three decks, <em>Ocean Master <\/em>features spacious seating arrangements, a flexible configuration to accommodate wheelchair users, extensive luggage and bicycle storage areas, a large bar and kiosk, and five bathrooms, including an accessible facility.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to complete the 30-kilometer journey from Hillarys Boat Harbour to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottnestisland.com\/\">Rottnest Island<\/a> in just 45 minutes, <em>Ocean Master <\/em>is powered by two 1,029 kW MAN D2862 diesel engines driving fixed pitch propellers, achieving an operating speed of 25 knots.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel\u2019s design and construction process saw close collaboration between Incat Crowther, Austal Philippines and Rottnest Fast Ferries, to ensure <em>Ocean Master<\/em> meets all operational and regulatory requirements, while achieving a precise design and construction schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccessfully achieving design, construction, sea trials, delivery and operation in less a year is a great outcome for all involved,\u201d said Dan Mace, technical manager at Incat Crowther. \u201cThis vessel has been truly customised for Rottnest Fast Ferries. It\u2019s a testament to the project team that we have been able to complete this project successfully and on-time. We are delighted to see it ready to enter service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Incat Crowther\u2019s collaborative design and delivery process involved working closely with Austal Philippines during construction. This collaboration, which saw Incat Crowther provide accurate and timely guidance to the shipbuilder, ensured a prompt and on-time build schedule for the vessel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Austal Philippines team has delivered this impressive new catamaran in less than 12 months \u2013 exceeding expectations for productivity, while maintaining the highest construction standards and product quality,\u201d said Wayne Murray, president of Austal Asia. \u201cWith this latest delivery, Austal Philippines has delivered 22 ships to 13 operators from around the world, including catamarans and trimarans ranging in size from 21 meters through to 118 meters. The shipyard also has the capacity and capability to provide through-life support for commercial and defence vessels \u2013 including vessel repairs, maintenance and refit services utilizing the 100-meter floating dock, <em>Lewek Hercules<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<em>Ocean Master<\/em> technical particulars <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4ikUKU7\">HERE<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/oceanastermiddle.jpg?resize=720%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/oceanastermiddle.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/oceanastermiddle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo: Incat Crowther<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/ocean-master-fast-ferry-delivered-fast\/\">Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/ocean-master-fast-ferry-delivered-fast\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ocean-master-fast-ferry-delivered-fast\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia\u2019s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master, is now en route to Perth, Western Australia, with the target of entering service before Christmas, delivering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1152,1153,279,447,1154,192,199,1155,1156,1157,437,1158],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-1643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-austal-philippines","category-dan-mace","category-ferries","category-incat-crowther","category-james-mulholland","category-marinelog","category-news","category-ocean-master","category-pinnacle-travel-group","category-rottnest-fast-ferries","category-shipyard","category-wayne-murray","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}