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quote:Cruise Ship Simulation StudyNovember 25, 2004A computer simulation study will help determine whether a cruise ship terminal on Queensland's Gold Coast is feasible from an engineering perspective.Minister for State Development and Innovation, Tony McGrady, has approved a contract for the Star Cruises Ship Simulation Centre at Port Klang, Malaysia to undertake detailed computer simulation modelling of cruise ships entering and leaving the Gold Coast Seaway."I'm in favour of the Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal going ahead but only if the proposal passes a proper assessment process."The study will simulate cruise ships measuring up to 290m long. It will tell us if it is possible for these vessels to navigate the Seaway and berth at a terminal located at the end of the Spit."We are only simulating a terminal at the end of the Spit in keeping with our election commitment that there will be no development on either Wavebreak Island or the western foreshores of the Broadwater," Mr McGrady said.A detailed computer model of the Seaway and a possible terminal will be developed and three cruise ships will be piloted through the entrance channel, manoeuvred into position and berthed at the terminal, under various conditions.The cost of the simulation contract is US$89,800 (A$120,000). The simulations will be run in the week commencing December 13, with final results available in January. These results will be used to finalise the preliminary assessment.Pilots from Maritime Safety Queensland will be used to pilot the ships during the simulations. Government of Queensland
A computer simulation study will help determine whether a cruise ship terminal on Queensland's Gold Coast is feasible from an engineering perspective.
Minister for State Development and Innovation, Tony McGrady, has approved a contract for the Star Cruises Ship Simulation Centre at Port Klang, Malaysia to undertake detailed computer simulation modelling of cruise ships entering and leaving the Gold Coast Seaway.
"I'm in favour of the Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal going ahead but only if the proposal passes a proper assessment process.
"The study will simulate cruise ships measuring up to 290m long. It will tell us if it is possible for these vessels to navigate the Seaway and berth at a terminal located at the end of the Spit.
"We are only simulating a terminal at the end of the Spit in keeping with our election commitment that there will be no development on either Wavebreak Island or the western foreshores of the Broadwater," Mr McGrady said.
A detailed computer model of the Seaway and a possible terminal will be developed and three cruise ships will be piloted through the entrance channel, manoeuvred into position and berthed at the terminal, under various conditions.
The cost of the simulation contract is US$89,800 (A$120,000). The simulations will be run in the week commencing December 13, with final results available in January. These results will be used to finalise the preliminary assessment.
Pilots from Maritime Safety Queensland will be used to pilot the ships during the simulations.
Government of Queensland
An interesting way of conducting a feasibility study.
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[ 11-25-2004: Message edited by: bulbousbow ]
quote:Megaships In The Gold Coast SeawayMarch 9, 2005A State Government simulation of how 'megaships' would fare when entering and leaving the Gold Coast Seaway provided encouraging results, Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, said today."The largest of the cruise ships simulated, the Golden Princess, which is 290m long, was able to safely navigate the seaway and dock in almost all weather conditions that the Gold Coast experiences," said Mr Beattie."There's been a lot of talk about having a cruise terminal on the Gold Coast but what we had to do was demonstrate that the seaway could cope with large cruise ships. We've now done that."Today Mr Beattie visited the Sapphire Princess, a sister ship of the Golden Princess, to see for himself the size of ships which might visit the Gold Coast if a cruise terminal is built there.Star Princess made history in 2003 when her 109,000 tons made her the biggest liner Australia had ever seen but the 116,000-ton Sapphire Princess, which is about 300m long and 18 stories tall, has broken that record."We have reached the stage where the Government has completed a preliminary assessment of a Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal and has completed the simulation of cruise ships entering and leaving the seaway," said Mr Beattie."The simulation was conducted at Star Cruises' facility in Malaysia with pilots from Maritime Safety Queensland taking part to gain experience and apply local knowledge."We will now consider the results of the preliminary assessment and the simulation in full," said Mr Beattie.Government of Queensland
A State Government simulation of how 'megaships' would fare when entering and leaving the Gold Coast Seaway provided encouraging results, Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, said today.
"The largest of the cruise ships simulated, the Golden Princess, which is 290m long, was able to safely navigate the seaway and dock in almost all weather conditions that the Gold Coast experiences," said Mr Beattie.
"There's been a lot of talk about having a cruise terminal on the Gold Coast but what we had to do was demonstrate that the seaway could cope with large cruise ships. We've now done that."
Today Mr Beattie visited the Sapphire Princess, a sister ship of the Golden Princess, to see for himself the size of ships which might visit the Gold Coast if a cruise terminal is built there.
Star Princess made history in 2003 when her 109,000 tons made her the biggest liner Australia had ever seen but the 116,000-ton Sapphire Princess, which is about 300m long and 18 stories tall, has broken that record.
"We have reached the stage where the Government has completed a preliminary assessment of a Gold Coast Cruise Ship Terminal and has completed the simulation of cruise ships entering and leaving the seaway," said Mr Beattie.
"The simulation was conducted at Star Cruises' facility in Malaysia with pilots from Maritime Safety Queensland taking part to gain experience and apply local knowledge.
"We will now consider the results of the preliminary assessment and the simulation in full," said Mr Beattie.
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