Afai Southern Shipyard (Panyu Guangzhou) and CoCo Yachts have delivered the second of two fast ferries to Zhuhai High Speed Ferry Company. The vessel has been given the name: Hai Jing.
During the sea trials a top speed of 38.0 knots at full load was measured. The exterior colour design and interior design have been made by Spear Green from Australia. The vessel has been designed for comfort with noise levels of average 74 dB(a) on main deck and 70 dB(a) on the upper deck.
The main particulars are:
CoCo and Afai
CoCo Yachts and Afai Southern Shipyard have been cooperating for several projects since 2012. CoCo Yachts is responsible for the basic design, including hull lines, construction drawings, weight calculation, power-speed calculations, FEM structural calculations and noise & vibrations calculations, whereas Afai Southern Shipyard is responsible for the production drawings for construction, machinery and systems.
Currently, there are five more CoCo Yachts’ designed fast ferries under construction at Afai: One Coastal Cruiser 322 for Cosco Xiamen, one Coastal Cruiser 199 & one Coastal Cruiser 300 for Peng Xing Ferry Company, one Coastal Cruiser 300 for Zhuhai ferries and one Coastal Cruiser 298 for Sanya.