As Morski writes, Marino Milotic, the director of the gorgeous Brijuni National Park, explained how each client is demanding and has some highly specific requirements and needs when it comes to vessels.
”The navigation of the shallow seas in the Brijuni National Park is just as demanding and very specific as those requirements are, and the Mali Brijun catamaran was an extremely demanding vessel to construct precisely because of the fact that it needed to be able to sail through the strait between Veliki and Mali Brijun,” Milotic told HRT.
In the womb of the vessel, the answer to the question of how this unique prototype will satisfy the set ecological standards of the Brijuni National Park is clearly answered.
”We have a diesel generator which always works at an optimal operating regime. The vessel is equipped with two engines and depending on the needs of the propulsion power, either one or both can be used, so it is essentially optimised in terms of fuel consumption and this has achieved this environmentally friendly effect,” said Niko Skala, Tehnomont Technical’s director.
Shipbuilders struggled to construct the vessel, but they didn’t disappoint with the amazing outcome. However, the most interesting part of the Mali Brijun catamaran story worth more than 12 million kuna lies in the project team of the client. With the exception of external associates, the project of the contracting and construction of the ship, was done by an entirely female team. Most didn’t have any shipbuilding experience or foreknowledge.
”This project has lasted for more than two years. We’ve been focused on it totally for more than two years,” said Marina Giachin Pauletic, head of the maintenance and transportation department.
”The design and construction of the ship lasted for two years, however, everything that preceded the signing of the contract with the shipyard lasted for almost an additional two years. So, the absolute specification techniques needed to be prepared, we needed to create a certain study of the maritime conditions of the Fazana Channel and the like, so when it comes to that, an enormous contribution was provided by my colleague Katja Regvat – the same is true for the design, and the most deserving of praise for the successful public procurement procedure, which was also quite complex, is my colleague Dusanka Cvijanovic, and I’d also like to thank Milena Kostovic, too,” said Masa Mihelic, head of the project preparation and implementation department.
”We had a great responsibility on our shoulders, but I think in the end we were able to do it all and do it well,” Giachin Pauletic added.
The capacity of the new Mali Brijun catamaran is 150 passengers, which a four-member crew and a commander will take care of.
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