Our office currently has 2 ships responsible for the sea transportation missions for the Wang’an and Qimei Townships; the 350 ton passenger and cargo ship “NANHAI STAR”, and the 197 ton passenger and cargo ship “NO.1 HENG AN”; “NO.1 HENG AN” has a fixed passenger capacity of 123 passengers, “NANHAI STAR” has a fixed passenger capacity of 197 passengers and made its first sail on January 20, 2007; in order to take care of the offshore island resident’s transportation, no matter how many passengers there are each time, once allowed by the weather on the sea, it makes its daily round-trip route of Magong←→Wang’an←→Qimei once a day; and according to the two township residents’ needs, the “NANHAI STAR” makes further irregular sails to Kaohsiung to serve both township residents’ offshore transportation and livelihood material transportation and supply.
  
Main specifications and equipments table of the transport ships “NANHAI STAR” and “NO.1 HENG AN”

Ship name	NANHAI STAR Transport Ship	NO.1 HENG AN Transport Ship
Ship material	All aluminum	Steel hull, aluminum deckhouse
Total tonnage	350 tons	197 tons
Main engine type	CATERPILLAR 3516C HD X2	DEUTZ MWM TBD620V12×2
Main engine output	3150 PS x 2	1950PS×2
Shaft	Propeller×2	Propeller×2
Maximum travelling speed	26 Knots	21.28 Knots
Ship’s cruise speed	22 Knots	18 Knots
Endurance	400 nautical miles	360 nautical miles
Passenger capacity	197 passengers	123 passengers
Laden weight	27 tons	Cars and goods 20 tons
Cargo hold	Single cargo hold 90 cubic meters	Front and back cargo hold, 121 cubic meters

Sailing time	Magong-Wang’an (18 nautical miles)	50minutes	60minutes
	Wang’an-Qimei (11 nautical miles)	30minutes	36minutes
	Qimei-Kaohsiung (58 nautical miles)	160minutes	193minutes
Ship length	40meters		35meters
Berthing port	Magong 3rd harbor		Magong 3rd harbor
	Wang’an harbor		Wang’an harbor
	Qimei harbor		Qimei harbor
	Kaohsiung harbor (Port No. 1)
Ship width	8.50meters		6.50meters
Ship depth	4.05meters		2.83meters
Draft	1.60meters		1.50meters