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Seabus International of China adds
to their Autoship System Suite
Autoship Systems Corporation (ASC) of Canada is pleased
to announce that Seabus International of Guangzhou China
has recently upgraded their Autoship®
and Autohydro®
programs to the 2007 releases and to the more
advanced Pro versions and have added Autostructure®
(internal structural design) to their CAD/CAM suite.
Seabus and its parent company AMD Marine Consulting
of Australia (an Autohydro user based in Sydney)
specialize in the design of high-speed fast ferries.
Their catamaran design capability has set world standards
for speed, seakeeping, structural integrity and rugged
engineering. The China office provides engineering support
for fast ferries being designed for use in the China
Seas. They use Autoship for creating the hull
form, Autohydro for producing the stability reports
and now Autostructure for providing the shipyard
with the internal structure drawings. The Seabus naval
architects recognized the advantage of using Autostructure
in relation to the Autoship hull form because
the program will allow them to create bulkheads, stringers,
and flanges that fit exactly to the hull. This CAD/CAM
approach will reduce construction time and reduce material
wastage.
An example of a Seabus derived design completed in Autoship
and Autohydro are their three 49m rescue ships.
These ships named "Bei Hai Jiu 201", "Dong
Hai Jiu 201" and "Nan Hai Jiu 201" respectively
were delivered in 2006, running in China seas from south
to north. With its excellent characteristics of high
speed, seakeeping ability, maneuverability, unsinkability
and salvage equipment, it is special designed as the
professional fast rescue ship for the Salvage Bureau
in the Ministry of Communications of PRC. It can save
up to 200 persons in one time.
For more information on Seabus International and AMD
Marine Consulting, please go to: www.amd.com.au
Autoship Systems is the leading supplier of marine design
programs to ship designers and builders. The integrated
suite of programs allows the full design package of
drawings to be produced in a user-friendly operating
environment. For more information email: products@autoship.com
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