Conrad Shipyard Delivers Ferry
Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) announced the delivery of an aluminum passenger vessel for Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority (PRMTA). The Cayo Blanco can carry 600 passengers on two decks. She measures 160 ft x 32 ft x 13 ft and the vessel route is from Fajardo to Vieques and Culebra in Puerto Rico. She is powered by four MTU 12V-4000 M60 main engines with MGX 6848 Twin Disc gears. The generators are John Deere and there is a 200 hp tunnel bow thruster. The delivery crew traveled from Morgan City to San Juan in five days and the vessel performed excellently.
Cayo Largo Deployed to Assist Haitian Relief
Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority (PRMTA) deployed the 300 passenger / 300 ton cargo vessel, M/V Cayo Largo to Barahona, Dominican Republic to assist in the humanitarian effort for Haiti. The vessel, which was designed and built by Blount Boats, Inc. of Warren, R.I., has been in service between the port of Fajardo on the east coast of Puerto Rico and the islands of Culebra and Vieques since her delivery in 2008. The vessel has an overall length of 162 ft, a beam of 46 ft, and draws less than eight ft of water loaded.
Blount Delivers Vessels
The 165 x 45-ft. 300 ST Class cargo/passenger ferry, M/V Cayo Largo built by Blount Boats, Inc. for the Puerto Rico and Municipal Islands Maritime Authority was accepted for delivery to Fajardo, on July 23. The Cayo Largo will also deliver the 45x17-ft. M/V La Plena, also built by Blount Boats. The M/V La Plena is being shipped as cargo on the M/V Cayo Largo, which will be arriving in on Sunday, August 3, 2008. M/V Cayo Largo is powered by four Detroit Diesel 12V4000 M60 engines totaling 7…
Bid Solicitation for New Passenger Vessels
An invitation to bid on the construction of a new Passenger Only Ferry and a new Cargo / Passenger Ferry for Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Administration (PRMTA) of Fajardo, Puerto Rico is expected later this month. the vessels. A Request For Proposals (RFP) for both vessels is expected. one (1) Subchapter K Passenger Only Ferry; and one (1) Subchapter K Cargo / Passenger Ferry. Passenger Ferry for Puerto Rico Maritime Transportation Authority (Fajardo, Puerto Rico)”.
