China: Afai Southern Shipyard Completes Sea Trials For Ferry Xun Long 5

To insure the early sea trial and successful delivery of Xunlong No.5, the first vessel of 34m ferry project, since its launching, Afai Southern did its best to take various effective measures as quickly as possible, carried out the outstanding works before sea trial, and make sure meeting the requirements of sea trial.

By the meticulous organization and arrangement of project team of Engineering Department, all the subcontractors worked overtime against progress, the staffs of the relative departments actively attended during the holiday. Under the joint efforts, completed cable laying, pipe installation, outfitting, all the systems’ commissioning and mooring tests, inclining test etc., carried out the yard sea trial before Spring Festival, and won the time for the following official sea trial.

Afai Southern Shipyard Ltd, founded in 1992, located at the western side of Panyu Bridge of South China Expressway at Guangzhou, China, and the south bank of Pearl River main channel, is the largest-scale and the most advanced manufacturer of jumbo aluminum alloy ships at present in China and Southeast Asia. The shipyard, on the basis of the introduced production technology of high-tech wave piercing type of High Speed Aluminum Alloy Catamaran Ferry from Australia, can manufacture high speed aluminum alloy vessels and provide services for the customers worldwide with her innovatory technical management and consummate construction techniques.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, January 30, 2012; Image: afaisouth