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Lilia Concepcion News

10 Jul 2002

Austal Delivers Lilia Concepcion Ferry

Ferry services to Venezuela's Margarita Island will be further revolutionised with the delivery of a second 86m vehicle/passenger catamaran to Conferry. Built in Western Australia by Austal Ships, "Lilia Concepcion" will join a fleet that already includes a similar Austal fast ferry, "Carmen Ernestina", delivered in 1999. Austal's Managing Director, Mr Bob McKinnon said, "Every delivery is a special occasion for Austal, but the fact that Conferry has returned to us for this second vessel makes this delivery especially satisfying. "A repeat order from such an experienced and reputable operator is a tremendous vote of confidence in Austal and the ships we build," Mr McKinnon said.

22 Aug 2002

Austal Delivers Lilia Concepcion to Conferry

The delivery voyage of the 282 ft. vehicle-passenger ferry Lilia Concepcion built by Austal Ships included a number of highlights, including a Panama Canal first, a new distance record and a circumnavigation with a difference. Capable of carrying 828 passengers and 243 cars, the catamaran is the second of its type Austal has delivered to leading Venezuelan operator Conferry, the first being “Carmen Ernestina” delivered in 1999. Both vessels were built at the Austal shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia and operate services to the same port on Margarita Island, a popular holiday destination. To say that Lilia Concepcion ‘followed in the wake’ of Conferry’s first Auto Express 86 is not strictly true however.