Saudi Takes Riyadh And Cairo

摘要

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken delivery of Riyadh (pictured) and Cairo, two Austal-built 88m high speed vehicle-passenger catamarans. Based on an existing Austal design and optimised to suite specific customer requirements, the vessels will offer faster transportation across the Red Sea. Each vessel is powered by four MTU 20V8000 M71R engines at the reduced maximum rating of 7200kW at 1150rev/min, allowing low engine stresses, increased fuel efficiency and longer intervals between engine overhauls.